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 8 Episodes
E1
Opie has a really big crush on classmate Mary Alice Carter, but she has her eyes on hunk Fred Simpson. When Opie asks h…
E2
Howard is on a bowling hot streak. When the lights go out during the final frame of the championship game, he gets the j…
E3
Aunt Bea and her friends go to Mexico. While there, their friendships gets strained.
E4
Andy cancels a big date with Helen in order to confer with a lawyer in Raleigh, who turns out to be a beautiful women.
E5
After Andy sends a reluctant Opie to a swanky boy’s camp over his summer vacation, he becomes fast friends with a boy fr…
E6
Howard, dating Millie, is threatened by her husky former boyfriend
E7
Aunt Bee, summoned for jury duty, disagrees with fellow jurors on her first case.
E8
Opie disobeys Andy and tape-records a bank robber's confession.
E9
Opie joins a rock-and-roll group and starts getting failing grades in school.
E10
A visiting professor is attracted to Aunt Bee because she resembles his deceased wife.
E11
Andy opens a coin laundry to save money for Opie's college education.
E12
Howard proposes to Millie at the bakery where she works.
E13
Andy learns the truth when he sees his cousin Bradford alight from a freight train but keeps quiet because Aunt Bee thin…
E14
Andy catches the flu and Goober takes over as his deputy.
E15
Howard quits his boring job as county clerk and becomes a Caribbean island beachcomber.
E16
Goober buys the gas station with financial backing from Andy and Emmett.
E17
The head of a local TV station enlists Aunt Bee to do a nightly cooking show, having heard about her cooking. Although …
E18
Emmett's brother in law wants him to leave the fix it shop and join him in selling life insurance.
E19
Opie gets a job working at the drugstore and learns that everyone makes mistakes.
E20
The Church Members must decide what to purchase with the $500 that's willed to the church. The choice is between Choir r…
E21
An international summit is in the hands of Barney.
E22
An old friend makes Goober feel worthless.
E23
Aunt Bee decides that she wants to be more exciting, so she announces that she will learn to fly.
E24
As Andy is looking through Helen's old newspaper clippings, he finds one of her being taken to jail by the police. He d…
E25
Emmett Clark cannot decide on a suitable anniversary gift for his spouse. Helpful friend Flora Mahlerbie {Alberta Nelso…
E26
Howard's mother decides to get married and move to Mt. Pilot. Howard is so glad to have the house to himself that he de…
E27
Sam runs against Emmett for office.
E28
Opie sticks up for a young boy and must pay the price.
E29
Sam and Andy call on modern technology to finally get Goober a steady girl.
E30
Sam brings over one of his Italian friends from the war--but unbenowst to him the friend brings over his elderly father …
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