The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by."
The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts an
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6x01 Opie's Job
14 September, 1965 5:30 am
Opie and another boy compete for a job at the Grocery store.
6x02 Andy's Rival
21 September, 1965 5:30 am
Frank, a teacher from Raleigh comes to Mayberry for a visit. He and Helen get along fine, and Andy suspects something is going on between them.
6x03 Malcolm at the Crossroads
28 September, 1965 5:30 am
To get his mind off throwing rocks through windows, Ernest T. Bass is given the job of being a traffic cop. However, when Ernest T. begins throwing bricks through car windows, Malcom Merriweather is assigned Ernest T.'s task, causing Ernest T. to vow for revenge.
6x04 Aunt Bee, the Swinger
05 October, 1965 5:30 am
Aunt Bee and a retired politician experience a very fast-paced relationship.
6x05 The Bazaar
12 October, 1965 5:30 am
Warren, enforcing a gambling ordinance to the letter of the law, arrests Aunt Bee and her women friends (meaning, most of Mayberry) for running a Bingo game. Everyone's furious at Warren, particularly Andy, who becomes even more frustrated when Warren resists pleas to drop the charges (in fact, the deputy really digs into his position). Aunt Bee and her friends soon demand a trial. Later, the men of Mayberry (with their children in tow, some of them crying) bother Andy and Opie at home when Warren still won't drop the charges. Eventually, the charges are dropped and Aunt Bee's good name is cleared once more.
6x06 A Warning from Warren
19 October, 1965 5:30 am
Warren is convinced he has e.s.p. and feels that Andy and Helen are in grave danger if they go to the lake. He tries to warn them but they do not take him seriously. He takes it upon himself (with Goober's help) to "protect" them.
6x07 Off to Hollywood
26 October, 1965 4:30 am
When Andy receives a $1000.00 dollars for the rights to a story about him - "Sheriff Without a Gun" - that will be filmed in Hollywood, he wants to put it in the bank. Opie, Aunt Bee and Helen all insist he do something fun with it. When they come up with the idea of a trip to Hollywood, the entire town gets involved in sending them off.
6x08 Taylors in Hollywood
02 November, 1965 5:30 am
The Taylors visit Hollywood and get to see the making of "Sheriff Without a Gun".
6x09 The Hollywood Party
09 November, 1965 5:30 am
Andy has some explaining to do to Helen when photographs of him getting cozy with a famous and attractive Hollywood starlet make it back to Mayberry.
6x10 Aunt Bee on TV
16 November, 1965 5:30 am
While the Taylors were in Hollywood, Aunt Bee won $4800 worth of prizes on a game show. She is the envy of Mayberry, until she her friends think that she's gloating about her winnings. The IRS comes to call, telling Andy that he'll have to pay over $1100 in taxes for the winnings. Aunt Bee sells most all of the prizes to pay the taxes. Worth noting in this episode is that Howard McNear (Floyd the barber), who had suffered a stroke, has a particularly shaky scene, when he's checking out Bee's new dishwasher.
6x11 The Cannon
23 November, 1965 5:30 am
The governor comes to town for founders day. The mobile state museum is brought to town for the event. Goober and Warren are supposed to guard the museum and end up firing the old Civil War cannon at two crooks who are attempting to burglarize the museum.
6x12 A Man's Best Friend
30 November, 1965 5:30 am
Opie makes friends with Tommy, the new kid in town. Tommy is a bit mischevious, climbing up on the roof of Andy's building, and taking out a gun from Andy's gun rack even after Andy warns him TWICE not to.
Goober gets a dog which he names "Spot" (because there are no spots). Tommy hides one of his walkie-talkies in Spot's collar and he and Opie lead Goober on to thinking that Spot can talk. The tables are turned, however, when Andy uses Tommy's love of horses to teach him a lesson.
6x13 Aunt Bee Takes a Job
07 December, 1965 5:30 am
Feeling bored and lonely in the afternoons, Aunt Bee asks Andy if it would be alright if she get an afternoon job. After looking through the want ads, she gets hired at a printing company, not knowing that her bosses are counterfeiters.
6x14 The Church Organ
14 December, 1965 5:30 am
Clara pleads for a new church organ and Andy gets everyone to pledge money to help buy one, but when the pledges come due no one wants to pay up.
