Who could have played Jaunita? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

vitoscotti · 05-13-2018, 05:10 AM

Charo-she'd of rocked Mayberry
Joyce jameson-skippy fungirls
Phyllis Diller
Dolly parton

Jean Carson-daphne fungirls & escaped convict
Mabel king -mother on what's happening

stevea · 05-13-2018, 07:14 AM

Polly Holliday - she could have been in constant competition with Thelma Lou for Barney's affections.

PracTz · 05-13-2018, 11:43 AM

I'd have voted for the late Elena Verdugo to have done it. She actually was a native Californian from a family that had been among the Spanish founders of Los Angeles but she could have definitely added some Latin flare to Mayberry! And she was attractive enough for Barney to have believably swooned over!

vitoscotti · 05-14-2018, 12:47 PM

Dolly Parton as Juanita possible scene. Gomer pyle walks into the Bluebird Diner. He lays eyes on the Parton Juanita. He says " Shazam....golly....surprise, surprise."

I don't think a exlpanation is needed.

biffbronson · 08-29-2018, 06:38 PM

I always imagined Juanita having dark hair, for whatever reason. If I had to name an actress, possibly Linda Cristal (b. 1934, best known for The High Chaparral series).

TheLittleFaerie · 08-30-2018, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Polly Holliday - she could have been in constant competition with Thelma Lou for Barney's affections.

I could totally see Juanita looking like Flo lol

AB · 08-30-2018, 06:04 PM

I could picture Paula Prentiss playing Juanita.

vitoscotti · 09-01-2018, 02:57 PM

Lindal Crystal, Paula Prentiss? Two of the most beautiful woman ever? Working at the bluebird diner and love interest of Barney Fife? I was thinking cute but not a bombshell.

biffbronson · 09-04-2018, 03:20 AM

Okay, how about Ann Prentiss then? lol

vitoscotti · 09-04-2018, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

Okay, how about Ann Prentiss then? lol

Jogging my memory if I remember Paula Prentiss even had a sister? I see she was In "The Out of Towners" which I liked a a kid and plan on seeing again down the road.

Check out her imdb trivia. Yikes!

biffbronson · 09-04-2018, 02:01 PM

Ann had a very troubled life. Things went terribly wrong following the ups of her career.

She had the distinction of appearing in the very first episode of The Courtship of Eddie's Father with Bill Bixby, and I'll tell you she was quite hot in that appearance.

Just for fun, I was thinking that the ideal face for Juanita would be like Jackie Joseph's, and maybe ponytailed hair like Joan Taylor's.

GentlemanJim · 06-05-2020, 06:17 PM

I always had a mental image of Juanita very much in character with Miriam Colon. When Barney is talking to her on the phone, that is the face that I see. Question, does anyone know of a specific episode where Thelma Lou is aware that Barney and Juanita share a fondness for one another? I can't recall one.

TSMIV · 06-05-2020, 06:46 PM

For some reason I'm sort of imagining Yvonne de Carlo, but I don't think many women who looked like her would have been working in a greasy spoon diner in the early 1960s (or would have been interested in Barney, either). Lol!

caladon · 06-06-2020, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by PracTz

I'd have voted for the late Elena Verdugo to have done it. She actually was a native Californian from a family that had been among the Spanish founders of Los Angeles but she could have definitely added some Latin flare to Mayberry! And she was attractive enough for Barney to have believably swooned over!

I like the idea of Elena Verdugo.

Alternate choices: Anne Helm or Gale Garnett

Greenbeans · 06-06-2020, 06:39 PM

I could be mistaken, but Juanita was shown once on the show in the episode when the movie producer wanted to use Mayberry for his movie. She was the Mayor's daughter and sang a song, I believe.

05-13-2018, 05:10 AM	#1
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,075	Who could have played Jaunita? Charo-she'd of rocked Mayberry Joyce jameson-skippy fungirls Phyllis Diller Dolly parton Jean Carson-daphne fungirls & escaped convict Mabel king -mother on what's happening

05-14-2018, 12:47 PM	#4
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,075	Dolly Parton as Juanita possible scene. Gomer pyle walks into the Bluebird Diner. He lays eyes on the Parton Juanita. He says " Shazam....golly....surprise, surprise." I don't think a exlpanation is needed.
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08-30-2018, 06:04 PM	#7
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I could picture Paula Prentiss playing Juanita. Attached Images

09-01-2018, 02:57 PM	#8
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,075	Lindal Crystal, Paula Prentiss? Two of the most beautiful woman ever? Working at the bluebird diner and love interest of Barney Fife? I was thinking cute but not a bombshell.
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05-13-2018, 07:14 AM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,491	Polly Holliday - she could have been in constant competition with Thelma Lou for Barney's affections.

05-13-2018, 11:43 AM	#3
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	I'd have voted for the late Elena Verdugo to have done it. She actually was a native Californian from a family that had been among the Spanish founders of Los Angeles but she could have definitely added some Latin flare to Mayberry! And she was attractive enough for Barney to have believably swooned over!

08-29-2018, 06:38 PM	#5
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,414	I always imagined Juanita having dark hair, for whatever reason. If I had to name an actress, possibly Linda Cristal (b. 1934, best known for The High Chaparral series).

09-04-2018, 03:20 AM	#9
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,414	Okay, how about Ann Prentiss then? lol

09-04-2018, 02:01 PM	#11
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,414	Ann had a very troubled life. Things went terribly wrong following the ups of her career. She had the distinction of appearing in the very first episode of The Courtship of Eddie's Father with Bill Bixby, and I'll tell you she was quite hot in that appearance. Just for fun, I was thinking that the ideal face for Juanita would be like Jackie Joseph's, and maybe ponytailed hair like Joan Taylor's.

06-05-2020, 06:17 PM	#12
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	I always had a mental image of Juanita very much in character with Miriam Colon. When Barney is talking to her on the phone, that is the face that I see. Question, does anyone know of a specific episode where Thelma Lou is aware that Barney and Juanita share a fondness for one another? I can't recall one.

06-05-2020, 06:46 PM	#13
TSMIV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 29, 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 696	For some reason I'm sort of imagining Yvonne de Carlo, but I don't think many women who looked like her would have been working in a greasy spoon diner in the early 1960s (or would have been interested in Barney, either). Lol!

06-06-2020, 06:39 PM	#15
Greenbeans Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 13, 2018 Posts: 197	I could be mistaken, but Juanita was shown once on the show in the episode when the movie producer wanted to use Mayberry for his movie. She was the Mayor's daughter and sang a song, I believe.