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Actor , Director Howard Morris ,

mostly known from the Andy Griffith Show,as Ernest T. Bass

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/ ... 724389.htm - Howard Morris R.I.P.'

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Also the voice of Tony the Tiger died.

He was... oh now, what's the word???

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Growing up in North Carolina, I saw a whole lot off Andy Griffith, Ernest T Bass was the man with his little dance and the rock throwing. I went on his website and he was actually born in NY. Also I did not know that he only appeared in 5 episodes.

RIP Ernest T Bass. Hopefully he was buried in his UNI FORM!

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Actually it's BRICK throwin' motherfucker.

amp-d,
I am a pretty big fan of the Andy Griffith Show ( though I only recently gave the episodes in color a chance )Even though it was probably only ten negroes in Mayberry me and my roommate used to watch alot of that show back in school.

It really seemed like he did more episodes too.I was surprised to find out he had alot to do with Sid Ceasar's show with Carl Reiner and Imogene Coca back in the day and used to direct alot too.

Also It looks like tonight they are showing all his episodes on TV LAND tonight.

amp-d,
some character actors have left there lasting impression
upon some of our favorite sit coms. The Ernest T. Bass character was largely inhanced due to the popularity of the Barney Fife character played to the hilt by Don Knotts.And anybody who could get so deeply under Fife's skin was sure to be entertaining.
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Congrads on your reaching the CENTURY MARK in posting ,and I'm glad you know the difference between bricks, and rocks.