The title says it all, folks. They never even got their feet onto the pavement!
10. Lola Thorndup, a snooty old tyme railroad tycoon's wife. "Me mingle with the likes of THEM? Hardly!"
9. Scurrvy, the unhuman man from the woods raised by...well....whatever was in them woods!
8. Ol' Granpappy Muddle, the old, old man that tells the same story of his bout with consumption again and again and again and.......
7. Flip, the bartender. Mean eyes, mean disposition, mean stare and one mean smell.
6. Miss Canadoo, the sultry, flirtacious street walkerrrrr(yeah, this one didnt go over too well with the staff's wives!)
5. Burley, The obnoxious SDC Town Drunk. Kind of a cross between Foster Brooks, Otis on the Andy Griffith Show and Family Guy's Peter Griffin. "Yeah....I threeeewwww....I threeewwww...I threw up! So soooooo what?! I can replace it!"
4. Ol' Jeptha, the town jailer. A sweet but hyper old goat that makes Walter Brennan look well adjusted! ("Honey....he wont shut up!")
3. Boss Thorndup, the snobby, stuck-up railroad tycoon and husband of Lola. "Me go out there with THEM? Rubbish! I'd rather smell Flip the bartender!"
2. Mr. Cutter, the town coroner. Scares the h*ll out of anyone that falls asleep! His looking at his watch and saying to himself "Hmmm....soon.....soon!" didnt go over well with ANYone!
And the number one rejected SDC character........
1. Chef "Roadkill", "Gather round folks, taint nuthin' I cant stew, bar-b-q or grill. And I mean NUTHIN'!
Nope, they never got one foot on the pavement. And if they did...SDC would be filing for bankruptcy!
Sadly, we must also add the recently-rejected character, "Ada Mae." The beloved, drooling, crazed-eye character succombed to a rapidly spreading illness known as politicus correctus.
If there was a like button, I would totally click it for your post, Parson!
Ada Mae...gone? I would like to see the inneroffice memo on that one. Was Terry insulting crazy hillbilly women...women in general...hillbillies...or the mentally ill? Maybe all of the above? I bet no TV show could get away with "It's me, it's me, it's Ernest T.!" anymore either! (Ernest T. Bass, Andy Griffith Show) ;)
Whoa! I know I live under a rock, but this is still news to me. :o
Granted, Ada Mae Wheeler was one of Terry's more, um "eccentric" characters, but she definitely knew how to have a great time, and could put a smile on your face.
Shall we go ahead, and bring out the petition for reinstatement now? ;D
Believe it or not, Miss Ada Mae has her own Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Ada-Mae/105749849459605?v=wall&ref=ts She broke the news of her illness and pending demise back in March. (Note, the page is not operated by Terry S. But he is on their "Likes This" list...as am I.) The person operating the page, has suggested that people call the park and ask for Ada Mae.
I have never had the privilege of meeting Ada Mae (though I have seen her in pictures). I was hoping to meet her this Summer. But I guess it was not to be. Still, my teenage son is looking for a girlfriend and I thought Ada would be a perfect fit. Darn! ;D