who was Opie's mother?

on the Andy Griffith Show, who was Opie's mother? did she die in the first episode or was she already dead? did she die when giving birth to Opie? did they ever show any pictures of Andy with his wife? did Opie ever see what his mother looked like? was Aunt Bee Andy's aunt or Opie's aunt?

just curious.

Andy Taylor was being paid off by the government, who had an underground facility in Mayberry. His wife was never seen in the show because she officially didn't exist, but she was a researcher in the facility. Barney Fife, as comical as he seemed, was actually a trained CIA assassin sent to keep tabs on sheriff Taylor. Aunt Bea was also part of the conspiracy. She provided shelter to aliens who were enroute to the underground facility. Opie was just a hybrid.

What happened to Andy Taylor's first wife (Opie's mother)?

All we were ever told is that she died and that was told us on the pilot for "The Andy Griffith Show" which appeared on "The Danny Thomas Show". Opie's pet turtle , Wilford, was stepped on and killed by "Mrs. Balford" out in front of the ice cream parlor and he wants Andy to arrest her for 'murder', give her a fair trial and "hang her." Andy tries to help Opie deal with the loss by talking about how it was when Opie's 'ma' died. Opie looks to Andy and says, "Who stepped on Ma?" That was the only time Andy's first wife was mentioned.

Besides the pilot, she is also mentioned in "Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee." Opie asks Andy, "Did you and Ma have that kind of love?" Andy replies, "Yes, son, we did."

We never do learn her name, or anything else about her, but there are a few hints here and there.

In the pilot episode, Andy reminds Opie, "I lost your mom when you was just the least little speck of a baby." Of course, there are lots of things in the pilot episode that changed before the first episode, but I'd consider this official since it established from the very beginning that Andy was a widower raising a boy, and that never changed throughout the entire series.

Therefore, Opie never knew his mother. Perhaps she died giving birth. Andy might have meant something else by "lost," but I doubt it. It would have been unthinkable for a woman to "run off" from a good man like Sheriff Taylor.

We also learn in other episodes that Barney was Andy's best man (he says "I stood up for you when you first got married," which I assume means he was best man), and that Barney is Opie's Godfather. I suppose it is possible that Andy had been married twice (before Helen came along), but there's no evidence to suggest this.

on the Andy Griffith Show, who was Opie's mother? did she die in the first episode or was she already dead? did she die when giving birth to Opie? did they ever show any pictures of Andy with his wife? did Opie ever see what his mother looked like? was Aunt Bee Andy's aunt or Opie's aunt?

just curious.

on the Andy Griffith Show, who was Opie's mother? did she die in the first episode or was she already dead? did she die when giving birth to Opie? did they ever show any pictures of Andy with his wife? did Opie ever see what his mother looked like? was Aunt Bee Andy's aunt or Opie's aunt?

just curious.

She died before the show began.

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Andy Taylor was being paid off by the government, who had an underground facility in Mayberry. His wife was never seen in the show because she officially didn't exist, but she was a researcher in the facility. Barney Fife, as comical as he seemed, was actually a trained CIA assassin sent to keep tabs on sheriff Taylor. Aunt Bea was also part of the conspiracy. She provided shelter to aliens who were enroute to the underground facility. Opie was just a hybrid.

Opie was a hybrid. He had no mother.

Opie was a hybrid. He had no mother.

Aunt Bea

Bea and Andy???

hhmmmm

no

AUNT Bea was his AUNT