“I was under contract with Walt Disney at the time. I was co-starring in my second season of a show called, Texas John Slaughter. The Andy Griffith Show hired me to play Thelma Lou. I only worked when they called me. I would do an episode in two days and I got paid $500. After all the federal, state and local taxes were taken out and then my agent's commission I only got $200 some dollars per episode.” TwoStatesPlayShowsTakenTaxesSeasonsPaidDollarsLocalsAgentsContractsTexasEpisodesSlaughterTwo DaysWaltAndy Griffith Show Author:Betty Lynn
“Twenty years after the Andy Griffith Show when Andy did Matlock, he hired me for four episodes. I told him I wanted to develop an Aunt Bea type role for Matlock, but he was against it. I did appear on other popular TV shows, like Family Affair, My Three Sons, Barnaby Jones and Little House on the Prairie.” YearsLittlesShowsWantedThreeHouseRolesFourSonTvsTypeTwentiesAffairEpisodesTv ShowsAuntPrairieLike FamilyLittle House On The PrairieAndy Griffith ShowThree Sons Author:Betty Lynn
“I love to meet people for lunch at my favorite restaurant, the Loaded Goat. It is named after the Andy Griffith Show episode where a goat ate a bunch of dynamite.” PeopleShowsMy FavoriteBunchRestaurantsLunchEpisodesLoadedGoatsDynamiteAndy Griffith Show Author:Betty Lynn
