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== Odd Facts Known by Few ==
 
== Odd Facts Known by Few ==
* This is the first appearance of Hope Summers as Aunt Bee's best friend. Known as Bertha Edwards in her first two episodes, she is Clara Johnson for seven episodes before becoming Clara Edwards for twenty-two. She also plays Miss Bedloe in one episode.
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* This is the first appearance of Hope Summers as Aunt Bee's best friend. Called Bertha Edwards in her first two episodes, she is Clara Johnson for seven episodes before becoming Clara Edwards for twenty-two. These are different names for the same character.
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She also plays a Miss Bedloe in one episode.
  
 
== Character List ==
 
== Character List ==

Revision as of 16:16, 19 April 2006

Episode Info

Andy and Opie, Housekeepers

  • Filmed: 23
  • Aired: 23
  • Original Air Date: 1961/03/13
  • Writer(s): David Adler
  • Director: Bob Sweeney

Plot Summary

Aunt Bee leaves for Mount Pilot after Cousin Edgar calls to tell her Maude has taken ill. Within hours, the Taylor house has become a pig's sty, and Andy and Opie must enlist the help of Bee's friend Bertha to get it back in order before Bee returns. Andy realizes that Bee's feelings will be hurt is she thinks they don't need her and promptly dispatches Opie to mess the place up again. After discovering the newly made mess, Bee feels wanted again and all is well--until Bertha shows up.

Odd Facts Known by Few

  • This is the first appearance of Hope Summers as Aunt Bee's best friend. Called Bertha Edwards in her first two episodes, she is Clara Johnson for seven episodes before becoming Clara Edwards for twenty-two. These are different names for the same character.

She also plays a Miss Bedloe in one episode.

Character List

  • Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
  • Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
  • Frances Bavier - Aunt Bee Taylor
  • Hope Summers - Bertha Edwards
  • Rory Stevens - Jimmy