Today's VIDEO: Did You Ever Notice This Imposter Floyd The Barber On The Andy Griffith Show?

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[@jamesmclamb3682]

Floyd has always been my favorite character on TAGS. I can't believe I never knew this. Well done.

[@chrisbailey9377]

I like floyd as well but my favorite is Ernest t bass.. him throwing rocks cracks me up. I like Otis as well... most of the characters are great in their own right though

[@rufust.firefly4890]

If a duck stands still, you can catch him by the pill.@@chrisbailey9377

[@rufust.firefly4890]

bill

[@MyGuitarslinger]

Howard played Andy the barber on Leave It To Beaver.

[@larrybaker5316]

I didn't know that, how cool!

[@bobmarlowe3390]

He was also in several episodes of the 'The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'.

[@paulf2123]

I’ve said it before. Floyd (Howard McNear) was always my favorite character. He is so funny

[@Louis-kk3to]

My favorite was him bragging about how Goober dismantled a car and reacemeld it in Andy's office 😂

[@paulmclaughlin4132]

Thanks Bob for this AGS F & T segment on the Floyd’s. A good segment.

[@kevincharles3309]

Never noticed this. Good catch Bob.

[@michaelrutledge7048]

The unknown third Floyd, as shown in this vid, was played by Joseph Kearns. Mr. Kearns was best know as playing the first 'Good old Mr. Wilson' on the Dennis the Menace series.

[@fazapops]

I was thinking that is who it looked like.

[@williamwilson6499]

He died in 1962. This episode was 1963.

[@stevengreco7132]

Barney Fife was my favorite! Floyd was my second favorite on TAGS!

[@Clyde-2055]

When Barney left the show fell flat on its face …

[@PAHighlander24]

As I only ever saw Howard McNear on Andy Griffith Show, most of my life I never knew of his extensive career as an actor. In recent years I've been listening to podcasts of old radio shows that aired before broadcast TV existed and during its infancy in the 50's and early 60's. Therein I discovered Howard was frequently serving as a character actor in many radio shows. His longest running radio role was as Doc Adams in Gunsmoke. His unmistakable voice and speech patterns are always recognizable regardless of the character he portrayed. From the podcast hosts I learned he was a very well known and well respected actor in radio. Another of the Andy Griffith Show actors was also a regular in the Gunsmoke radio show - Parley Baer was Chester Proudfoot, Marshall Dillon's sidekick, but most people today only recognize him as one of Mayberry's Mayors from TV. He was also a frequent character actor in these radio shows: Suspense, Lux Radio Theater, Escape, CBS Radio Workshop, Family Theater, Let George Do It, Casebook of Gregory Hood, Adventures of Masie, Fort Laramie, Wild Bill Hickok and Richard Diamond, Private Detective. I listened to podcasts of many of these radio shows. They are far more entertaining than anything on TV today, and are free! I'm now retired but used to listen to them during my 45 -60 min daily commutes to and from work.

[@Hustler3]

@njhighlander-Interesting!Howard was a versatile actor.I also remember Howard in an episode of the twilight zone “Hocus Pocus and Mr. Frisbee”another great series with of course Rod Serling as the host

[@camickelson]

Thank you Sir.

[@bobmarlowe3390]

That Floyd looks a bit like Joseph Kearns, who played Mr. Wilson on 'Dennis The Menace' from 1959 - 1962.

[@johngomes4278]

Trippy trivia 🎉

[@user-jq7jg3gh5o]

It looks to me like he is Joseph Kearns. Mr. Wilson on Dennis the Menace.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

First person i thought of too

[@mikemeehan610]

@@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 He looks like Mr. Wilson to me too. Good catch Bob!

[@burpreynolds3250]

Howard McNear was a genius. He was able to dial in a character with so many subtleties that he transcended the medium… I would say the same for Don Knotts’ Barney Fife.

[@MrCabimero]

If I recall McNear was the doctor on the radio version of Gunsmoke .

