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Goober was actually based on a few real people, including George Lindsey
"Goober is actually a kinda composite," said Lindsey.
For those who know him as Goober and Goober alone, George Lindsey is here to remind you that his acting career was not limited to The Andy Griffith Show.
"Thing is, I made a good living as George Lindsey, an actor before I ever was Goober on the old Andy Griffith Show and then on Mayberry RFD, which was a good show that should never have been canceled," he said during an interview with the Copely News Service.
Previous to The Andy Griffith Show, Lindsey appeared in shows like Gunsmoke and The Rifleman. Lindsey also experienced success after The Andy Griffith Show with shows like Hee Haw. But Goober was a recognized and celebrated character, both by fans and Lindsey himself.
"Personally, now, I like Goober," he said. "He's really and truly a good ol' boy. I've always said that Goober may have an IQ of about twelve but his common sense IQ must be around two hundred. He knows all about outer space, too, from reading the Capt. Whammo comic books."
While there are aspects of Goober that seem a bit too comedic to be true, he is actually grounded in reality, if Lindsey's word is to be believed.
"Goober is actually a kinda composite," he said. "Maybe fifty percent is the guys I grew up with down-home and the other fifty percent is me. But he isn't necessarily southern. You find Goobers every which way on the map."
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