> Long time readers know that occasionally I like to put together lists > concerning our favorite show. From lists of money amounts to a list > of Mr. Schwamp's appearances, I've made lots of lists.. If I wrote a > book it might be Book of Andy Griffith show lists..but I digress. > I've often thought it would be a neat piece of trivia to capture a > list or a timeline, by season, of all of Andy's Girlfriends/dates etc. > So with all the books, DVDs and on-line data that we have today, it's > not too hard, right? Well it became a real project, because I did not > want it just to be "a list". > > Then, I decided to add Barney's girls, and well it's been like writing > a small book, but a labor of "love" (pun intended) Remembering them > all is the difficult part, so let me know what I missed. If these > guys were real people this would be a little creepy perhaps, but for > Andy and Barney its just trivia. > > I will not only list the girls, but talk a little bit about the > relationships, and the highlights and rough spots of each season. > Just recapping the bizarre twists and turns of their relationships, > did you know there were: > 4 rumored engagements that were celebrated, but not true, > 1 near marriage to avoid a lawsuit, > 1 near marriage to avoid getting shot or beat up, > 3 unwitting proposals, all of which were refused, > 2 longtime girlfriends almost lost to rivals, > Prospective mates that were, too young, too city, too rich, too weird, > too giggly, too lovey- dovey, too talkative, too fat knees, too syrup > sucking, and too Benjamin Franklin. > > Since my summary is kinda long. I will publish a portion each day for > 6 or 7 Digests, OK? So here's goes: > > Andy's Love Life. > > Season One-begins with Andy is a widower > Episode 6-He meets Ellie Walker in "Ellie comes to town" He has his > first date, taking her to picnic. In "Irresistible Andy"--He already > assumes she is trying to trap him as a husband. Ellie appears 11 more > times, as the druggist and part-time girlfriend of Andy's. Their > relationship reaches a peak when he inadvertently proposes marriage > out of jealously for the new doctor (who is not really interested in > her in that way). Ellie disappeared quietly after Season one. > Andy has a fake fling with Thelma Lou to try to get her and Barney > back together > . > Highlight: Ellie kissing him on the jaw in public when he defends her > right to run for office and "Singing Away in a Manger" with Ellie. > > Rough Spots: Ellie calls him a "baboon" for his silly idea that she > was trying to trap him. ----- Barney's Girl's Introduction
Barney's Love Life. Barney refers to a number of relationships that take place before the show begins. One is Ramona Wiley. A High School Sweetheart that he claims wrote in his yearbook...but she does not remember him in the Class Reunion Episode of Season 3. There is Vicky Harms, who used to suck the juice out of his raspberry snow cone. There is also Hogette Winslow, who he claims he rebuffed despite a handsome business offer. He also had the hots for the Apricot Queen that Andy got to squire around town instead of him. > Stay tuned for more --next time: Barney's Love's Season One > > The Untrained Voice _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
