Started By
Message

Thelma Lou (Barney's Girlfriend) from Andy Griffith Show has died

Posted on 10/17/21 at 8:52 pm
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
9800 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 8:52 pm
Actress Betty Lynn, best known for her portrayal of Thelma Lou on The Andy Griffith Show, died in Mount Airy, North Carolina on Saturday at the age of 95.

Lynn, whose character was the girlfriend of the Barney Fife character by the late Don Knotts, had passed away following a brief illness, the Andy Griffith Museum said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

She had lived at a retirement home in the area, which was Andy Griffith's birthplace and the location of the museum.

LINK
This post was edited on 10/18/21 at 9:17 am
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124168 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 8:53 pm to
Say what you will about the show, but that theme tune gets stuck in your head
Posted by Hogwarts
Arkansas, USA
Member since Sep 2015
18051 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 8:57 pm to
GOAT show, RIP Thelma Lou
Posted by Yaz 8
Member since Jun 2020
1134 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 8:57 pm to
my favorite show of all time. It just takes me back to a happy time.
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
16440 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:02 pm to
Ang was banging that.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65667 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:03 pm to
quote:

at the age of 95.
Quitter.
Posted by ldts
Member since Aug 2015
2677 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:07 pm to
quote:

Say what you will about the show, but that theme tune gets stuck in your head


Back in middle school, the driver of the bus I rode on whistled it over and over everyday for his whole route.
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
15842 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:07 pm to
Kinda of a moon pie face but cute. Wonder if Barney ever shot his one bullet in Thelma Lou?
Posted by I B Freeman
Member since Oct 2009
27843 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:11 pm to
Best show ever. Thelma Lou was a great character but the best looker on the show was Ellie Walker

Posted by WWII Collector
Member since Oct 2018
6994 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:15 pm to
But Wanita over at the Diner was a "HO"

Posted by Sput
Member since Mar 2020
7921 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:21 pm to
quote:

Ang was banging that.


If you were female and on the show he made you earn it.

Hell he probably took Aunt Bea for a shag
Posted by onelochevy
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2011
16532 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:36 pm to
quote:

best looker on the show was Ellie Walker


Wrong. Nurse Peggy was a fine woman. Would have married IRL

Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62773 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:37 pm to
Sad to hear.
Opey is about the only actor from that show still alive.
Posted by Traveler
I'm not late-I'm early for tomorrow
Member since Sep 2003
24262 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:38 pm to
RIP Ms Betty. What a great cast she was part off.
I guess that leaves Ron Howard as the last survivor of the original cast of the show.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:40 pm to
Fun fact…Betty Lynn wasn’t originally from Mounty Airy, but moved there because she liked the people and recognition.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:42 pm to
quote:

Nurse Peggy


She - Joanna Moore - is Tatum O’Neal’s mother.

I believe she had serious substance abuse issues.

But she was definitely the most beautiful of Andy’s GFs.
This post was edited on 10/17/21 at 9:44 pm
Posted by Yaz 8
Member since Jun 2020
1134 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:44 pm to
Just checked, Maggie Peterson who played Charlene Darling is still alive.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:46 pm to
Did Ernest T Bass ever hit that?
This post was edited on 10/17/21 at 9:47 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98182 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:48 pm to
We lost Josie "Lydia" Lloyd last year, too

Posted by Tom Servo
Member since Aug 2009
517 posts
Posted on 10/17/21 at 9:50 pm to
quote:

Did Ernest T ever hit that?

Only with a rock.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 5Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram