His wife's name was Rita Campbell.
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I bet you are referring to episodes that Allan Melvin was in. They look a lot alike!
Because Andy Griffith was the name of the actor who played Andy Taylor, hence the show was named after the actor, not the character.
Barney wanted to shorten Andy's name, as a show of affection, as we all do. The shortening to 'And' is not as 'comfortable' to say as 'Ange'. I have a friend who is called Andy and I call him Ange. (My name is Angie, so it's getting quite confusing!!).
Denver Pyle played Brisco Darlin on Andy Griffith show
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