Now that Google has made playing “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” simple and instantaneous, I couldn’t resist checking out the Bacon numbers for — Andy Griffith — Don Knotts — Ron Howard — Frances Bavier — Jim Nabors — George Lindsey — Howard McNear — Aneta Corsaut
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Bringing home the (Kevin) Bacon to Mayberry
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged andy griffith, aneta corsaut, don knotts, frances bavier, howard lindsey, howard mcnear, jim nabors, kevin bacon, ron howard, six degrees of separation on September 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ngram says: Opie, you’re still no Andy
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged andy griffith, don knotts, interstate 40, interstate 77, interstate 85, interstate 95, marlboro man, mayberry, moon pie, moonshine, nascar, piltdown man, ron howard, sweet potato pie on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
More phrase-frequency charts from those bustling bibliophiles at Google Books Ngram Reader: — Andy Griffith vs. Don Knotts and Ron Howard — Moonshine vs. NASCAR — Interstate 40 vs. Interstate 77, Interstate 85 and Interstate 95 — Moon Pie vs. sweet potato pie — Piltdown Man vs. Marlboro Man