Cheerio Meredith played resident Mayberry manicurist. But what sitcom star briefly took over her role doing nails for Mayberry residents in a 1962 episode?

In an episode called "The Manicurist," which aired in 1962, Barbara Eden appeared as Ellen Brown, an attractive big city manicurist who stops in Mayberry, visits Floyd at the barbershop and gets hired immediately. She proceeds to lure the men in to get manicures, making the wives of Mayberry unhappy. Eventually, she's forced to move on.

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