What Happened To Opie S Mom On Andy Griffith Show

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. 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. In this episode andy tells opie that his mom died when he.

The answer can be found on the pilot for the andy griffith show which actually aired on the danny thomas show called make room for daddy. But the episode did not give a cause of death or even reveal her name. Opie taylor is a fictional character played by ron howard in the american television program the andy griffith show which was televised on cbs from october 3 1960 to april 1 1968. In the pilot episode it is mentioned that opies mother died when he was just the least speck of a baby.