The Andy Griffith Show
"Nip it in the bud!"
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.
Season 2 Episodes
E1
Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son Op…
E2
When a rookie policeman is sent to Mayberry for training, Barney mistakenly believes the man is his replacement and quit…
E3
Andy arrests an attractive speeder, who promptly uses flattery and charm to turn the various prosecution witnesses -- Op…
E4
Will the town coffers run out of cash? It appears that way when Mayberry resident Frank Myers is stunned to discover tha…
E5
After a disagreement with Thelma Lou, Barney unwittingly falls under the spell of the female half of a scheming con team…
E6
Andy is wary when Opie becomes fascinated by a wily hobo (Buddy Ebsen) who begins to influence the boy with his carefree…
E7
Two crooks masquerade as an FBI agent and a professional photographer in a scheme to honor the Mayberry Sheriff's Depart…
E8
When Thelma Lou arranges a blind date between her visiting cousin and Andy, the two lovebirds hit it off -- but a skeet-…
E9
Aunt Bee falls for traveling handyman Henry Wheeler, but Andy becomes convinced that Wheeler is a less-than-ideal suitor…
E10
Both Andy and Barney are offered membership in an exclusive men's club, but Barney manages to alienate the entire group …
E11
Andy and Barney are horrified when Aunt Bee decides to enter her prized pickles -- with a taste described as "kerosene c…
E12
When Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of nearby Greendale, Andy decides to let him be the sheriff of Mayberry …
E13
Big Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale) comes to Mayberry, determined to find a suitable wife. Andy and Barney are more than happy t…
E14
Opie joins a secret club known as The Wildcats and is subsequently suspected of being the guilty party when the barn tha…
E15
Andy has his hands full with a rich, arrogant lawbreaker (Bill Bixby) who threatens to have his influential father make …
E16
The men of Mayberry become infatuated with Ellen Brown (Barbara Eden), a curvaceous manicurist who sets up shop in Floyd…
E17
After a series of mishaps, Barney declares that Mayberry resident Henry Bennett is a "jinx." Andy sets out to prove him …
E18
Barney must attempt to salvage his reputation after he inadvertently allows a criminal to escape from the Mayberry jail …
E19
Opie has his heart set on winning a medal in the annual Sheriff's Boys Day race -- so he seeks training tips from an exp…
E20
Things hit a sour note when Barney joins the Mayberry choir -- and it's quickly determined that his singing voice isn't …
E21
As part of the Founder's Day festivities, the residents of Mayberry decide to give a key to the city to the first visito…
E22
Weaver's Department Store in Mayberry has some new competition -- in the form of Bert Miller, a traveling salesman who s…
E23
With the town jail full, Andy reluctantly decides to have the town drunk, Otis Campbell, incarcerated in Andy's own home…
E24
Feisty country farmer Rafe Hollister is determined to avoid getting a tetanus shot when county nurse Mary Simpson arrive…
E25
While on a trip to Raleigh, Andy and Barney find themselves swept into an adventure involving a jewel thief being watche…
E26
Aunt Bee invents an imaginary beau so that Andy can be free to concentrate on finding a wife for himself. But when it co…
E27
Andy's attempts to date county nurse Mary Simpson are constantly thwarted by an unwanted third wheel -- Barney -- who co…
E28
Floyd's dreams of expanding his haircutting business seem to be coming true when semi-retired barber Bill Medwin offer t…
E29
A newspaper publishing mogul is ticketed for speeding and retaliates by sending an undercover reporter to Mayberry to di…
E30
When Barney's awkward cousin Virgil arrives from New Jersey, Barney attempts to put him to work -- but Virgil's earnest …
E31
Can the town drunk masquerade as a respected Mayberry deputy? That's the plan when Otis Campbell receives a letter from …
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