Andy Griffith Show

Because I’m from North

Because I’m from North Carolina, you think I’m the Andy Griffith show, or something? Clay Aiken

Twenty years after the Andy Griffith Show when Andy did Matlock, he hired me for four episodes. I told him I wanted to develop an Aunt Bea type role for Matlock, but he was against it. I did appear on other popular TV shows, like Family Affair, My Three Sons, Barnaby Jones and Little House … Read more

George Lindsay who played

George Lindsay who played Goober thought Andy Griffith Show limited his career. Betty Lynn

We didn’t have reruns

We didn’t have reruns back then, so when the show ended we thought it was over. I’m overwhelmed by how long the show has been popular and by how many people still love it today. I still watch the reruns and just laugh! Here in Mount Airy they show the Andy Griffith Show at 3:30 … Read more

Don Knotts left [Andy

Don Knotts left [Andy Griffith Show] to pursue a movie career, so once he was gone I left too. Betty Lynn

Don Knotts won five

Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series [in Andy Griffith Show] in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 and 1967. Betty Lynn

I was under contract

I was under contract with Walt Disney at the time. I was co-starring in my second season of a show called, Texas John Slaughter. The Andy Griffith Show hired me to play Thelma Lou. I only worked when they called me. I would do an episode in two days and I got paid $500. After … Read more

I love to meet

I love to meet people for lunch at my favorite restaurant, the Loaded Goat. It is named after the Andy Griffith Show episode where a goat ate a bunch of dynamite. Betty Lynn

Once when I was

Once when I was cooking I burned my arm with scalding water. I went to the Emergency Room of the Hospital. When the doctor came in he looked at me and looked at my chart, and looked at me and looked at my chart, then looked at me again and said, “I loved your show!” … Read more

One reason [of Andy

One reason [of Andy Griffith Show popularity] is because of the formula. It had comedy, but it also had tender moments. The other reason is because it was therapeutic. It helped people relax and unwind. Betty Lynn