<P> In her first appearance, "Ellie Comes to Town", Ellie refuses to dispense pills to Emma Brand without a prescription . Emma is unable to offer a prescription and black lists Ellie . Unknown to Ellie, her uncle regularly placated Emma with sugar pills . When Ellie discovers the ploy, she gives Emma the pills she demands . Emma then accepts Ellie into her good graces . </P> <P> In a later episode, Ellie runs for town council and faces stiff resistance from the menfolk of Mayberry who cannot abide the idea of a woman holding a man's position . With a good word or two from Andy however, the men change their minds and Ellie is elected . In another episode, Ellie introduces a muddy looking farmer's daughter to makeup, perfume, hairdos, and attractive dresses . In the only Christmas episode in the show's run, Ellie and Andy sing "Away in a Manger" with guitar accompaniment . </P> <P> After twelve appearances in the first season, Ellie disappeared with no explanation offered the audience . It has long been rumored, however, that Ellie abandoned her Uncle's pharmacy and Andy Taylor to run away with Jim Lindsey and become a groupie of Bobby Fleet and his Band with a Beat . The last appearance of Ellie Walker strangely coincided with the episode where Jim Lindsey returned to Mayberry after becoming a famous guitarist with Bobby Fleet's band . At the end of "The Guitar Player Returns" (15 May 1961), Jim Lindsey reunites with Bobby Fleet to tour with his band, and neither Ellie, nor Jim, is ever seen again . Of course, the good people of Mayberry would never speak about such a scandal, and thus no explanation could be offered for Ellie's sudden departure . Over the years Donahue offered multiple explanations for her departure from the show . In one she believed that she and Griffith lacked the chemistry to make their on - screen romantic relationship credible and she decided to leave . Griffith later admitted that it was his own fault because he had a hard time showing affection on - screen, and as a result, the relationship didn't appear real or believable . However, Griffith's character showed no such problems with the arrival of the Helen Crump character in the 1964 season . A more credible story that Donahue relayed was that she was undergoing personal problems during her year on the show and simply lacked confidence in the quality of her performance . She asked the producers to release her from her contract, which they did . Donahue also admitted that she was a little hurt that they agreed so readily . </P> <Ol> <Li> Ellie Comes to Town (24 October 1960) </Li> <Li> Irresistible Andy (31 October 1960) </Li> <Li> Andy the Matchmaker (14 November 1960) </Li> <Li> Ellie for Council (12 December 1960) </Li> <Li> Christmas Story (19 December 1960) </Li> <Li> The Horse Trader (9 January 1961) </Li> <Li> The Beauty Contest (23 January 1961) </Li> <Li> Mayberry on Record (13 February 1961) </Li> <Li> Cyrano Andy (6 March 1961) </Li> <Li> The New Doctor (27 March 1961) </Li> <Li> Ellie Saves a Female (17 April 1961) </Li> <Li> The Guitar Player Returns (15 May 1961) </Li> </Ol>

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