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 Goober Pyle was the fictional auto mechanic for the town of
Mayberry in the American TV sitcom
The Andy Griffith Show and its later
spin-off
series
Mayberry RFD. He was played by
George Lindsey."Goober" is an Americanization of the West African Kongo language word "Nguba", meaning Peanut. "Goober Peas" is another variation of this term, and may have provided the inspiration for the character's original name. Goober was the cousin of Gomer Pyle who was initially often referred to by Gomer, but never seen until his appearance in the episode "Fun Girls", which was incidentally the only episode in which the two appeared in together. Goober was originally only mentioned when Gomer would stop at the Sheriff's office and give Andy his greeting. The exchange went like this: Gomer: Goober says, "Hey." Goober worked at the same filling station as Gomer, and in a way, he filled the void on the show when Gomer left to join the U.S. Marine Corps. Goober was referred to as "Goober Beasley" when he was first introduced, although from then on, his last name was "Pyle", the same as Gomer's. Goober was a childlike and somewhat dimwitted character, similar to his cousin Gomer, although not as extreme. He was almost always seen wearing a brown (in the color episodes) beanie hat with a turned-up, scalloped edge. The only exceptions to this were when he would dress up for the rare formal occasion. Goober was born and raised in Mayberry, was trained as a mechanic in Raleigh North Carolina, and served a stint in the National Guard where he picked up the phrase, "Yo." Goober worked at Wally's Filling Station, which he eventually purchased and became the proprietor of, later in the show's run. His girlfriend in four of the color episodes was Flora Malherbe. Goober was known for his (bad) impressions of celebrities. He did Cary Grant ("Judy Judy Judy") and Edward G. Robinson ("OK, you guys. Beat it, you guys."). The only person other than himself who was truly impressed by his talent as an impressionist was his cousin Gomer. Goober appeared on The Andy Griffith Show from 1964 through 1968, and then on Mayberry R.F.D. until its cancellation in 1971. Following that, Lindsey spent more than a decade playing the character on Hee-Haw. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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