Bachelors." Barney's main girlfriend is a local girl, Thelma Lou (Betty Lynn), whom he eventually marries in Return to Mayberry, a 1986 NBC movie. He had two other girlfriends: Miss Rosemary followed by Hilda May. Barney also dates other women, in particular, a waitress at the Junction Cafe and Bluebird Diner named Juanita, with whom Barney has phone conversations but who is never seen. She was first mentioned in the episode "Andy Forecloses". When Don Knotts left the series in 1965 to pursue film roles, the character Barney Fife was said to have left Mayberry to join the police department in Raleigh. After that, the character remained mostly offscreen for the remainder of the show, although Knotts made five guest appearances as Barney Fife in the last three seasons. As the series had several writers, there were occasional continuity errors, most frequently in Barney's middle name, which changed each time it was referenced. For example, both Barney and Andy are given different middle names in different episodes. In the episode "Class Reunion", Barney's middle name is Milton, though at other times he is called "Bernard P. Fife". In another episode, where he believes he is the descendant of Nathan Tibbs, a Mayberry Revolutionary hero, he says his name is "Barney Tibbs Fife". Andy jokingly says, "I thought your middle name was Oliver." Another inconsistency is Barney's military service in WW II, which is not easily reconciled with his having graduated high school in 1948 (although in fact World War II for the US officially ended December 31, 1946, by order of President Truman). The Andy Griffith Show appearances He is featured in these The Andy Griffith Show episodes: Season 1 Episode 1: "The New Housekeeper" Episode 2: "The Manhunt" Episode 3: "The Guitar Player" Episode 4: "Ellie Comes to Town" Episode 5: "Irresistible Andy" Episode 6: "Runaway Kid" Episode 7: "Andy the Matchmaker" Episode 10: "Ellie for Council" Episode 11: "Christmas Story" Episode 12: "Stranger in Town" Episode 13: "Mayberry Goes Hollywood" Episode 14: "The Horse Trader" Episode 15: "Those Gossipin' Men" Episode 17: "Alcohol and Old Lace" Episode 18: "Andy the Marriage Counselor" Episode 19: "Mayberry on Record" Episode 20: "Andy Saves Barney's Morale" Episode 21: "Andy and the Gentleman Crook" Episode 22: "Cyrano Andy" Episode 24: "The New Doctor" Episode 25: "A Plaque for Mayberry" Episode 26: "The Inspector" Episode 27: "Ellie Saves a Female" Episode 28: "Andy