Did Ron Howard leave the show? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TJAMES03 · 09-17-2005, 04:39 AM

If this question has been asked before then I apologize. I am not a big fan of "TAGS" but I have noticed that in the later episodes (especially in the last season) Opie is nowhere to be found. Am I just missing the episodes that he was in or did Ron Howard leave the show before it went off of the air?

- Thanks

treky · 09-17-2005, 10:14 PM

I haven't seen a lot of the later episodes (color & Barney Fife-need I say more?) but I'm pretty sure he stayed until the end.

ClassicTVGal · 09-17-2005, 11:07 PM

No, Ron never left the show.

Mysty Eyes · 09-17-2005, 11:18 PM

No, he didn't leave.

There were probably stretches of time where Opie was not featured because they (the production company, cast and crew) went out of their way to allow Ronnie Howard to have as normal a "boy's life" as he could. If he had something going on in his real life, then they worked around him so that he could participate in that activity.

Americansportzfan · 09-18-2005, 03:00 AM

Ronnie Howard (Opie) appeared in 24 of 30 episodes in the last season of TAGS.

09-17-2005, 04:39 AM	#1
TJAMES03 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 25, 2005 Posts: 193	Did Ron Howard leave the show? If this question has been asked before then I apologize. I am not a big fan of "TAGS" but I have noticed that in the later episodes (especially in the last season) Opie is nowhere to be found. Am I just missing the episodes that he was in or did Ron Howard leave the show before it went off of the air? - Thanks

09-17-2005, 10:14 PM	#2
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I haven't seen a lot of the later episodes (color & Barney Fife-need I say more?) but I'm pretty sure he stayed until the end.
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09-17-2005, 11:07 PM	#3
ClassicTVGal Traveler Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 26, 2004 Posts: 3,457	No, Ron never left the show.

09-17-2005, 11:18 PM	#4
Mysty Eyes Dreaming... Senior Member Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 1,144	No, he didn't leave. There were probably stretches of time where Opie was not featured because they (the production company, cast and crew) went out of their way to allow Ronnie Howard to have as normal a "boy's life" as he could. If he had something going on in his real life, then they worked around him so that he could participate in that activity.

09-18-2005, 03:00 AM	#5
Americansportzfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 19, 2005 Posts: 42	Ronnie Howard (Opie) appeared in 24 of 30 episodes in the last season of TAGS.