odd factoid...
Most everyone in Mayberry was single, except Otis, who got drunk, complaining about his wife and the jail get-away-from her, self check-in.
I believe Floyd the barber is exception.
Propaganda destruction of society even back then.
> Propaganda destruction of society even back then. <
Maybe. Or maybe it was too risky to show Andy or Barney as being married. By that, I mean suppose the casting didn’t work out? A girlfriend could easily be written out of the show. A wife not so much.
You might recall that Andy’s first girlfriend was Elinor Donahue. But it didn’t work out, and her character was dropped after the first season.
Side note: Funny how I can remember all the details from long-ago TV shows, but I can’t remember where I just put my car keys.