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  • Sep 21, 1964
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  • Sep 21, 1964
The Andy Griffith Show

Summary The Andy Griffith Show is definitely a TV classic. It ran from 1960 to 1968, producing 249 episodes.The main character, Andy (Andy Griffith), was a widowed father of the polite little boy named Opie (Ron Howard) and is a sheriff, who works with nervous and very suspecting Barney Fife (Don Knotts). They all live in the nice southern town...

Created By: Sheldon Leonard, Aaron Ruben, Danny Thomas

  • CBS
  • Sep 21, 1964
  • CBS
  • Sep 21, 1964
The Andy Griffith Show
Season 5
8 Seasons
Season Premiere: Sep 21, 1964
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Summary The Andy Griffith Show is definitely a TV classic. It ran from 1960 to 1968, producing 249 episodes.The main character, Andy (Andy Griffith), was a widowed father of the polite little boy named Opie (Ron Howard) and is a sheriff, who works with nervous and very suspecting Barney Fife (Don Knotts). They all live in the nice southern town...

Created By: Sheldon Leonard, Aaron Ruben, Danny Thomas

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Episode 1 • Sep 21, 1964 • 30 m
Opie Loves Helen
Episode 2 • Sep 28, 1964 • 30 m
Barney's Physical
Barney has to gain weight and somehow grow taller in a week's time in order to meet new guidelines for sheriff's deputies or lose his job. Can he do it?
Episode 3 • Oct 5, 1964 • 30 m
The Family Visit
The Taylors find that a visit from relatives comes with complications.
Episode 4 • Oct 12, 1964 • 30 m
The Education of Ernest T. Bass
Ernest returns to school to win a girl's affection.
Episode 5 • Oct 19, 1964 • 30 m
Aunt Bee's Romance
An old beau of Aunt Bee's returns to court her, but he has an annoying sense of humor.
Episode 6 • Oct 26, 1964 • 30 m
Barney's Bloodhound
Barney tries to train a mutt, then wants to use him to help capture an escaped convict, despite Andy's objections.
Episode 7 • Nov 2, 1964 • 30 m
Man in the Middle
Barney and Thelma Lou have an argument. They reconcile quickly, but it leads to other arguments between Andy and Barney, Thelma Lou and Helen, Andy and Helen, and another between Barney and Thelma Lou.
Episode 8 • Nov 9, 1964 • 30 m
Barney's Uniform
When a tough guy threatens to beat up Barney if he catches him out of uniform, Barney begins to wear the uniform all the time.
Episode 9 • Nov 16, 1964 • 30 m
Opie's Fortune
Opie finds a change purse and almost gains $50.
Episode 10 • Nov 23, 1964 • 30 m
Goodbye Sheriff Taylor
Andy considers taking a job in Raleigh, and lets Barney take over as sheriff for a day to prepare him for the office.
Episode 11 • Nov 30, 1964 • 30 m
The Pageant
When Clara has to suddenly go out of town Aunt Bee gets the leading role in Mayberry's Centennial Pageant, but her acting skills aren't quite up to the task.
Episode 12 • Dec 7, 1964 • 30 m
The Darling Baby
The musical Darling family descends upon Mayberry again. This time they are looking for a husband for Charlene's new baby daughter. Things get complicated when they choose Opie and refuse to take no for an answer.
Episode 13 • Dec 14, 1964 • 30 m
Andy and Helen Have Their Day
Andy and Helen go on a picnic but are plagued by constant interruptions from Barney, Goober and others.
Episode 14 • Dec 21, 1964 • 30 m
Three Wishes for Opie
Barney buys a fortune-telling game and lets Opie try it out.
Episode 15 • Dec 28, 1964 • 30 m
Otis Sues the County
After Otis falls down in the sheriff's office, a sleazy lawyer convinces him he would be helping Andy and Barney if he were to sue the county.
Episode 16 • Jan 4, 1965 • 30 m
Barney Fife, Realtor
Barney decides to try his hand at the real estate business. He has a plan that will net him commissions on three sales. Crucial to the deal is Andy selling his house and buying another.
Episode 17 • Jan 11, 1965 • 30 m
Goober Takes a Car Apart
Episode 18 • Jan 18, 1965 • 30 m
The Rehabilitation of Otis
Barney tries to rehabilitate Otis after he rides a cow, thinking it is a horse. Barney arrests Otis when it happens again, even using handcuffs. Otis leaves town and vows to never return.
Episode 19 • Jan 25, 1965 • 30 m
The Lucky Letter
Episode 20 • Feb 1, 1965 • 30 m
Goober and the Art of Love
When Andy and Barney get tired of Goober tagging along on their dates, they decide to try teaching him how to act around women and then get him to ask a girl on a date. It proves to be quite a project.
Episode 21 • Feb 8, 1965 • 30 m
Barney Runs for Sheriff
Barney decides to run for sheriff when he thinks Andy is leaving Mayberry. When Andy ends up staying, Barney ends up running against him.
Episode 22 • Feb 15, 1965 • 30 m
If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars
Barney finds $250,000 from a bank heist, then goes undercover to find the robber.
Episode 23 • Mar 1, 1965 • 30 m
TV or Not TV
Episode 24 • Mar 8, 1965 • 30 m
Guest in the House
Helen gets jealous when a very attractive friend of the family visits the Taylor household for a few days.
Episode 25 • Mar 15, 1965 • 30 m
The Case of the Punch in the Nose
Barney finds an old police file about an assault between Floyd and Charles Foley from 19 years before. He refuses to let it go and stirs up a hornet's nest by investigating the case.
Episode 26 • Mar 22, 1965 • 30 m
Opie's Newspaper
When nobody buys Opie's newspaper, Andy and Barney encourage him to print more interesting stories. Opie solves his circulation problem by publishing all the scandalous gossip from around town.
Episode 27 • Mar 29, 1965 • 30 m
Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau
After Clara gives Aunt Bee the idea that her presence is preventing Andy and Helen from getting married, Aunt Bee names a married man as her imaginary beau.
Episode 28 • Apr 5, 1965 • 30 m
The Arrest of the Fun Girls
Two flashy girls from Mount Pilot get a speeding ticket and cause romantic complications for Andy and Barney.
Episode 29 • Apr 12, 1965 • 30 m
The Luck of Newton Monroe
A traveling salesman is plagued with bad luck.
Episode 30 • Apr 19, 1965 • 30 m
Opie Flunks Arithmetic
Episode 31 • Apr 26, 1965 • 30 m
Opie and the Carnival
Opie tries to win Andy a birthday present at the carnival's shooting gallery but gets ripped off for all his money by a pair of hucksters using guns with crooked sights.
Episode 32 • May 3, 1965 • 30 m
Banjo-Playing Deputy
A destitute banjo player fills in for Barney.
8 Seasons

