October 3, 1960 –
Let grab down our fishin’ poles and head down to the fishin’ hole, The Andy Griffith Show premiered on this date.
They never mention what happened to Opie’s mother. Opie was said to be just “a speck of a boy” when she died. Her first name is never given, her picture is never shown in Andy’s house, nor anywhere else, and her grave is never shown.
The Haus of Dcaligari 