6x15 Girl-Shy
21 December, 1965 5:30 am
Warren is truly shy around women except when he is sleep walking. When he sleepwalks he turns into a Lothario of the first order--and his new conquest-to-be is Helen!
6x16 Otis, the Artist
04 January, 1966 5:30 am
Warren decides that Otis needs some constructive rehabilitation activity - so he has him take up art. Otis works hard on a large mosaic of a cow that he is proud of and gives it as a gift to the Taylors. Much to Andy's embarrassment, Otis wants them to hang it up on their living room mantle!
6x17 The Return of Barney Fife
11 January, 1966 5:30 am
Barney Fife returns home to Mayberry for a brief visit only to discover that his former girlfriend Thelma Lou has married. Fortunately for Barney, sweet Nettie Albright, a secret admirer from days gone by, shows up at Barney's high school reunion dance to save the day.
6x18 The Legend of Barney Fife
18 January, 1966 5:30 am
Warren gets to meet his idol Barney Fife. Barney is thrilled to have someone worship him (at long last!) but tries to sneak out of town when a real case needs to be dealt with involving an escaped convict.
6x19 Lost and Found
25 January, 1966 5:30 am
Aunt Bee loses a piece of jewelry then turns it into the insurance office to collect a claim on it. Then she eventually finds the jewelry. She spends the money that the insurance gave her.
6x20 Wyatt Earp Rides Again
01 February, 1966 5:30 am
A wild west show comes to town featuring a wimpy man who is said to be related to Wyatt Earp.
6x21 Aunt Bee Learns to Drive
08 February, 1966 5:30 am
Aunt Bee is frustrated at always having to rely on other people (notably Andy) for a ride. When she sees a car that Goober is selling she decides to finally learn how to drive and by this car!
6x22 Look Paw, I'm Dancing
15 February, 1966 5:30 am
Opie wants to attend his first dance but first must learn how to dance.
6x23 The Gypsies
22 February, 1966 5:30 am
Andy orders a group of gypsies out of town after they bother the residents. They soon set up camp outside of Mayberry and place a "curse" on the area in the form of a drought. Everything's later revealed to be nothing more than a hoax, as the gypsies are using a radio to enact their scheme.
6x24 Eat Your Heart Out
01 March, 1966 5:30 am
Poor Andy Taylor. What's he to do when Goober's new sweetheart starts making cow eyes at him? What else? HEAD FOR THE HILLS!
Her name is Flora Mahlerbie, Mayberry's attractive new waitress. She charms the patrons all, serves fine pies and juggles her dishes admirably all while managing to remember what the daily blueplate special is. Goober goes for her in a big way but fickle Flora has her eye on anxious Andy. Head for the hills Andy!! "Flora if you wanna be stuck on someone PLEASE be stuck on Goober cause he's crazy over you! You gonna git me in ALL kinds of trouble..."
6x25 A Baby in the House
08 March, 1966 5:30 am
Aunt Bee is thrilled to be able to help out her niece by babysitting her infant baby. Unfortunately the baby cries only when Aunt Bee picks her up and not when anyone else does it. This makes Aunt Bee terribly upset until a minor crisis occurs and she finally understands what she was doing wrong.
6x26 The County Clerk
15 March, 1966 5:30 am
Andy and Helen try to play matchmaker for Howard Sprague, the county clerk, but his mother wants to keep him close to home (and to her).
6x27 The Foster Lady
22 March, 1966 6:30 am
In search of a "real person" for his Foster Furniture Polish, Mr. Foster thinks Aunt Bee has what it takes to make his t.v. commercials memorable.
6x28 Goober's Replacement
29 March, 1966 6:30 am
Goober goes on vacation and can't find anyone to replace him at Wally's Gas Station. His new sweetheart, Flora, who used to work at the diner is now available to fill in for him. Business booms while he is gone and she ends up with Goober's job after he quits. Flora becomes obssessed with increasing business at the station and doesn't notice that Goober hasn't been able to find anything else. It takes Andy's country logic to make her realize that she needs to have her priorities straight and make sure her sweetheart is happy!
6x29 The Battle of Mayberry
05 April, 1966 6:30 am
Opie does some investigative reporting for an essay on the Battle of Mayberry but finds getting at the truth is harder than he imgagined.
6x30 A Singer in Town
12 April, 1966 6:30 am
When a famous singer visits Mayberry, Aunt Bee and Clara see their ticket to stardom!
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