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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 decides to raise a nest of baby birds after accidentally killing their mother with his new slingshot and ends up learning one of the hardest lessons of motherhood in the process.
Directed by Richard CrennaWritten by Harvey Bullock
Episode 2
Barney is sent into a reputed "haunted" house to retrieve Opie's baseball and sees things that make even the skeptical Andy wonder if there really are ghosts, until Andy discovers who's really doing the haunting.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Jim Nabors, Hal Smith, James Seay, Nestor Paiva, Ronnie Dapo
Episode 3
When Ernest T. Bass is denied from joining the army, he blames Andy and threatens to break every window in Mayberry. When Andy learns the real reason for Ernest's denial, he finds a solution that benefits everyone...except Barney.
Directed by Richard CrennaWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Howard Morris, Allan Melvin, Paul Smith, Alice Backes, Allan Melvin
Episode 4
A visiting minister preaches the importance of relaxation and inspires Aunt Bee, Andy, and Barney to throw a Sunday afternoon band concert. When it ends up being more work than they imagined, it leaves them wondering if they'll ever have time to relax again.
Directed by Richard CrennaWritten by John WhedonGuest stars Hope Summers, Jim Nabors, Forrest Lewis, William Keene, David Lewis, Roy Engel
Episode 5
While having dinner at the Taylor household, mountain man Briscoe Darling (Denver Pyle) mistakes Aunt Bee's usual hospitality for affection and whisks her away to his cabin to marry her, quite against her wishes. But when Aunt Bee takes it upon herself to "civilize" him, he wonders if hospitality is all it's cracked up to be.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Denver Pyle, Doug Dillard, Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne, Dean Webb
Episode 6
Andy lets Gomer move in after he loses his job at the gas station and instantly regrets it after Gomer's night habits prove to be more than the Taylors can take. Now Andy must find a way to get Gomer's job back, or never sleep again.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Jim Nabors, Forrest Lewis, Trevor Bardette, Roy Engel, Joseph Hamilton, Lee Krieger
Episode 7
All of Mayberry turns out to welcome a truck carrying gold to Fort Knox as it passes through town. When Barney sneaks a closer look at the loot, he sees that there may not be as much to celebrate as everyone thought.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by John WhedonGuest stars Jim Nabors, Doodles Weaver, Ken Lynch, Phil Arnold, Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Charles Thompson, Kevin Currie
Episode 8
Opie finally gets a good grade in math, and Andy is so proud he tells everyone in town. But when Opie's teacher tells him she made a mistake and his grade is actually an F, he goes home to tell Andy the bad news, only to find Andy has bought him a shiny new bicycle.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by John WhedonGuest stars Aneta Corsaut
Episode 9
Thelma Lou's bachelorette cousin is coming to Mayberry for the town dance, and Barney decides to set her up with Gomer. On the big night, they all meet up at Thelma Lou's and everything seems to be going great, until Gomer suddenly disappears.
Directed by Richard CrennaWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Aneta Corsaut, Jim Nabors, Betty Lynn, Colin Male, Mary Grace Canfield
Episode 10
Barney has an argument with his landlady Mrs. Mendelbright and gets evicted. After moving into the courthouse and having no luck finding a new place, he decides to mend fences with Mrs. Mendelbright, only to find she has decided to sell the house and run away to get married.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Betty Lynn, Colin Male, J. Pat O'Malley, Enid Markey
Episode 11
A minor argument between Barney and Gomer over a traffic ticket erupts into an all-out feud that leads to reckless driving, staged burglaries, and eventually Barney's resignation from the force. Can Andy get the two friends to make up before things really get out of hand?
Directed by Richard CrennaWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Jim Nabors, Hal Smith, Tom Jacobs, Colin Male, Roy Engel, Joseph Hamilton, Joseph Crehan
Episode 12
Opie and his friends decide to play Robin Hood to a friendly hobo they meet in the local woods and take food from their own cupboards to give to him. Andy decides to meet the man and ends up teaching them all a lesson in who the rich and poor really are.
