![]() ![]() Their marriage is reported to have been a tumultuous one, with allegations that her father once threatened to shoot her mother in the abdomen when she was pregnant, and that after Betty's birth, he made additional threats that forced her mother on one occasion to hide in a locked closet to protect herself and her baby. Prior to that, according to federal census records, her parents had separated and divorced before April 1930. Her mother, described as "an accomplished mezzo-soprano", taught Betty in her early childhood to sing and enrolled her in the Kansas City Conservatory of Music when she was only five years old. Her father was a civil engineer, who worked initially as a municipal employee for Kansas City and later as a private contractor. She also played a major role in an episode of the television series Little House on the Prairie.īorn in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1926, Betty Lynn was the only child of Elizabeth Ann ( née Lynn) and George A. During the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in many films, including Sitting Pretty (1948), June Bride (1948), the original Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), and Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). She played Thelma Lou, Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend, on The Andy Griffith Show. ![]() There are 9 people in each cell who Barney arrested- 18 total.Portraying Thelma Lou on The Andy Griffith ShowĮlizabeth Ann Theresa Lynn (Aug– October 16, 2021) was an American actress.This is the final episode for Barney’s girlfriend- Hilda Mae.The show is really starting to hit its stride- Barney has been consistently funny from day 1- but they seem to have finally found the formula for Andy- not as the funny guy but as playing the straight man to Barney. Of course this gets Barney back into being his over-confident self quickly. Andy then goes around town and speaks of having to let Barney go because you can’t have a deputy who is a running joke.Īndy’s tactics work- no one wants to see Barney lose his job and in comes Aunt Bee, the mayor- and everyone else Barney arrested- jailing themselves, confessing to their crimes and talking Barney up. Hilda does give Andy an idea- she talks about how everyone likes Barney and they are just having fun with him, they don’t realize it’s hurting him. The next morning Barney comes in- all rumpled up, unshaven, looking like he hadn’t slept the night before- again Andy tries his best to get Barney out of this down mood but it’s not working.Īndy runs into Barney’s girlfriend Hilda Mae on the street and she says she had a date with Barney the night before - and had worked at building his ego back up but when she messed his hair up it looked so funny she had to laugh- and that brought Barney back to feeling down. Barney comes back to the jail all downhearted and again Andy tries to get him in a better mood to no avail. ![]() Floyd even going as far as saying maybe they should make a trade with the federal government- Barney for J.Edgar Hoover. When he walks into Floyd’s they all laugh and joke at his expense. Barney showed no favoritism by the way he had even arrested the mayor and Aunt Bee.Įven though Barney had made a mockery of his day as sheriff- Andy is understanding- tells him he tried too hard and you can’t just follow the book or everyone in the country would be locked up.īarney becomes the butt of jokes in Mayberry. Andy lets them all out of the cells and then tries them all- and ends up dismissing all the charges on everyone- even Otis. While in charge Barney of course went by the book and ran in what looks like a couple dozen people for piddly offenses. Things look peaceful- it’s not until Andy walks into the jail and sees both jail cells crammed with people does he realize something terrible has gone wrong. They cut forward- Andy is back- Barney is standing out on the sidewalk in front of the jail looking satisfied with himself. Barney is of course over reacting to his new responsibilities even if he will be ‘acting- sheriff’ for just a day. Although he is only going to be gone eight hours Andy does seem a little concerned about Barney being in charge. 5 STARS OUT OF 5 STARS:Īndy has to leave town to testify in Centerville- and will be turning things over to Barney for the day. The Andy Griffith Show: Season 1/ Episode 20: Andy Saves Barney’s Morale: February 20, 1961. ![]()
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