The Best Episodes Directed By Bob Sweeney

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   #1 - The Pickle Story

   S2:E1112/18/1961

   Andy and Barney are horrified when Aunt Bee decides to enter her prized pickles -- with a taste described as "kerosene cucumbers" -- in a county fair contest, hoping to claim first prize over the competition's perennial winner.

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   #2 - The Keeper of the Flame

   S2:E141/8/1962

   Opie joins a secret club known as The Wildcats and is subsequently suspected of being the guilty party when the barn that the club meets in catches fire and burns to the ground.

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   #3 - Barney and the Choir

   S2:E202/19/1962

   Things hit a sour note when Barney joins the Mayberry choir -- and it's quickly determined that his singing voice isn't exactly harmonious to the other members of the group.

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   #4 - The Merchant of Mayberry

   S2:E223/5/1962

   Weaver's Department Store in Mayberry has some new competition -- in the form of Bert Miller, a traveling salesman who sets up shop in the town with a little help from Andy.

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   #5 - Barney's First Car

   S3:E274/1/1963

   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.

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   #6 - Praise the Führer and Pass the Ammunition

   S2:E191/20/1967

   Hogan and his men are determined to create chaos during staged war games a ruthless Nazi colonel has scheduled near Stalag 13.

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   #7 - Drums Along the Dusseldorf

   S3:E303/30/1968

   A German truck carrying an experimental jet fuel is the latest target for Hogan and the gang. But when all efforts to sabotage the shipment fail, Carter decides to get down to business with the remaining weaponry at hand—a bow and arrow!

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   #8 - Those Gossipin' Men

   S1:E151/16/1961

   Aunt Bee, accused by Andy of being a hopeless gossip, sets out to prove that the men of Mayberry are even bigger rumormongers than the women.

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   #9 - Andy Saves Barney's Morale

   S1:E202/20/1961

   When Andy has to leave Mayberry for the day to testify in a court case held in a neighboring town, Deputy Barney Fife is left in charge of the sheriff's department -- and he proceeds to arrest everyone in Mayberry!

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    #10 - Andy and the Gentleman Crook

    S1:E212/27/1961

    A notorious, nationally known con man dubbed "Gentleman Dan" becomes a hero of epic proportions to Aunt Bee, Opie and Barney when he is held for two days in the Mayberry jail.

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    #11 - Andy and Opie, Housekeepers

    S1:E233/13/1961

    Aunt Bee must leave Mayberry to care for a sick cousin, but not before scolding Andy and Opie for their messy housekeeping habits. The two are determined to clean house before she returns -- a project that suddenly accelerates when she phones to say she'll be coming home earlier than expected!

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    #12 - A Plaque for Mayberry

    S1:E254/3/1961

    The Women's Historical Society is all set to throw a celebration in honor of the last living descendant of a Revolutionary War hero named Nathan Tibbs, who has been traced to Mayberry. But their excitement turns to horror when they discover that the intended honoree is the town drunk, Otis Campbell.

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    #13 - Ellie Saves a Female

    S1:E274/17/1961

    Ellie Walker takes pity on a shy tomboy named Frankie Flint and is determined to give a "Cinderella" makeover to the young girl -- much to her gruff father's displeasure.

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    #14 - Andy Forecloses

    S1:E284/24/1961

    Andy, faced with the unpleasant task of serving an eviction notice on a family who has fallen on hard times, tries desperately to come up with a way for the tenants to keep their home.

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    #15 - Barney Gets His Man

    S1:E305/8/1961

    Barney's reputation as a deputy soars when he inadvertently helps capture Eddie Brooke, an escaped convict. But Brooke vows to escape again and head straight back to Mayberry to exact his revenge.

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    #16 - Bringing Up Opie

    S1:E325/22/1961

    After being scolded by Aunt Bee, Opie decides to run away from home -- a plan that quickly turns into a series of eye-opening, and sometimes dangerous, adventures for Opie and a scare for both Aunt Bee and Andy.

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    #17 - Opie and the Bully

    S2:E110/2/1961

    Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son Opie at school.

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    #18 - Barney's Replacement

    S2:E210/9/1961

    When a rookie policeman is sent to Mayberry for training, Barney mistakenly believes the man is his replacement and quits the police force to become a vacuum-cleaner salesman.

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    #19 - Mayberry Goes Bankrupt

    S2:E410/23/1961

    Will the town coffers run out of cash? It appears that way when Mayberry resident Frank Myers is stunned to discover that the township apparently owes him close to $350,000!

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    #20 - Opie's Hobo Friend

    S2:E611/13/1961

    Andy is wary when Opie becomes fascinated by a wily hobo (Buddy Ebsen) who begins to influence the boy with his carefree, conniving ways.

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    #21 - Crime-Free Mayberry

    S2:E711/20/1961

    Two crooks masquerade as an FBI agent and a professional photographer in a scheme to honor the Mayberry Sheriff's Department for preserving the community's low crime rate -- but they actually have their eye on the town bank.

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    #22 - The Clubmen

    S2:E1012/11/1961

    Both Andy and Barney are offered membership in an exclusive men's club, but Barney manages to alienate the entire group by trying too hard to fit in -- an endeavor that threatens his chances at joining the elite organization.

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    #23 - Sheriff Barney

    S2:E1212/25/1961

    When Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of nearby Greendale, Andy decides to let him be the sheriff of Mayberry for a day to give him a taste of what the top law-enforcement spot entails.

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    #24 - The Jinx

    S2:E171/29/1962

    After a series of mishaps, Barney declares that Mayberry resident Henry Bennett is a "jinx." Andy sets out to prove him wrong -- but begins to believe it himself after the troubles continue.

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    #25 - Jailbreak

    S2:E182/5/1962

    Barney must attempt to salvage his reputation after he inadvertently allows a criminal to escape from the Mayberry jail and the state police are called in to assist in the manhunt.

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