When the team behind The Andy Griffith Show cast Elinor Donahue as Ellie Walker, they had big plans for the character. Unlike Andy Taylor’s later love interests, Donahue was billed as one of the ...

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 ...

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

In 1960, she joined the cast of The Andy Griffith Show, playing Sheriff Andy Taylor’s love interest Ellie Walker. The character did not return for the sitcom’s second season, leaving fans ...

While the heart of The Andy Griffith Show (which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1968) ... Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue, born 1937) L-R: Frances Bavier, Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, ...

The characters of Andy Taylor, Floyd Lawson, Ellie Walker and Helen Crump all got their names from from towns nearby Mount Airy, North Carolina: Taylorsville, Lawsonville, Walkertown, Crumpler. 6 ...

The Andy Griffith Show A “Christmas Story” from The Andy Griffith Show, 1960. Cast members included Sheriff Taylor and pharmacist Ellie Walker (Andy. Rural podcast alerts! Rural Remix is a podcast ...

Andy Griffith left Mayberry and the show he created in 1968, to start his own production company. After a few less successful series and a gillion guest appearances, he struck gold a second time ...

This may not be a gift you want, but CBS is delivering the colorized “Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special” on Dec. 25. ... Elinor Donahue plays Andy’s girlfriend, Ellie Walker, ...

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 ...