In reply to all this "did she" or didn't she" know about Juanita observations we have been getting on the Digest, may I lay in on my side of the issue. (Of course, it is merely our own opinion since the writers never did answer this question for us.) I have to believe that Thelma Lou did not know about Juanita. Yes, I know there was probably talk about it and Mayberry was a small town. But we DO know that Thelma Lou was perfectly capable of acting jealous and angry when she did know that Barney may have strayed (ex., Fun Girls, Melissa) so I don't believe there is any real reason to believe she would have taken Juanita "lying down." Remember how she reacted with both Andy and Gomer to make Barney jealous just at the thought of Barney having another girl? Thelma Lou wasn't a quiet girl in these matters. And I for one do not believe she would have behaved any differently over Juanita. She just never found out as hard to believe as that may seem for some of us to believe. In any event, we will never know the real answer to that question. All we do know is that when Barney left Mayberry, she left too and she married soon after. But it was a failed marriage. So sad. All those years wasted that could have been spent together. Remember the class reunion? He acted all sad and lonely when he found out Thelma Lou had married until another girl showed him some interest, and then he perked up real quick. This was probably done to end the show on a happy note, but it sure left me feeling like Barney's love for Thel was not all that deep, and maybe that was the real reason why he had not asked her to marry him in the first place. And you can't really blame him for not marrying her if his love wasn't deep enough no matter how WE felt about it. How did you feel? Based on his actions, DID Barney love Thelma Lou enough to marry her years earlier? The girls at the Dime Store have been talking this one up, Lydia and Laura Lee Hobbs
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