So how did they explain Aunt B staying in Mayberry and then her leaving?

Originally posted by dfs495:
So how did they explain Aunt B staying in Mayberry and then her leaving?

I have no idea how they explained her leaving but she stayed because that guy Sam and his little boy Mike needed her. Kind of like Andy and Opie needed her. Only it wasn't the same. Why can't people just leave well enough alone?

I remember that she was reluctant to become Sam's housekeeper, because she wasn't sure she'd be able to adjust to life on a farm. During the second season, Frances Bavier was cutting back her appearances, and they explained her absence in some episodes by saying that Bee was caring for her sister, who was ill. At the beginning of the third season, when she was gone for good, I don't believe they gave a specific reason for her absence. Sam said something like, "We sure do miss her." Maybe she was still at her sister's.

Originally posted by dfs495:
So how did they explain Aunt B staying in Mayberry and then her leaving?

I guess now it can be told.Aunt Bea left town because she was pregnant with Sam`s love child (me).

it all never made sense to me