Directed by Richard CrennaWritten by John WhedonGuest stars Richard Keith, Dennis Rush, Colin Male, Douglas Fowley, Joey Scott
Episode 13
The day of the town picnic, Barney watches as Andy and Helen go wandering into a cave just before the entrance collapses. He quickly rallies the town to their rescue, not realizing Andy and Helen have already found a way out.
Directed by Richard CrennaWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Aneta Corsaut, Jim Nabors, Betty Lynn, Tom Jacobs, Warren Parker, Roy Engel, Joseph Hamilton, Colin Male
Episode 14
After becoming jealous of the attention Andy give to the new boy in town, Opie comes to Andy wrapped in bandages and tells him he and the new boy got into a vicious fight. One peek under Opie's bandages, however, tells Andy the fight may not have been as bloody, or as real, as Opie says.
Directed by Richard CrennaWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars David Alan Bailey, Richard Keith, Dennis Rush
Episode 15
Aunt Bee's friend Mr. Frisby tells her his house is about to be demolished to make way for a new highway. She decides to help her friend and campaigns to halt the county's plans, despite the fact that Andy is the one who must serve the eviction.
Written by John WhedonGuest stars Hal Smith, Charles Lane, Mary Lansing, Noreen Gammill, Lovyss Bradley, Tom Jacobs, Gilda Oliva, Glen Walters
Episode 16
Barney buys an antique motorcycle in order to set a speed trap for speeding truckers on Highway 6. After Barney makes a complete nuisance of himself to all of Mayberry, Andy realizes that the answer may be to make the motorcycle more valuable to the town than to Barney.
Directed by Coby RuskinWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Tom Jacobs, Colin Male, Virginia Sale, Rodney Bell, Joseph Hamilton, Ray Kellogg, Harold Landon, Jerry Brutsche
Episode 17
Andy is called to arrest Ernest T. Bass once again for disturbing one of Mrs. Wiley's socials. Sympathizing with his search for true love, Andy and Barney teach him how to act like a gentleman and bring him to Mrs. Wiley's next social. But when Ernest falls for Mrs. Wiley's niece, his true colors shine through.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Howard Morris, Jackie Joseph, Doris Packer
Episode 18
While guarding a gorgeous jewel thief one night, Andy nearly falls for her seductive charms. He decides to go home and leaves Barney to guard her for the night. But when it suddenly occurs to Andy what the thief's real plans are, he realizes he may not be able to warn Barney in time.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Hal Smith, Colin Male, James Seay, Susan Oliver
Episode 19
Andy and Barney are horrified to learn that Otis, the town drunk, has just bought a new car. After he passes out one night after a party, Andy and Barney put him in his usual jail cell and pretend that he is dead to teach him a lesson. Little do they know Otis may have already learned it.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Hal Smith
Episode 20
When Gomer replaces Barney in the Mayberry choir, Barney is heartbroken. Gomer hears about this and feigns illness so that Barney can sing on the night of the recital. But when Barney's pride gets in the way, the big performance threatens to become a big disaster.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Jim Nabors, Reta Shaw, Olan Soule, Delos Jewkes, Barbara Griffith, Renee Aubry
Episode 21
Andy and Barney must find a shoplifter that's been hitting Ben Weaver's store, so Barney volunteers to dress up as a mannequin. He ends up accusing a little old lady and is ridiculed for another one of his famous blunders by everyone except Andy, who believes he might be onto something.
