Old ladies are often written off as frail and weak. But sometimes, the older you get, the stronger you become, both mentally and physically. An actor like Francis Bavier was proof of that. Later in life, Bavier proved her mettle by winning the role of Aunt Bee in The Andy Griffith Show. With a tough exterior and a strong backbone, Bavier was more than willing to express her feelings, even to her fellow co-stars.

George Lindsey, better known as Goober Pyle, recalled one such instance during the filming of Mayberry, R.F.D. in his memoir, Goober in a Nutshell.

"We were doing a scene on a race track set, and, me with my foul mouth, I was cursing and cutting up (the camera wasn't going, of course)," wrote Lindsey. "Well, Frances wasn't going to stand still for that, and she turned around and whopped me over the head with her umbrella and proceeded to lecture."

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Bavier had taken an issue with Lindsey's foul choice of words. "Young man, we are not going to have that kind of filthy language," said Bavier, shocking Lindsey.

While Lindsey admitted that he and Bavier weren't especially close, he became fast friends with Hope Summers, who played Aunt Bee's best friend, Clara. "She and I got along very well," wrote Lindsey. "She used to give the best neck rubs in the world. She would massage my neck when I was 'tensed,' as Goober would say. She was a wonderful lady and an absolutely superb actress. She played busybody Clara to perfection."