Goober is such a decent person. Would of been funnier if someone like evil witch Clara Edwards bit on the prank. The Goober character is pushed to the limits of stupidity. No real laughs which is odd how silly it was. Bit on the creepy side. But, George Lindsey has a history of portraying creepy characters like the one he played in "The Twilight Zone... Color Me Black".
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Hitchcoc22 December 2019
Opie and his new friend play a trick on Goober. By using walkie-talkies, they convince the guy that a stray dog he has found can talk. The whole thing is utterly absurd. Goober is ready to give up everything in order to go into show business. Andy is so ashamed. Common theme.
A Well Performed and Meaningful Episode
Denise_Noe27 December 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Goober is a good filling station attendant and mechanic. He is also childlike and simple-minded. Additionally, people generally want to believe they might be onto something "big." Thus, it doesn't necessarily strain credibility that Goober could fall for this trick. What is important is that Tommy and Opie learn from it. They realize that practical jokes are mean and that it wasn't right to fool Goober this way. The episode isn't the best-ever but it is far from bad. Anyone who is "into" practical jokes -- adult or child -- should watch this episode.
Is Goober this dumb?
offbeatgem9 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
This is probably one of the most idiotic of the color episodes. Goober, a mechanic, believes a dog can talk because Opie and his friend have rigged a receiver to his collar from their walkie-talkie. Goober bought a transistor radio from Newton Monroe: he knows what radio voices sound like. Only Ernest T. Bass would be ignorant enough to fall for this.
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