The Andy Griffith Show (Hard)

We all remember Andy and Opie and such, but can your remember some more obscure characters? Feel free to make suggestions :D

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Hint	Character
Name one of Opie’s best friends	Johnny-Paul, Arnold, Trey
Name One of the two fun loving blondes that make Hellen and Thelma-Lou jealous	Skippy, Daphne
Mutt (claimed to be a bloodhound), Barney adopts to sniff out criminals (one episode)	Blue
Nurse, briefly dated Andy	Mary
Another nurse, dated Andy even longer	Peggy
Grumpy old businessman, often causing trouble for others	Ben Weaver
Mild mannered nosy old townsman, often playing checkers	Jud
Waitress at the Bluebird Diner (never shown on camera)	Juanita
Telephone operator (never shown on camera)	Sarah
Friendly owner of the grocery store (last name only)	Foley
Man originally believed to Opie’s imaginary friend (Mr.	McBeevee
Leads the choir, slightly snooty	John Masters
Jolly farmer, wanted to marry Thelma-Lou	Jeff Pruitt
Kindly Mayor for the first few seasons, slightly raspy voice	Mayor Pike
Grumpy Mayor from season three onward	Mayor Stoner
Father of the family that lives in the mountains, often trying to get one of his children married (Full name)	Briscoe Darling
Only daughter of ^ had a crush on Andy in early episodes	Charline Darling
Wimpy Husband of ^	Dudley
Baby daughter of ^ formerly betrothed to Opie	Andilina
First girlfriend of Goober, painfully awkward	Lydia
Hobo befriended Opie, played by Buddy Esbin (One episode; full name)	David Browne

Hint	Character
Elderly forgetful bank guard, his gun often falls apart	Asa
English tourist comes to visit Andy yearly	Malcom Merriwether
Opie’s crush for several seasons	Sharon
Waitress, Goober’s girlfriend	Flora
Howard’s girlfriend and (brief) fiancé	Millie
Aunt Bee’s cousin, pretended to be rich (first name only)	Bradford
Local farmer becomes star of spin-off (full name)	Sam Jones
Son of ^, idolizes Opie for a while (full name)	Mike Jones
Howard’s overprotective mother (Mrs. last name only)	Sprague
Name one member of the con artist family that Barney stayed with	Agnes Jean, Ma, Leroy
Newcomer claims to be a descendant of Wyatt Earp (one episode)	Clarence
Andy’s eager new deputy for one season	Warren
Thelma-Lou’s ‘ugly’ cousin	Mary Grace
Chubby little boy, often offers his sandwich to others. Real life little brother of Ron Howard	Leon
Banjo playing kluts, played by Jerry Van Dyke	Jerry
Hollywood starlet makes Hellen jealous (one episode)	Darlene
Guitar player who’s career is saved by Andy multiple times	Jim Lindsey
Musician often hires ^ (_________ and his band with a beat)	Freddy/Bobby Fleet
Wife of Otis Campbell	Rita Campbell
Ugly daughter of a grumpy farmer (one episode)	Franky
BONUS Pseudonym/pen name given to Hellen when she wanted to become an authoress	Helane Alexian Dubois