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Yup and Mayor Stoner was chester

[@jeffwalker8101]

Bob, I was born the day this episode, A Date for Gomer was suppose to air. WhenI saw the closeup of this fake Floyd, I recognized who it was. I don't know his name but he was a regular town's person who played in many episodes. He was a short fellow with dark hair and wore glasses most the time. I saw him in an episode on All on the Family when Archie eulogies Strech Cunningham. It was the man that Archie stepped on his foot. Hope you have a great weekend!😊

[@MaryHeimonen-zi3uk]

Floyd was so funny! Enjoyed the scenes where he is sitting outside chatting with Andy. 🎄😋

[@williamwilson6499]

Season 7 episode 19.

[@hobowithawaterpistol9070]

If memory serves, the very first episode or second had the original Floyd for just one episode before the Floyd we all know. I always found it funny that the first episode introduced Barney as Andy’s cousin, but from there on every episode implied that they were friends growing up. Also, there’s and episode of a surprise party for Barney for being a Deputy for 5 years, but another episode has Barney saying he’s been in law enforcement for 10 years.

[@mctavish23]

My old roommate at Appalachian State always said he thought Floyd had done one too many hits of acid back in the day.

[@user-wy7ml3sd2m]

Floyd was and is my favourite. He had a wonderful, other-worldly quality that appeals.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Well said

[@dananderson3077]

Nice one Bob....always interesting!

[@bryanbennett972]

I still go by Floyds Barber Shop every time I go to the Snappy Lunch to eat! Once in awhile I just step into Floyd's Barbershop to see if he is there. I even drive by Andy's actual old house every few weeks just to check on it. I still live in Mayberry, NC a.k.a. Mount Airy as they call it today.

[@scottgrinnell533]

Good morning. Don't forget in the color episode Goobers Contest, when Floyd drives away from the filling station, that isn't Floyd behind the wheel Merry Christmas

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

That happens a lot when stunt doubles are used for driving scenes. In the episode where Barney drives of with the trailer attached to the car, it's clearly not Barney driving.

[@TooLooze]

A date for Gomer is one of my favorite episodes.

[@Emanemoston]

Thanks for the video.

[@zekeonstormpeak4186]

He also appeared as a barber in Leave it to beaver. The episode is when Wally starts shaving.

[@charlesfrazier4530]

A date for Gomer And Goober the Art of Love ... Both in my top 10 episodes Of course anything with Don in it is my favorite ❤

[@AndyTempleman-ot6lu]

Howard was such a perfect man for that character! Liked him in any episode.

[@d.g.n9392]

Thanks Bob. 🙋‍♂️🙏

[@bobbrungardt468]

Floyd was a true gem. My favorite. Great job Bob

[@The_real_Y2]

That's Joseph Kearns, Mr. Wilson from Dennis the Menace.

[@CHDean]

2:07 That is Mr. Wilson from “Dennis the Menace” (actor Joseph Kearns).

[@harrydouglas7288]

The fake Floyd looks alot like Mr. Wilson from the Dennis the Menis (sp?) show.

[@alphonsocarioti512]

Yes, I always look for that! Thanks, Bob.

[@SL-vi4tk]

Floyd's final AGS appearance was the 1967 episode "Goober's Contest". A frail Howard McNear is behind the wheel of his car, but a stunt double is clearly driving to and from the filling station. A young Rob Reiner is also in the episode.

[@Clyde-2055]

It was so sad, seeing Floyd in such a shape in “Goober’s Contest”. His speech was so garbled, you would have sworn that he was drunk as hell. When he had returned after recuperating from his first stroke - toward the end of season four - he was a physical wreck but his mind was intact. By the end of season seven, his brains were scrambled and he was forced to retire …

[@JasonSheppard-uy9ij]

Thank you I loved that episode How sad

[@user-fu1kx7sj1x]

I liked Floyd the barber I know there was a different actor that played Floyd the barber Howard McNear played Floyd very well good video bob have a nice weekend vickie napa california

[@budgarner3522]

The guy who stands in for Floyd looks like the 1st Mr. Wilson on Dennis the Menace, Joseph Kearns who passed away in Feb of 1962.

[@Hugh_Manitee]

I saw Floyd the Barbder playing a gold assayer in a western. He was the guy who supposedly would grade how pure the gold was. It may have been Gunsmoke.

[@Modeltnick]

The actor that played Floyd also played a one time part in an episode of the television show, “Waterfront”.

