"I might jump on the Howard "band wagon" as long as he puts his Comedy Career on hold."

"I might write in Howard Sprague, just to be different.  He's not mean like Mayor Stoner but, unlike Mayor Pike, he isn't going to just go along with whoever last spoke to him.
But then Mayor Pike is a cute little roley poley guy and I like John…"

"I'd write in Floyd.  The way he can "double talk" would make him a great mayor. "

"Hard to say...pike was a pushover...Stoner was voter-pleaser...

Who would we write it?"

"I like Mayor Pike - He reminds me of a penguin. Stoner is a sour-puss."

"I have to go with Pike for he "thinks for himself" and not swayed those around him!"

"I think it's kind of odd that both Andy's wife and mother died. Aunt Bee raised Andy, too. Maybe the writers did that as a sort of "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" or credential for Aunt Bee."

"The writers never expected anybody to pay this much attention to details. Neither did the set builders."

"I would be more inclined to believe an actor who was actually on the set rather than a taxi driver on the other side of the country. I've also read comments by George Lindsey saying how sweet Frances Bavier was.
Here's my own speculation– I believe…"

"Heck I guess I should be the same and not different as you guys, but I then on the other hand I could just for the fun of it be differet do I think Im gonna be COMPLETELY Different and Vote Gomer as Mayor! Gomer: You don't have to vote for me if…"

"I'd have to go with Mayor Pike.  His "weaknesses" were not nearly as unpleasant as those of Mayor Stoner."

""Ain't chicken spelled '...i-n' ?" – Barney"

"I'd vote for Mayor Pike. I think he represents the old ways in Mayberry. Mayor Stoner wants to drag Mayberry into the future (or at least the more recent past). Pike stands for traditional ways and Stoner is for "progress"."