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 5 Episodes
E1
Opie develops a crush on his teacher, Ms. Crump, and Andy sees that the only way to get Opie to forget about it is to ad…
E2
New height and weight requirements go into effect for all law enforcement officers, which threatens to put Barney out of…
E3
Aunt Bee's sister Nora and her family come to visit and drive everybody crazy. When Nora's husband starts going around t…
E4
Ernest T. Bass returns to Mayberry to get an education so his girlfriend will marry him. But when he meets his new teach…
E5
Aunt Bee's old flame Roger comes to town for a visit and starts driving Andy and Opie crazy. Andy tries to give him the …
E6
Barney buys an old bloodhound to help him and Andy track down a prison escapee, but he only succeeds in getting them bot…
E7
A lover's spat between Barney and Thelma Lou blows out of proportion and ends up involving Andy and Helen. Soon all four…
E8
Barney angers a local businessman who threatens to break every bone in his body if he sees him out of uniform, so Barney…
E9
Opie finds a change purse with $50 and Andy tells him he can keep it if no one claims it in seven days. On the seventh d…
E10
While Andy is away in Raleigh considering a job offer, Barney is left as acting sheriff and dreams of the day he'll have…
E11
Aunt Bee is elated when she is cast in the lead role in the Mayberry Centennial Pageant. When it becomes apparent she is…
E12
The Darling family returns to Mayberry seeking a future husband for their 3-month-old daughter. To Andy's horror, they c…
E13
Andy and Helen end up before a justice of the peace when Andy forgets his fishing license during their picnic. When word…
E14
Opie makes three wishes on a "magic lamp" Barney bought. When one of his wishes doesn't come true, Barney dismisses the …
E15
Otis is talked into suing the county by a shady lawyer, thinking Andy will support his efforts to attract more money for…
E16
Andy catches Opie trying to sell his broken bike to a friend and teaches him a lesson in honest dealing. But when Barney…
E17
Andy is horrified to find Goober has brought a car into the courthouse after being left in charge while Andy was away at…
E18
Barney's attempts at getting Otis to stop drinking through psychotherapy only succeed in driving him away to Mount Pilot…
E19
Barney feels he's become "hexed" after Andy persuades him to throw away a chain letter. Now with the annual law-enforcem…
E20
Goober starts to annoy Andy and Barney by hanging around during their dates with Helen and Thelma Lou. They decide to se…
E21
Andy is offered a job in Minnesota so Barney decides to run for sheriff in the upcoming election. But when Andy's job of…
E22
Barney sets up a sting operation to catch a crook who may be returning to Mayberry for some stolen loot and ends up arre…
E23
An article written up about Andy attracts the attention of a Hollywood film crew who come to make a television show abou…
E24
The pretty daughter of a friend of Aunt Bee's comes to stay with the Taylors and develops a crush on Andy, who tries to …
E25
Barney uncovers an old assault case between Floyd the barber and his friend Charlie that never went to trial and ends up…
E26
Opie and his friend decide to spice up the newspaper they've started with a gossip column, which works great until Andy …
E27
Andy and Barney go to investigate the man who Aunt Bee has told them she is dating and find out that not only is he marr…
E28
After arresting a couple of "fun girls" from Mount Pilot, Andy and Barney need to postpone their big date with Helen and…
E29
Andy arrests a traveling salesman for selling faulty merchandise and puts him on work detail, where he manages to botch …
E30
When Opie gets a D in math class, Andy tells him he can no longer play football after school and pressures him to study …
E31
Opie goes to the carnival to try and win a present for Andy's birthday but ends up spending all his money on a crooked s…
E32
Andy feels responsible when a banjo player loses a job at the carnival, and tries to help him get back on his feet. The …
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