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Posted by AFD on 1/25/2009, 2:23 pm, in reply to "andy's son" Link: Mayberry FAQ
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From Mayberry FAQ:
What was the origin of the name Opie? Was it short for something?
Jim Clark once told me that Opie Taylor was most likely named for Opie Cates, a prominent bandleader of the '40s or '50s whom Andy Griffith and Sheldon Leonard both admired. I have never figured out if Mr. Cates' name was short for something else, or if it was really "O.P." Opie Taylor did spell his name O-P-I-E. It can be seen on the love note he wrote to Miss Crump in "Opie Loves Helen", and on the board he burned his name into in "Barney's Sidecar." --Paul Mulik
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