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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 and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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 and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
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Episode 1
Opie tells Andy about his new friend Mr. McBeevee, who Andy believes to be a figment of Opie's imagination. But when Andy begins to suspect Opie is using his new-found friend as an excuse to lie, he decides to set the record straight and prove Mr. McBeevee doesn't really exist. Or does he?
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey Bullock, R. Allen SaffianGuest stars Karl Swenson
Episode 2
Andy discovers Peggy comes from a wealthy family and starts to feel like he is unable to provide the kind of sophisticated company she is used to. He decides to stop seeing her and abruptly breaks it off, but without getting Peggy's Side of the story.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Betty Lynn, Joanna Moore, Warner Jones, Donald Lawton
Episode 3
There is a new mayor in town who is immediately put off by Andy's laid back management style. When Andy lets a prisoner out of jail for a few days so he can harvest crops, he finds his job is suddenly on the line, especially when the prisoner doesn't return.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey Bullock, R. Allen SaffianGuest stars Parley Baer, Helen Kleeb, Roy Engel, Janet Stewart
Episode 4
Given Andy's habit of burning meals, Aunt Bee asks Peggy to look in on Andy and Opie while she's away visiting her aunt. When word gets around town, however, Andy is told Peggy's cooking may be her way of buttering him up to the idea of marriage.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Howard McNear, Joanna Moore, Ray Lanier
Episode 5
Two cows suddenly go missing in Mayberry and Mayor Stoner has decided to bring in a professional investigator to solve the crime. The investigator's conclusion goes along with what the rest of the town already suspects, but Andy has his own idea of what happened, an idea just crazy enough to be true.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey Bullock, R. Allen SaffianGuest stars Parley Baer, Jon Lormer, Malcolm Atterbury, Ralph Bell
Episode 6
When Andy and Peggy must break a date, Barney mistakenly sees this as the end of their relationship. He decides to play matchmaker to help Andy mend his broken heart, with disastrous results.
Directed by Bob SweeneyGuest stars Joyce Jameson, Betty Lynn, Joanna Moore, Jean Carson, Fred Beir, Josie Lloyd, Michael Ross
Episode 7
Barney loses his self-confidence when two unlawful bullies laugh off his attempt to run them out of town. Andy tells them Barney is actually a trigger-happy lawman out for vengeance, but the bullies quickly see through the ruse and Barney now must find the courage within himself to stand up to them.
Directed by Bob SweeneyGuest stars Howard McNear, Allan Melvin, Robert McQuain, Norman Leavitt, Orville Sherman
Episode 8
When Mayor Stoner decides not to cover the expense of sending the Mayberry Marching Band to their annual competition in Raleigh because he thinks they're terrible, Andy helps out by having a few of his friends from "Freddy Fleet And His Band With A Beat" step in.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Howard McNear, Parley Baer, Burt Mustin, Joseph Sirola, Thom Carney, Sherwood Keith, Norman Leavitt, William Eben Stephens
Episode 9
Floyd comes to Andy for help after telling his pen pal Ms. Grayson that he is wealthy and finding out she is coming for a visit. Andy helps Floyd keep up the appearance of wealth while she's in town and in the process learns just how deceiving appearances can be.
