[67TIGER]

I think Clint Howard (he played little Leon with the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches) is still alive. He's Ron Howards brother and attended the Mayberry Days celebration last month in Mount Airy.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Probably next best Thelma Lou moment i can think of - right off hand
The episode where the "Skipper" from Gilligan's Island came to town for a bride (big and bustlin') and went straight after Thelma Lou [after "picking up" every other girl in town]

She had that guy doing all sorts of wacky stuff against his will - getting him domesticated.
He hauled azz - i think they called him Jeff.

Thelma Lou's (dog-face) cousin coming to town was another great one.
aka Ralph - the handyman woman from Green Acres

off topic
I never understood how Andy was able to keep refusing the advances of Charlene Darling .
She was always ready to clean his clock at any split second.

Why were "hillbilly/country bumpkin" themed shows so great back then ?
idunno , they just had the right magic
Mayberry , Beverly Hillers, GreenAcres
Petticoat Junction was good too, but never as popular. iirc

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by 67TIGER

I think Clint Howard (he played little Leon with the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches) is still alive. He's Ron Howards brother and attended the Mayberry Days celebration last month in Mount Airy.

Clint and Ron just wrote a book titled The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family. I saw them appear on a couple TV talk shows in the last week or two promoting it.
https://www.amazon.com/Boys-Memoir-H.../dp/0063117770
Clint was the boy on the Gentle Ben TV show, and appeared in a lot of other TV shows and movies over the years. He's still working and has been pretty busy.