Clara Edwards is Aunt Bee's closest friend and one of Mayberry's notable busybodies. She is played by actress Hope Summers in 32 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and 5 episodes of Mayberry R.F.D. Occasionally, her last name is said to be Johnson and in her first appearance she is called Bertha. Besides her love gossiping and being a nosey body, Clara has a passion for making homemade pickles and entering them in the yearly competition at the fair. She has won an astonishing 12 years in a row. She is proud of her prize ribbons and shows them off to Andy.