In federal prisons, clinical psychologists are hired to counsel inmates and provide mental health therapy. The salary is assigned according to a federal pay scale, with options at GS-11 through GS-12, which ranges from $57,982 to $90,344 a year.
Howard's brother, Clint, also appeared on the show as Leon, the young, sandwich-eating cowboy who showed up in five episodes of the series. Jim Nabors, who played good-hearted gas station attendant Gomer Pyle, is the last surviving adult male member of the cast.
The Andy Griffith Show engendered two spin-offs. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., was a military sitcom featuring Gomer in the Marines. Mayberry, R.F.D., was a reworking of The Andy Griffith Show made necessary by Griffith's departure in 1968.