Entertainment Hometown perspective: George Lindsey spent lifetime proving he was capable of more than 'Goober' character Published: May. 10, 2012, 8:55 p.m.

But goober-rig connoisseurs will tell you it’s best to hold off a bit, let it age — a couple of minutes, no more — allowing the subtle flavors of salted peanuts and Coca-Cola to mingle and ...

In a viral segment, “Saturday Night Live” cast member Cecily Strong appeared as the character Goober the Clown on the latest installment of “Weekend Update” to comment on Senate Bill 8 ...

George Lindsey, the actor who portrayed Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Sunday after a brief illness. He was 83.

"It's a rough subject," her character, Goober the Clown, tells anchor Colin Jost, "so we're gonna do fun clown stuff to make it more palatable. Who wants a balloon animal?" ...

Cecily Strong played Goober the Clown on the popular segment of the latest episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ and revealed her character had ‘a clown abortion at 23’ while al… ...

During Saturday's episode, Strong, 37, joined Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che dressed as the character Goober the Clown, in response to the Supreme Court hearing arguments around ...

Lindsey was the beanie-wearing Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1964 to 1968 and its successor, "Mayberry RFD," from 1968 to 1971. He played the same jovial character on "Hee Haw" from 1971 ...

George Lindsey, the actor who portrayed Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Sunday after a brief illness. He was 83.