Guest stars Tol Avery, Lurene Tuttle, Clint Howard, Elizabeth Harrower, Charles Thompson
Episode 22
Andy decides to take a vacation in the mountains and leaves Barney to guard a prisoner the state police have brought in. Inevitably, the prisoner escapes Barney's grasp and flees into the mountains -- the very same mountains Andy is vacationing in.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Jim Nabors, Molly Dodd, Allan Melvin, James Seay, Dabbs Greer
Episode 23
After Andy extinguishes a small fire that started at the filling station while Gomer was napping, Gomer believes Andy saved his life and makes a pest of himself trying to repay the debt. Andy decides to stage an accident and let Gomer "rescue" him, but it's Gomer that ends up needing the rescuing.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Howard McNear, Jim Nabors
Episode 24
Aunt Bee decides to buy 150 pounds of beef at a discount from a new butcher in town. She stores in in her "discount" freezer, which immediately breaks down. With her beef about to go bad, she learns that the only one in town with a freezer bug enough to save her beef is her original butcher.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by John WhedonGuest stars Hope Summers, Jim Nabors, Frank Ferguson
Episode 25
Charlene Darling returns to Mayberry and announces that she has divorced her husband and now, according to folklore, must marry Andy. Desperate for a way out, Andy reads up on mountain folklore and finds a peculiar ritual that will void the marriage, if only he can get Barney to ride the horse.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Howard McNear, Bob Denver, Denver Pyle, Maggie Peterson, Doug Dillard, Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne, Dean Webb
Episode 26
When Opie and his friends are scammed into selling a useless skin ointment, Barney and Gomer try to help convince the company their product is more valuable than they think. When the scheme backfires, however, the whole gang learns a lesson in the art of the deal.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by John WhedonGuest stars Jim Nabors, Lewis Charles, Dennis Rush, Keith Thibodeaux, David A. Bailey, George Petrie
Episode 27
Helen and Thelma Lou are horrified to see Andy and Barney escorting a couple of "fun girls" from Mount Pilot the night before the big dance. The boys know they were innocently making sure the "girls' got home alright, but it will take some fancy two-steppin' at the dance to get Helen and Thelma Lou to believe it.
Guest stars Aneta Corsaut, Jim Nabors, Joyce Jameson, Betty Lynn, Jean Carson, George Lindsey, Lovyss Bradley
Episode 28
Everybody's favorite Englishman Malcolm Merriweather stops by Mayberry once again. This time he's having trouble finding money to finish his bicycle tour of America. Andy decides to hire him to help Aunt Bee around the house, but Malcolm only succeeds in making her feel useless.
Written by Harvey BullockGuest stars Bernard Fox
Episode 29
After Barney sees Andy and Helen kissing in a jewelery store, he becomes convinced they are secretly engaged and decides to throw a surprise engagement party, much to the chagrin of the un-engaged Andy and Helen.
Written by James Fritzell, Everett GreenbaumGuest stars Howard McNear, Aneta Corsaut, Jim Nabors, Molly Dodd, Betty Lynn, Rance Howard, Ronda Jeter, William Newell
Episode 30
After an off-hand comment puts Barney in the doghouse with Thelma Lou, he sees her spending her free time with Gomer instead. Not wanting to hurt his friend, Gomer tries to get her to stop seeing him by falsely professing his love, but ends up engaged to her instead.
Guest stars Jim Nabors, Betty Lynn
Episode 31
While on a camping trip with Opie and his friends, Barney brags to Gomer about his outdoor skills and promptly gets them lost in the woods. When Andy finally does find them, he and Gomer hatch a plan to save Barney the embarrassment and prove to everyone what a mountain man he really is.
Written by Harvey BullockGuest stars Howard McNear, Jim Nabors, Willis Bouchey, Dennis Rush, Keith Thibodeaux, David A. Bailey
Episode 32
Gomer decides to join the Marines, and Andy helps out by secretly convincing the drill instructor that Gomer is the son of a decorated general. The drill instructor takes Gomer under his wing and gets him to pass his inspection with flying colors, only to find out later the truth behind Gomer's lineage. (Pilot episode for the spin-off series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.")
Guest stars Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton, Frank Albertson, Eddie Ryder, Karl Lukas
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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