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09-21-2000, 12:49 AM

I've never known anyone called Opie. It has to be a nickname, but for what? Please help--it's driving me nuts!

Brett Ferino · 09-24-2000, 08:44 PM

I dont know, but his real name is Ronny Howard. I think Opey or Opie is his real first name on TAGS.

Jeff in Indy · 10-13-2000, 01:27 AM

Opie was his real name on the show, as far as I know it was not short for anything. I did, back in 1983, have a kid on my little league team that I coached whos name was Opie. That is the only real life Opie I ever heard of

Perderabo · 10-14-2000, 05:09 PM

The character name "Opie" was named after Opie Cates, a bandleader that Sheldon Leonard and Andy Griffith both liked. No one seems to know if Mr. Cates was named that by his parents of if his initials were O P Cates and this morphed into Opie. But in any event, Mr. Cates wound up using "Opie" as his first name. Here is a link that mentions him.

We also know for sure that Opie Taylor spelled his name "Opie" because we see it spelled in a love letter to Miss Crump in an episode titled "Opie loves Helen". There are other sightings of the Opie spelling in the show.

[This message has been edited by Perderabo (edited 10-14-2000).]

01-11-2001, 03:46 PM

Perderabo,
THANK YOU! This has been driving me and a friend nuts!
Cheers,
rick_marshall@credence.com

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Originally posted by Perderabo:
The character name "Opie" was named after Opie Cates, a bandleader that Sheldon Leonard and Andy Griffith both liked. No one seems to know if Mr. Cates was named that by his parents of if his initials were O P Cates and this morphed into Opie. But in any event, Mr. Cates wound up using "Opie" as his first name. Here is a link that mentions him.

We also know for sure that Opie Taylor spelled his name "Opie" because we see it spelled in a love letter to Miss Crump in an episode titled "Opie loves Helen". There are other sightings of the Opie spelling in the show.

[This message has been edited by Perderabo (edited 10-14-2000).]

09-21-2000, 12:49 AM	#1
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09-24-2000, 08:44 PM	#2
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	I dont know, but his real name is Ronny Howard. I think Opey or Opie is his real first name on TAGS.

10-13-2000, 01:27 AM	#3
Jeff in Indy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 05, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN. USA Posts: 16	Opie was his real name on the show, as far as I know it was not short for anything. I did, back in 1983, have a kid on my little league team that I coached whos name was Opie. That is the only real life Opie I ever heard of

10-14-2000, 05:09 PM	#4
Perderabo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 28, 2000 Location: Rockville, Md, USA Posts: 171	The character name "Opie" was named after Opie Cates, a bandleader that Sheldon Leonard and Andy Griffith both liked. No one seems to know if Mr. Cates was named that by his parents of if his initials were O P Cates and this morphed into Opie. But in any event, Mr. Cates wound up using "Opie" as his first name. Here is a link that mentions him. We also know for sure that Opie Taylor spelled his name "Opie" because we see it spelled in a love letter to Miss Crump in an episode titled "Opie loves Helen". There are other sightings of the Opie spelling in the show. [This message has been edited by Perderabo (edited 10-14-2000).]