Opie's former teacher and stepmother Helen gave birth to Andy Taylor, Jr, who is christened in Mayberry. Reunion telemovie (1986) In the 1986 made-for-TV reunion movie Return to Mayberry, Ron Howard reprised his role as a now-adult Opie, who has become a newspaper writer. The plot was driven by his father's return to see Opie's wife give birth to their first child. Half-brother Andy Jr. does not appear nor was he mentioned. Notes References Bibliography The Andy Griffith Show: Complete Series Collection. Paramount, 2007. (). Beck, Ken. The Andy Griffith Show Book. St. Martin's Griffin. The Andy Griffith Show characters Fictional characters from North Carolina Child characters in television Television characters introduced in 1960