In an interview for the Archives of American Television, Ron Howard says that Opie was originally written to be the typical TV kid trope of the smart aleck kid that makes fun of his dad. Ron said that his father, Rance Howard, took Andy Griffith aside early in production and asked if they would be willing to change the character so that Opie actually respected and looked up to his father. Andy Griffith liked that idea and Opie was thus changed. Additionally, Andy would observe the interactions between Ron and Rance as inspiration as to how Andy Taylor should handle Opie.
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