Talk:Aunt Bee

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I believe the correct spelling is "Aunt Bea", short for "Beatrice". Maurreen 15:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is short for Beatrice, but the correct spelling is "Bee." See: [1] [2] [3] [4]. Wavy G

21:38, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Frances Bavier spelled her character's name "Aunt Bea." I'm assuming that's how it appeared in her scripts. See: [5]

From IMDB:

• Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series)
• Aunt Bee Taylor / Aunt Bea
• - Emmett's Invention (1971) ... Aunt Bea
• - The City Planner (1971) ... Aunt Bea
• - Goober, the Hero (1971) ... Aunt Bea
• - Mike's Car (1971) ... Aunt Bea
• - Howard, the Swinger (1971) ... Aunt Bea
• I have never considered it to be spelled Bee until today.Flight Risk (talk) 03:51, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, the earliest reference I can find to The Andy Griffith Show's Aunt Bee is from 4 September 1960: Ashe, Isobel (4 September 1960). "NC's Andy Griffith Turns to Video" (News Magazine). The State Magazine. Columbia, South Carolina, United States: The State-Record Company. p. 10. Retrieved 23 April 2022. Frances Bavier in the role of Aunt Bee — he is a widower in the show. Calebrw (talk) 00:55, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I just saw an episode where they call her Beatrice as she pretends to be a high-class maid. I’ve been trying to correct this and keep it corrected as I believe it is the truth. 2601:403:4281:2572:50DF:7BA8:EB68:9D2D (talk) 02:08, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Helen, played by Aneta Courseaut, was indeed in the Return to Mayberry movie, her physical appearance was somewhat different, which may have been the source of the confusion

Several entries erroniously state that AFTER Andy and Helen left Mayberry, the series became "Mayberry RFD". WRONG! All one need to do is watch some of the RFD shows (or check other internet sourses) to know that Sheriff Taylor and Helen where married on RFD and stayed on through several episodes, into season two.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.40.172.8 (talk • contribs)

This is surely a debatable point. In "Andy and Helen Get Married", the pilot for/first episode of RFD, Andy does indeed leave Mayberry for Raleigh. It is the very act of their departure that creates Mayberry RFD. I don't think it's erroneous at all to say that after Andy and Helen left, the series becomes RFD. And it's a stretch to say they "stayed on" for a few episodes. That, to me, implies that they were involved in the first few consecutive episodes, which is certainly not the case. Helen only appeared in the season 1 and 2 openers, and Andy was only in three more episodes beyond these, none of which were consecutive. They were, just as Don Knotts had been in the last three seasons of TAGS, very occasional, sporadic guests. CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 05:39, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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