Ellie Walker was supposed to spend more time on 'The Andy Griffith Show' than she did. Her departure was caused by cast chemistry.

Elinor joined the show as Ellie Walker, a charming druggist and Andy Taylor’s love interest. After the end of her previous series, Father Knows Best, she landed the role of Ellie at just 23 ...

Scroll below to find out what happened to Ellie and the actress who played her. Why Did Ellie Leave ‘The Andy Griffith Show’?

Andy Taylor’s season 1 girlfriend, Ellie Walker, disappeared without explanation In season 1 of The Andy Griffith Show, Andy Taylor romanced Ellie Walker.

A widower, Andy's domestic life was devoted to raising Opie, eating Aunt Bee's cooking, and going on an occasional date with semi-feminist schoolteacher Helen Crump or flat-out liberated Ellie Mae ...

The 11th episode in the inaugural season of “The Andy Griffith Show” delivered one of the all-time great holiday episodes, so good the series never dared to try the theme again after “The ...

While the heart of The Andy Griffith Show (which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1968) was the relationship between Sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith) and Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife (Don Knotts), almost as ...

The community of 10,000 residents is home to the Andy Griffith Museum and the annual "Mayberry Days" celebration, which attracted nearly 50,000 visitors for the show's 50th anniversary in 2010. 5.

The Andy Griffith Show: Who is still alive? (Editor’s note: This story was published in 2016. We have updated it at several points since, but anyone who died more recently may still show up ...

The Andy Griffith Show: Who is still alive? Thelma Lou turned 90 years old on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Well, Betty Lynn, who played Barney Fife's girlfriend on The Andy Griffith Show, turned 90.

The Andy Griffith Show: Who is still alive? Thelma Lou turned 90 years old on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Well, Betty Lynn, who played Barney Fife's girlfriend on The Andy Griffith Show, turned 90.