Directed by Bob SweeneyGuest stars Howard McNear, Doris Dowling
Episode 10
When Andy starts seeing Peggy MacMillan, Opie feels like she's become more important to Andy than he is. He decides to sabotage Andy's dates and break them up and nearly succeeds, until Andy finds out.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Sid MorseGuest stars Joanna Moore
Episode 11
Barney and Floyd stumble upon a cabin in the woods where three dangerous female convicts are hiding out. They are taken prisoner and it's Andy to the rescue when he manages to capture two of them. But it's up to Barney to get the third using all the charm he can muster, along with his best Rudolph Valentino impression.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Howard McNear, Jane Dulo, Reta Shaw, Jean Carson, Willis Bouchey
Episode 12
With Aunt Bee's birthday fast approaching, she begins dropping hints about the pale blue bed jacket she's been eyeing in the store window. When Andy doesn't catch on and buys the jacket for Mayor Stoner's wife instead, she is crushed. Now the only way Andy can get the jacket back is to trade it for his most prized possession: Ol' Eagle-Eyed Annie, his beloved fishing rod.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey Bullock, R. Allen SaffianGuest stars Hope Summers, Parley Baer, Mary Lansing, Dabbs Greer
Episode 13
Barney becomes convinced the Mayberry bank is ripe for a robbery and tries to prove his point by staging a fake one. When he discovers a weak spot in the security system, he unknowing relays this information to a couple of actual robbers.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Jim Nabors, Clint Howard, Charles Thompson, Warren Parker, Mary Lansing, Frances Osborne, Lee Krieger, Al Checco
Episode 14
A new boy named Quincy moves into town and starts getting Opie and his friends into trouble. When Opie is dared to break a streetlight, he refuses and is teased mercilessly. Andy tries to help by telling the boy's parents, but Opie sees that it's up to him to stand up to Quincy once and for all.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Clint Howard, Scott McCartor, Stanley Farrar, Kim Tyler, Keith Thibodeaux
Episode 15
Barney believes his job is on the line when he accidentally gives the governor's car a parking ticket. When he learns the governor is coming to town to see him about it, his nervousness causes him to drink cup after cup of water from the water cooler, the very same cooler Otis has spiked with alcohol.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Bill Freedman, Henry SharpGuest stars Parley Baer, Hal Smith, Carl Benton Reid, Burt Mustin, Rance Howard, Robert McQuain, Mathew McCue
Episode 16
Malcolm Tucker, a business tycoon from Charlotte, has the unfortunate luck of having his car break down in Mayberry on a Sunday. Now he's willing to do just about anything to be on his way, including stealing Gomer's truck. Andy invites the man over for Sunday dinner to try and teach him the importance of relaxation before he does something he'll really regret.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Jim Nabors, William Keene, Robert Emhardt, Norman Leavitt
Episode 17
Andy gets a letter from a criminal he had wounded years before and learns the man is coming to Mayberry to see him. Barney becomes convinced the man wants revenge and enlists Gomer and Otis to secretly protect Andy, which ends up wreaking more havoc than any criminal ever could.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Jim Nabors, Hal Smith, Dub Taylor, Leo Gordon
Episode 18
Cy Hudgins has a pet goat with a taste for dynamite and Andy and Barney are forced to put it in a padded cell until the danger "passes." But when Otis unknowingly lets their new prisoner out, it's up to Barney and his harmonica to safely lead the goat out of town.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Parley Baer, Hal Smith, Bing Russell, Forrest Lewis
Episode 19
Andy and Barney reminisce about old flames and decide to throw a class reunion. When the big night finally comes, they both find they have a lot to learn about how much things have -- and have not -- changed.
Directed by Charles IrvingWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Don Haggerty, Peggy McCay, Virginia Eiler, Frank Behrens, Molly Dodd, Paul Smith, Barbara Perry
Episode 20
Rafe Hollister stops by the auditions for the Ladies League Musicale and shocks everyone with his beautiful voice. But Mayor Stoner and Mrs. Jeffries are aghast at his shabby appearance so Andy and Barney decide to give him a makeover, despite Rafe's objections.
Directed by Charles IrvingWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Parley Baer, Olan Soule, Jack Prince, Kay Stewart, Isabel Randolph, Ottola Nesmith
Episode 21
Opie's new friend Arnold is a spoiled brat used to getting his own way. He convinces Opie to try and get a raise in his allowance by throwing a temper tantrum, showing Andy that he must teach Arnold's father the importance of discipline before Opie picks up any more of Arnold's spoiled habits.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Harlan Warde, Ronnie Dapo, Mary Lansing
Episode 22
Andy suggests to Gomer that he hire a troubled young man named Jimmy to help out at Wally's gas station. But everyone soon suspects Jimmy of being a thief after valuable items start disappearing from the station. Andy believes Jimmy is innocent but must prove it, even when all the evidence is against him.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Jim Nabors, Johnny Silver, Jack Shea, Pat Colby, Willis Bouchey
Episode 23
Opie complains to Andy about how his new history teacher Ms. Crump is a mean old woman who likes to assign extra homework. Andy tells Opie it's not important if he doesn't know every answer, which leaves Opie believing history isn't important. Now Andy has to show Opie, and his class, how much history matters before Ms. Crump decides to quit.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by John WhedonGuest stars Aneta Corsaut, Dennis Rush, Keith Thibodeaux, Joey Scott, Ronda Jeter
Episode 24
Aunt Bee becomes depressed about her age and falls for the charms of Colonel Harvey, a traveling medicine man selling a magic elixir to restore her youth. By the time Andy and Barney discover the secret behind the elixir, they find he has gotten the entire Ladies Aid Church Committee under his spell!