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Andy Griffith

Andy Taylor

Ron Howard

Opie Taylor, Opie Tayor

Don Knotts

Barney Fife

Frances Bavier

Aunt Bee Taylor, Aunt Bee

Colin Male

Announcer, Game Warden, Self - Announcer

George Lindsey

Goober Pyle, Goober

Howard McNear

Floyd Lawson, Floyd Colby, Floyd, The Barber

Tom Jacobs

Townsman, Audience Member, Cleaver

Aneta Corsaut

Helen Crump

Jack Dodson

Howard Sprague, Ed Jenkins

Hal Smith

Otis Campbell

Hope Summers

Clara Edwards, Clara Johnson, Bertha Edwards, Miss Bedloe

Betty Lynn

Thelma Lou

Jim Nabors

Gomer Pyle

Paul Hartman

Emmett Clark

Mary Lansing

Martha Clark, Mrs. Rodenbach, A crusader, Dorothy, Mary, Miss Primrose, Miss Roundtree, Mrs. Lukens, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Rodenbach - Ladies' Aid Church Committee Member, Party Guest, Store Customer

Burt Mustin

Jud Fletcher, Jud, Judd, Jubal, Mr. Crowley, Old Geezer, Sam Benson

Robert McQuain

Joe Waters, Bill, Fletch Roberts, Ike Gordon, Jim Baker, Lieutenant, Manicure Customer, Newlywed Man, One of the Jenkins men, Postal Clerk, Sgt. Johnson

Richard Keith

Johnny Paul Jason, Carter French, Johnny Paul

Joseph Crehan

Townsman, Audience Member, Citizen, Council Member, Councilman, Diner Patron, Franklin, Medicine Show Spectator, Singing Townsman, Spectator at Contest, Town Councilman, Townsman at Scene

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