(10-21-2021 12:40 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

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(10-18-2021 07:59 PM)bearcatfan Wrote:  Betty Lynn aka "Thelma Lou" on Andy Griffith dead at age 95

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95.

Lynn died peacefully Saturday after a brief illness, The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, North Carolina, announced in a statement.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-...5-rcna3171

Don't know why Barn was always messin' with Juanita down at the diner when he had a good woman in Thelma Lou. Will be missed, but the series is must-watch TV, especially for all Dads and Sons.

Because Barney was an insecure idiot. A secure guy would have snatched up Thelma Lou in a minute.

Don't sell the show short on other important lessens though I agree it's a must for fathers and sons. It also teaches some tremendous management skills. Andy is always defeating petty misconceptions with some patience, a lot of teaching, and affirmation. And reality comes calling in the form of Earnest T. Bass since we all have those which simply must be contained or restrained as they will not learn, will not be affirmed and no amount of patience will be rewarded.

Was one of my go-to staples with the kids growing up. Almost every episode provided plenty of fathering discyussions that really helped shape the kiddos into decent young citizens. Plus Barney with the cymbols and the cow were favorites!

Several shows of that era represented nuclear families as strong and the norm. Of course, back then, this was reality.

Moving away from the traditional nuclear family unit has really screwed up society.