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by John WhedonGuest stars John Dehner, Mary Lansing, Mathew McCue
Episode 25
A family of musicians who live in the mountains descend on Mayberry to await the arrival of their daughter Charlene's fiancee. When Andy tries to help by putting them up in the courthouse, he gets more than he bargained for when Charlene suddenly sets her sights on him.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Denver Pyle, Olan Soule, Hoke Howell, Maggie Peterson, Doug Dillard, Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne, Dean Webb
Episode 26
A tourist from England causes a traffic accident and finds himself unable to pay the damages, so Andy decides to let the man pay it off by being his valet. But it's not long before Andy finds his laid-back small-town lifestyle clashing with the man's strict, English ways.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Bernard Fox, Robert McQuain
Episode 27
Barney learns that the car he's spent his life savings on is a lemon, and the little old lady he bought it from may have put one over on him. When Barney and Andy set out to return the car and arrest her, however, they find the hardest part may be just getting there.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Jim Nabors, Betty Lynn, Allan Melvin, Ellen Corby, Hallene Hill, Michael Jeffers, Tom Allen, Allan Melvin
Episode 28
Opie develops a case of puppy love for a girl in his class, but is crushed to find she isn't interested. Barney tries to lift his spirits by letting Opie hang out with him and Thelma Lou awhile. It works great, until Opie forgets his crush and sets his sights on Thelma Lou.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Betty Lynn, Ronda Jeter
Episode 29
Barney believes it's time for Andy to get married and sets Andy up with Opie's teacher, Ms. Crump. When Barney decides she's not right for him, he tries to set up a party for Andy to meet all the other eligible ladies of Mayberry. But Andy has other plans, and they all involve Ms. Crump.
Directed by Bob SweeneyGuest stars Aneta Corsaut, Janet Waldo, Betty Lynn, Rachel Ames, Janet Stewart, Barbara Perry
Episode 30
A pack of stray hunting dogs descends upon Mayberry at the same time that a state investigator has come to review Andy's request for more funds for the jail. Barney and Opie decide to bring the dogs to the courthouse to shelter them from a storm, not realizing that Mr. Somerset is already there.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Hal Smith, Roy Barcroft, Robert Cornthwaite
Episode 31
The Darling clan is back and this time need Andy's help to wed their daughter Charlene to Dud Walsh before crazy old Ernest T. Bass makes good on his threats to kidnap her and take her for his own. Andy sets Barney up as a decoy bride while the real wedding takes place elsewhere. The plan works, until Ernest kidnaps Barney and decides he's just as good a bride as Charlene.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Howard Morris, Denver Pyle, Hoke Howell, Maggie Peterson, Doug Dillard, Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne, Dean Webb
Episode 32
Andy is told to keep two big-time bandits in his jail until detectives from Tennessee come to get them. Knowing that the bandit's friends will try to break them out, Barney spots two suspicious men outside the jail and promptly arrests them. As it turns out, they are the detectives from Tennessee, giving the bandit's real friends the opportunity they've been waiting for.
Directed by Bob SweeneyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Jim Nabors, George Kennedy, Jack Lambert, Billy Halop, Lewis Charles, Robert McQuain, Richard Angarola
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Howard McNearFloyd Lawson
Hope SummersClara Edwards
Andy GriffithAndy Taylor
Ron HowardOpie Taylor
Frances BavierAunt Bee Taylor
Don KnottsBarney Fife
Aneta CorsautHelen Crump
Jim NaborsGomer Pyle
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