10.0/101 votes#1 - Opie and the Carnival
Season 5 Episode 31 - Aired 4/26/1965
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 shooting gallery. When Andy hears about it, he visits the gallery himself to teach the operators a lesson in straight shooting.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Fred Freeman
9.0/101 votes#2 - Barney's Uniform
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1964
Barney angers a local businessman who threatens to break every bone in his body if he sees him out of uniform, so Barney starts wearing his uniform everywhere. Andy has an idea to help him by changing a little more than his clothes.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Sam Bobrick
9.0/101 votes#3 - Opie's Fortune
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1964
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 day the owner comes looking for the money, and Andy discovers Opie has already spent it.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Ben Joelson
9.0/101 votes#4 - The Case of the Punch in the Nose
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/15/1965
Barney uncovers an old assault case between Floyd the barber and his friend Charlie that never went to trial and ends up re-igniting an old feud that spreads to the whole town. Now Andy has to find a way to resolve the dispute and keep everyone out of court.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Sam Bobrick
8.5/102 votes#5 - The Luck of Newton Monroe
Season 5 Episode 29 - Aired 4/12/1965
Andy arrests a traveling salesman for selling faulty merchandise and puts him on work detail, where he manages to botch every job he's given. Now Andy has to restore the man's self-confidence and he may have to sacrifice his front porch to do it.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Sam Bobrick
8.0/101 votes#6 - Opie's Newspaper
Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 3/22/1965
Opie and his friend decide to spice up the newspaper they've started with a gossip column, which works great until Andy and Aunt Bee realize it's mostly about them.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Harvey Bullock
8.0/101 votes#7 - Opie Flunks Arithmetic
Season 5 Episode 30 - Aired 4/19/1965
When Opie gets a D in math class, Andy tells him he can no longer play football after school and pressures him to study harder. When Opie's grade fails to improve, Andy feels helpless until Helen shows him how he may actually be contributing to the problem.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Richard Morgan
8.0/101 votes#8 - Banjo-Playing Deputy
Season 5 Episode 32 - Aired 5/3/1965
Andy feels responsible when a banjo player loses a job at the carnival, and tries to help him get back on his feet. The man only succeeds in making a mess of things and quickly loses his self-confidence, until he hears about a couple of purse robbers who are on the loose at the carnival.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Bob Ross
7.0/101 votes#9 - TV or Not TV
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1965
An article written up about Andy attracts the attention of a Hollywood film crew who come to make a television show about him. Andy is flattered, until he notices the crew's strange fascination with the Mayberry town bank.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Ben Joelson
7.0/101 votes#10 - Guest in the House
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/1965
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 be nice for Aunt Bee's sake without getting in trouble with Helen.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Fred Freeman
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"Opie and the Carnival" is the best rated episode directed by Coby Ruskin. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Fred Freeman. It aired on 4/26/1965 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Barney's Uniform".