[@star_platinum2821]

0:57 That lady was one of the brothers on Green acres

[@vh3531]

It kinda looks like Joseph Kearns to me. But the episode would have to be filmed before his death on February 17, 1962.

[@billakers6082]

I used to travel a lot when I was working and had a t-shirt with a picture of Floyd in pink, Pink Floyd and I would get comments on it all across the world.

[@jimmystone7325]

I remember when he played Doc Adams on Gunsmoke and William Conrad played Matt Dillon

[@suds5214]

Howard McNear was in quite a few Gunsmoke episodes as an assayer who spoke and briefly zoned out just like Floyd the barber.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

He played doc on the radio version of gunsmoke, so makes sense they would use him for tv as well

[@kennethkuykendall7364]

The man in the yellow circle looks like the man that played Mr. Wilson on the "Dennis the Menace" series..

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

I thought so too...lots have commented the same...great minds i guess

[@johnroy9654]

It looks like the orignial Mr. Wilson on Dennis The Menace - Joseph Kearns. But although Kearns was still working in 1962,, he had a massive stroke and died. It is possible that he did an uncredited cameo on Andy Griffish that was not aired until a year later? The fact that the actor is not credited adds to the theory that it was Kearns - and that he was not credited because he had died and might confuse people.

[@epeterd]

I was thinking it looked like Joe Kearns, too. Seems unlikely that he'd have been in an episode that aired so long after his death though. Big fan of both those great radio actors.

[@johnroy9654]

@@epeterd well, back in those days, they often did not shoot things sequentially. The best excample of that was "My Three Sons". Fred was still making movies, so they would only have him for 3 months out of the year. They would shoot scenes from several epidodes at the same time with Fred in them, requiring a lot of wardrobe changes. The actos often had no idea what episode they were filming for. Another example is Hee Haw. They would set up to shoot all of the skits for one segment that had a different version in each episode. Then they would put a show together ala carte. Stearns died a year before this aired. It is possible they shot that scene before he died. That would also explain why he is not mentioned in the credits.

[@epeterd]

@@johnroy9654 That's true. Seems wild that they could have kept it that long. And it may be that it was planned for an earlier episode, and that short scene was held back till later.

[@luanneneill2877]

That’s exactly what I thought when I watched this!!

[@xxcelr8rs]

Floyd was light in the loafers. "Ooooh Andy."

[@petegregory517]

Fake Floyd looked like Joseph Kearns "Mr Wilson" from Dennis the Menace tv series. Noticed that on another video, thought that immediately.

[@williamwilson6499]

Looked like, but not him.

[@petegregory517]

@@williamwilson6499 yeah, always figured.

[@williamwilson6499]

@@petegregory517 My first reaction was Kearns but he died in 1962.

[@petegregory517]

@@williamwilson6499 Never thought to look it up.

[@ronniewatkins]

Great catch, Bob! Floyd is my favorite character, and i cant believe i missed this! Thanks for sharing and God bless!

[@dangeroreilly2028]

Second City TV does a great parody of the show.

[@ronniewatkins]

​@@dangeroreilly2028thanks for sharing that! I'm gonna xheck that out!

[@dangeroreilly2028]

@@ronniewatkins try "sctv "If Merv Griffin was Sheriff"

[@littlepaddy7444]

I don't know how I never noticed the fake Floyds. I guess I'll have to pay closer attention now. Thanks Bob. Merry Christmas.

[@linic99]

The imposter looks a lot like Joseph Kearns who played George Wilson on the Dennis the Menace show. The hairline, the ear, the chin, the glasses all look like Kearns.

[@swbrand]

That's the man that played Mr. Wilson, on the TV show Dennis the Menace.

[@jjpromotions1]

The barber shown in this episode looks like…like good old Mr. Wilson. Just my opinion

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

First thing i thought too

[@PR-BEACHBOY]

The photo reminds me of the actor Joseph Kearns who played Mr. Wilson on the “Dennis The Menace” show. Unfortunately Mr. Kearns died in 1962. So either the Andy episode was filmed in 1962 before the death of Kearns or it was someone else.

[@johnny-becker]

Howard McNair joked that he was Floyd Lawson Jr., son to Walter Baldwin's Floyd Lawson

[@Wheresthewheel]

Interesting as always thx Bob and a happy weekend to you.

