What Happened To Opie S Mom On Andy Griffith Show

Opie taylor appeared in 209 of the 249 episodes of the andy griffith show and appeared in 2 spin off shows and a tv movie.

Opie is a 6 year old when the series opens who lives in the fictional and idealized. We learned barney was the best man at the wedding and andy was very much in love with his. On that show there was a scene that mentioned opie s mother. In the pilot episode it is mentioned that opies mother died when he was just the least speck of a baby.

But the episode did not give a cause of death or even reveal her name. In this episode andy tells opie that his mom died when he. Ultimately it isn t until a backdoor pilot episode from the danny thomas show that viewers learn that opie s mother had died when the boy was still the least little speck of a baby. In the episode an upset opie ran into the sheriff s office.