<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Th> Played by </Th> <Th> Brief character summary </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Goober Pyle </Td> <Td> 4 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 86 </Td> <Td> George Lindsey </Td> <Td> Auto mechanic and cousin of Gomer Pyle ( Called Goober Beasley in Season 5 Episode 23 `` TV or Not TV '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Floyd Lawson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> Howard McNear </Td> <Td> The barber </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Helen Crump </Td> <Td> 3 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> Aneta Corsaut </Td> <Td> School teacher and Andy 's girlfriend in later episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Howard Sprague </Td> <Td> 6 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Jack Dodson </Td> <Td> The milquetoast county clerk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Otis Campbell </Td> <Td> 1 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Hal Smith </Td> <Td> The town drunk who lets himself into the jail to sleep it off </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clara Edwards </Td> <Td> 1 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Hope Summers </Td> <Td> aka Clara Johnson , Bertha Edwards ; a widow who is Aunt Bee 's best friend </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thelma Lou </Td> <Td> 1 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Betty Lynn </Td> <Td> Barney 's girlfriend . Her last name was never revealed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gomer Pyle </Td> <Td> 3 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Jim Nabors </Td> <Td> Dim - witted mechanic at Wally 's Filling Station ; a deputy when needed ; joins the United States Marine Corps </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emmett Clark </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Paul Hartman </Td> <Td> Fix - it shop owner / operator </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ellie Walker </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Elinor Donahue </Td> <Td> Andy 's first girlfriend of the series ; pharmacist at drug store </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johnny Paul Jason </Td> <Td> 3 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Richard Keith </Td> <Td> Opie 's best friend </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deputy Warren Ferguson </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Jack Burns </Td> <Td> Floyd 's nephew ; replaces Barney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mayor Pike </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Dick Elliott </Td> <Td> Mayor of Mayberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judd Fletcher </Td> <Td> 1 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Burt Mustin </Td> <Td> Elderly citizen of Mayberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mayor Roy Stoner </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Parley Baer </Td> <Td> Mayor of Mayberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Briscoe Darling </Td> <Td> 3 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Denver Pyle </Td> <Td> Head of The Darlings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charlene Darling </Td> <Td> 3 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Maggie Peterson </Td> <Td> Briscoe Darling 's daughter . Had a crush on Andy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reverend Hobart M. Tucker </Td> <Td> 3 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> William Keene </Td> <Td> Pastor of All Souls Church </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Darling Boys </Td> <Td> 3 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> The Dillards </Td> <Td> Musical brothers played by real - life bluegrass band </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ben Weaver </Td> <Td> 1 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Will Wright / Tol Avery </Td> <Td> Miserly old landlord and department store owner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emma Watson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Cheerio Meredith </Td> <Td> aka Emma Brand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ernest T. Bass </Td> <Td> 3 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Howard Morris </Td> <Td> A troublemaking mountain man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Asa Breeney </Td> <Td> 3 -- 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Charles P. Thompson </Td> <Td> The elderly ( always sleeping ) Mayberry Bank guard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Masters </Td> <Td> 2 -- 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Olan Soule </Td> <Td> Choir director and hotel manager </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leon </Td> <Td> 2 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Clint Howard </Td> <Td> Toddler in a cowboy outfit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peggy McMillan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joanna Moore </Td> <Td> Andy 's girlfriend and nurse </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Jones </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ken Berry </Td> <Td> Widowed farmer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rafe Hollister </Td> <Td> 2 -- 3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jack Prince </Td> <Td> Local farmer and moonshiner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wally </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Norman Leavitt ( 2
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Th> Played by </Th> <Th> Brief character summary </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Goober Pyle </Td> <Td> 4 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 86 </Td> <Td> George Lindsey </Td> <Td> Auto mechanic and cousin of Gomer Pyle ( Called Goober Beasley in Season 5 Episode 23 `` TV or Not TV '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Floyd Lawson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> Howard McNear </Td> <Td> The barber </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Helen Crump </Td> <Td> 3 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> Aneta Corsaut </Td> <Td> School teacher and Andy 's girlfriend in later episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Howard Sprague </Td> <Td> 6 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Jack Dodson </Td> <Td> The milquetoast county clerk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Otis Campbell </Td> <Td> 1 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Hal Smith </Td> <Td> The town drunk who lets himself into the jail to sleep it off </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clara Edwards </Td> <Td> 1 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Hope Summers </Td> <Td> aka Clara Johnson , Bertha Edwards ; a widow who is Aunt Bee 's best friend </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thelma Lou </Td> <Td> 1 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Betty Lynn </Td> <Td> Barney 's girlfriend . Her last name was never revealed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gomer Pyle </Td> <Td> 3 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Jim Nabors </Td> <Td> Dim - witted mechanic at Wally 's Filling Station ; a deputy when needed ; joins the United States Marine Corps </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emmett Clark </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Paul Hartman </Td> <Td> Fix - it shop owner / operator </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ellie Walker </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Elinor Donahue </Td> <Td> Andy 's first girlfriend of the series ; pharmacist at drug store </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johnny Paul Jason </Td> <Td> 3 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Richard Keith </Td> <Td> Opie 's best friend </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deputy Warren Ferguson </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Jack Burns </Td> <Td> Floyd 's nephew ; replaces Barney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mayor Pike </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Dick Elliott </Td> <Td> Mayor of Mayberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judd Fletcher </Td> <Td> 1 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Burt Mustin </Td> <Td> Elderly citizen of Mayberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mayor Roy Stoner </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Parley Baer </Td> <Td> Mayor of Mayberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Briscoe Darling </Td> <Td> 3 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Denver Pyle </Td> <Td> Head of The Darlings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charlene Darling </Td> <Td> 3 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Maggie Peterson </Td> <Td> Briscoe Darling 's daughter . Had a crush on Andy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reverend Hobart M. Tucker </Td> <Td> 3 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> William Keene </Td> <Td> Pastor of All Souls Church </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Darling Boys </Td> <Td> 3 -- 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> The Dillards </Td> <Td> Musical brothers played by real - life bluegrass band </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ben Weaver </Td> <Td> 1 -- 8 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Will Wright / Tol Avery </Td> <Td> Miserly old landlord and department store owner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emma Watson </Td> <Td> 1 -- 2 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Cheerio Meredith </Td> <Td> aka Emma Brand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ernest T. Bass </Td> <Td> 3 -- 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Howard Morris </Td> <Td> A troublemaking mountain man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Asa Breeney </Td> <Td> 3 -- 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Charles P. Thompson </Td> <Td> The elderly ( always sleeping ) Mayberry Bank guard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Masters </Td> <Td> 2 -- 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Olan Soule </Td> <Td> Choir director and hotel manager </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leon </Td> <Td> 2 -- 4 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Clint Howard </Td> <Td> Toddler in a cowboy outfit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peggy McMillan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joanna Moore </Td> <Td> Andy 's girlfriend and nurse </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Jones </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ken Berry </Td> <Td> Widowed farmer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rafe Hollister </Td> <Td> 2 -- 3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jack Prince </Td> <Td> Local farmer and moonshiner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wally </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Norman Leavitt ( 2
who played opie 's friends on the andy griffith show
who played opie 's friends on the andy griffith show
Richard Keith
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