[@leondillon8723]

"Doctor Strangelove" was also delayed on the release. They re-dubbed Slim Pickens' saying "Dallas". Lip readers can pick up on it. McNear played a blood thirsty Doc Adams on the radio "Gun Smoke". Miss Kitty was a madam and ran a cat house.

[@larrybaker5316]

Floyd was the highlight of the show. Loved the way he would start talking and then get off task and go in a different direction. My favorite scene was where he and Barney were being held by the 3 lady convicts and Floyd says "I won't be responsible if the hamburgers burn" and throws up his hands! I laugh everytime I think of that!

[@Dan-cn3ei]

Mine too he was the best 👌 ❤

[@Clyde-2055]

That was Floyd’s last episode before his stroke … That made it kinda special IMO.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

I like that episode as well> I crack up when Floyd calls Barney Al. Also in that episode is Jean Carson, one of the fun girls.

[@larrybaker5316]

yes, that was funny!@@rufust.firefly4890

[@bigsarge]

The fake Floyd favors the actor who played Mr Wilson on Dennis the Menace. Guess we'll never know for sure though

[@Tboyhoot777]

that Floyd was the actor that played on dennis the menace, the neighbor! Joseph Kearns

[@michaeldichiara5121]

The stand-in barber's profile - my guess would be Jim Backus

[@jamesgarrett839]

the photo of fake Floyd in window looks a whole lot like the character who played Mr. Wilson on Dennis the Meanace

[@worldsgreatestimpressionis6462]

It was more than likely a "stand in" who did long shots or back shots while Mcnear was on break or at lunch so they used him here as well

[@fenian123]

Then there was Floyd DeBarber on 30 Rock, but that's a whole different thing

[@jamesc7277]

When I first looked at your picture of the non-Floyd through the window, my first thoughtwas ‘that looks like Joseph Kearns’ (Mr. Wilson from Dennis the Menace). Just a thought. Maybe you can follow it up. Good luck!

[@williamwilson6499]

Kearns died in 1962. This episode was 1963.

[@johngomes4278]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@monoped8437]

just saw howard mcnear on 'leave it to beaver'......as a barber. he helped out wally, at the request of ward, in front of his friends by giving him a 'shave'.

[@TheAzmountaineer]

I watched it, too. He was dressed and looked pretty much exactly like Floyd Lawson.

[@user-ti7yt9vj2f]

Floyd did a great job as doc on the radio gun smoke

[@75RWM]

Looks like it might be actor Joseph Kearns who played Mr. Wilson in Dennis The Menace.

[@kevinpyne5808]

There was a 4th Floyd. In the episode where Floyd won Goober's garage contest, their is a scene where Floyd is driving away from Goober's gas station. The man driving we just see from the back. That man is not Howard McNair.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

A double, due to McNear's being incapacitated.

[@cliffordalfrey4054]

I think the actor that you could not identify as Floyd the barber looks surprising like actor Joseph Kearns who played Mr. Wilson in the TV series Dennis the Menace.

[@jeanmoreno2428]

Hi Bob and Everyone great video God bless Much Love Jean

[@AdventureIndiana]

Dang I just watched that episode not too long ago. I only like the black and white episodes. I grew up in 80’s, but watched Andy every day after school with my mom. We still quote the show. Good memories watching that show

[@Jsmith2024]

Thanks. Interesting. I had no idea.

[@stanford-nf4jk]

“Did you know that in Mayberry there are three forms of communication? Telephone, telegram, and tell Floyd!”

[@user-nk2li5cg5h]

LOST IN SPACE!

[@steviebaby59]

Yes I noticed it.

[@jeffreyhall838]

Floyd was one of my favorites of so many great characters in this series

[@mjfoster9041]

The actor looks like Joseph Kearns, a popular character actor.

[@greggcoop1223]

It almost looks like Joseph Kearns, who played Mr. Wilson on DENNIS THE MENACE

[@gilbertgamasr.1600]

It was Dennis the Menace's Mr Wilson who played Floyd

[@masonbricke4568]

How weird and surreal is this! Floyd the barber had a body double! Or perhaps he had a twin who, once in a while, filled in while nobody noticed. This is something I never knew, never noticed. One's imagination runs away with this little revelation. Good catch, Bob! 👍

[@user-qj6fk9px8l]

To me, the actor looks like Joseph Kearns (Original Mr. Wilson on _Dennis the Menace_ ). Kearns died in Feb '62, so if the Floyd the Barber shot was done to create stock footage for use in the '62 season, that works........ If the show filming was shot closer to airing time, then it could not be Joseph Kearns.

