On the Andy Griffin show, is Opie a nickname for something else? What is his fir!
Question:
On the Andy Griffin show, is Opie a nickname for something else? What is his first name on the series?
Answers:
According to www.imdb.com Opie Taylor was named for Opie Cates, a prominent bandleader of the 1930s and 1940s whom Andy Griffith and Sheldon Leonard both admired.
So it wasn't a nickname at all.