That is, Betty Lynn, whom everybody knows as Barney Fife’s girlfriend on The Andy Griffith Show, passed away in October 2021, according to The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C.

Mary Grace Canfield, ... In a memorable 1963 episode of “The Andy Griffith Show,” she was Gomer Pyle’s blind date; the two socially awkward, ...

The museum said this is Lee’s first appearance at Mayberry Days, which this year celebrates the history of “The Andy Griffith Show” on Sept. 20-25 in his hometown.

But we who admired him most knew him best as Andy Taylor, sheriff of Mayberry, N.C., in The Andy Griffith Show.. I've watched I Love Lucy and The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show ...