[@suewarner1781]

He sort of looks like Mr. Wilson on Dennis the Menace.

[@jons.6216]

Maybe the stand-in was an understudy! Like "Pandora Spocks" on Bewitched! Haha!

[@victormoreno1808]

The "Floyd imposter" looks quite a bit like Joseph Kearns (Mr. Wilson) on Dennis the menace. I know both were CBS shows and networks often had their actors work on different shows, so there is a good chance Mr. Kearns was the stand in.

[@finch45lear]

The best fake Floyd was Eugene Levy.

[@tommunyon2874]

Payroll records might reveal who played the stand-in. When I was an extra on "The Fugitive" remake with Tim Daly I was pulled aside to be shown as an officer handcuffing Richard Kimble. The man I handcuffed was not the lead actor, but another extra. The scale goes up when one gets hand close-ups, and etc., instead of their just being in the background.

[@anthonyskrobul3726]

Thanks for this. Before Halloween I finally watched the classic film Bell, Book, and Candle. I was pleasantly surprised to see Howard McNear in the movie as Jimmy Stewart's partner in a publishing company. What a fantastic movie.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

I've seen him in a few other things.

[@stephentresca3536]

In the episode Convicts at Large. Floyd gets hit in the head with a vase. It really looks like it hurt him. I wonder if that caused his heart attack?

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

Stroke

[@warrenroy5376]

I have wondered if being hit in the head like that could lead to strokes. I mentioned The Three Stooges earlier. While to fair some of them smoked and drank even were overweight, I do know that Curly Howard suffered several strokes. That is why he was replaced by his brother Shemp. Also I understand the year Curly died Shemp suffered a stroke. And Larry Fine. Just like Curly he suffered a series of strokes before he died in 1975. While I don't know for a fact those blows to the heads caused them to have strokes or not it does make one wonder!

[@rufust.firefly4890]

Curly had serious problems with hypertension.@@warrenroy5376

[@rufust.firefly4890]

think Shemp had a heart attack.@@warrenroy5376

[@drbonesshow1]

There were several scenes with a fake Floyd - one when he drove away in a car so that you couldn't see his face, but you could tell it wasn't the back of the real Floyd's head.

[@hemlo7494]

How about a comparison of real Floyd vs fake Floyd video stills? I always thought it was the same actor playing that character.

[@dkratos2640]

Great video

[@jeffreyfoster8413]

The imposter looks to me like Mr Wilson from Dennis the Menace.

[@jltrem]

Fake Floyd is somewhat like Fake Shemp.

[@paulradice3534]

Floyd had a stroke early on in real life

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Cover that in the video

[@aramboodakian9554]

In another weird time warp Floyd’s barber shop appears on Star Trek in “The city on the edge of tomorrow” in earth’s past (1930’s)as William Shatner and Joan Collin’s stroll past it.

[@starman2337]

The fake Floyd in the window looks a little like Joseph Kearns, who played Dennis the Menace next door neighbor George Wilson.

[@kybuckbuster]

Floyd got hit in the head with a vase I always thought that might have caused his stroke ???

[@johnroy9654]

I used to put links to my other videos at the end of my youtuve videos. You can included a link ot a channel, playlist and a specific video. At the end of an Andy Griffith clip, people could click to see the Hillbillies video, and vice versa. It is extremely difficult to get views on KZbin. I think the reason is that the views don't count unless the viewer watches the entire video. KZbin doesn't want videos to get a lot of virews that count, because they have to pay for those views.

[@dale1956ties]

That guy looks to me to be Joseph Kearns who Played George Wilson on the Dennis the Menace TV show with Jay North as Dennis. The hairline, glasses and profile really resembles Kearns if it isn't actually him.

[@jeffjames4064]

Now that you mention it, I thought it was just me.

[@Robowx]

Yeah I noticed