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The Best Episodes of Mayberry R.F.D.

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The Best Episodes of Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show. When star Andy Griffith decided to...

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  1. 7.6/10(43 votes)

    #1 - The Bicycle Club

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    S3:E13

    The men make a bicycle club without telling Emmett. When Emmett finds out about it from Millie, he's determined to show them that he can still shine at his age.

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    Director:Hal Cooper
  2. 7.6/10(40 votes)

    #2 - Howard the Dream Spinner

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    S3:E15

    Howard becomes to hose of a local literary program and becomes attached to an anonymous girl named Melissa whom Goober and Emmett created

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    Director:Hal Cooper
    Writer:Bob Mosher
  3. 7.5/10(40 votes)

    #3 - Goober and the Telephone Girl

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    S2:E4

    Goober is upset over his bill from the Mt. Pilot telephone company for calls he didn't make. Sam drives Goober to Mt. Pilot and Goober speaks with Violet Henderson from the company. It's Saturday and Sam and Millie double date with Goober and Violet. A man makes a pass at Violet and Goober goes to intercede. The man punches Goober in the stomach and Violet uses her judo skills to throw the man to the floor. An embarrassed Goober asks Sam to take Violet home and leaves. Word gets around and Goober thinks the whole town is laughing at him. Violet comes by to talk to Sam and Millie shows up saying Goober is selling his gas station. Sam talks to Goober and says to show people he's not afraid, he should take Violet to Morelli's again. At Morelli's, Goober starts an argument at the jukebox with a man named Jim.

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  4. 7.5/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Aloha Goober

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    S2:E24

    Everybody thinks Goober is going to Hawaii

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  5. 7.5/10(36 votes)

    #5 - Millie the Best-Dressed Woman

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    S3:E7

    Great news comes from the Mt.Pilot Press....Millie is declared the best dressed woman in ALL of the area! Everyone is very happy about this. Soon, the woman start copying Millie's styles and clothing she wears...including miniskits! The men strongly object, and Sam must tell Millie to stop. That night, the woman who she has been getting the fashions visits....and is in completly different clothes! Millie finds out that you should wear what you want to wear in this episode.

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    Director:Hal Cooper
    Writer:Bob Mosher
  6. 7.4/10(43 votes)

    #6 - Millie the Model

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    S2:E5

    Millie visits a dress shop in Mt. Pilot that is run by her friend Emma Whittaker. Millie tries on a new line of dresses and is introduced to their designer, Miss Rogers. Miss Rogers likes Millie's freshness and asks her to come to New York for a month to model the line for fashion magazines. Millie is excited and accepts the offer. It's been a week and Mr. Felton, the mailman, finally brings a card from Millie. She's been busy and has met a sculptor. Another week passes with no word from Millie. Sam goes to see Millie and Thornton Avery, the photographer, is not happy that Sam interrupted the photo shoot. Sam doesn't really get to talk to Millie as she is busy. Then the two go to a party that night. Sam finally gets a quiet moment with Millie. She says that while she's had fun, she can't wait to get back home.

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    Director:Hal Cooper
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  8. 7.4/10(31 votes)

    #7 - Mike's Project

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    S3:E14

    Sam's help on Mike's Project goes overboard when he gets into a dispuit with another boy's father.

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  9. 7.4/10(42 votes)

    #8 - Howard the Swinger

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    S3:E22

    Howard moves into a swinging singles apartment

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  10. 7.4/10(31 votes)

    #9 - The City Planner

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    S3:E25

    When the representative of the company City Planners turns out to be an attractive woman, everyone worries about Sam spending so much time with her.

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  11. 7.3/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Emmett Takes a Fall

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    S2:E15

    While tossing a football with Sam at Goober's service station, Emmett falls into the grease pit. The guys take Emmett to the Doctor and learn he broke his arm. He'll have to wear a cast for 5-6 weeks. Emmett is worried about having to close his shop. Not wanting to leave the town without a fix-it shop, Emmett puts an add in the paper for help. A scientifically-minded high school boy named Ernie applies for the job. Emmett at first turns him down, but then hires him. Emmett soon learns that Ernie is very skilled at fixing things. Word spreads around town about how talented Ernie is and now everyone is bringing in things to be fixed by him. A depressed Emmett tells Sam that he's closing up shop and leaving Mayberry. He says his shop just isn't the same anymore. Sam tells Emmett that even he has to try and keep up with new things and methods. After Emmett leaves, Sam calls the high school. Emmett winds up joining Mr. Desmond's science class at the school.

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    Director:Hal Cooper
    Writer:Bob Mosher
  12. 7.3/10(35 votes)

    #11 - The Health Fund

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    S2:E22

    At their lodge finance meeting, Sam discusses their new health insurance plan. It will only increase dues $8 a month and all bills will be paid by the lodge. Later, Howard tells Sam that his doctor suggests he have an operation to correct his deviated septum. Elmo finds the timing of this operation very suspicious. Emmett and Goober confront Howard and call him a crook. They go with to the hospital to make sure Howard doesn't pad the bill. Emmett and Goober then ask Dr. Wilson about some of the expenses of the operation. Emmett and Goober decide to go see Howard at checkout time to make sure he doesn't stay longer than he should. The lodge meets and learns the health fund is heavily depleted. Goober suggests if Howard doesn't have appendicitis the lodge shouldn't pay for the extra day. Howard is out of the hospital. Goober doesn't believe someone can develop symptoms just by talking about it. Then Sam mentions hives and Goober starts itching.

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  13. 7.3/10(33 votes)

    #12 - Hair

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    S3:E6

    Emmett tries to look young by buying a Toupee

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  14. 7.2/10(30 votes)

    #13 - The New Farmhand

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    S2:E9

    Sam hires a new farmhand, Rudy Harwell, to help harvest his corn crops. Emmett mentions to Sam how impressed Mike is with Rudy. Even Flora sees how much Mike admires Rudy. Flora tells Sam he should spend more time with Mike. She is afraid Mike is beginning to enjoy being around Rudy more than him. The next day, Sam takes Mike into town, but Mike doesn't seem to have much fun. Flora tries to tell Rudy how close Sam and Mike are. Back at home, Sam and Mike try to put a model car together. Things don't go smoothly and then Rudy comes in and finishes the model. Mike goes off with Rudy. Later, Mike is having a hard time with a composition for school. Flora tells him to ask Sam for help, but he goes to Rudy instead. Rudy intentionally gives Mike bad advice hoping he will then turn to Sam. Mike does go to Sam and tells him about the bad advice Rudy gave him. The corn crop is harvested and Rudy leaves. It's then that Sam figures out that Rudy wanted Mike to be close to his father.

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    Writer:Bob Mosher
  15. 7.2/10(31 votes)

    #14 - Palm Springs, Here We Are

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    S2:E11

    The group arrive in Palm Springs and then head to Selma's house. The home is large and beautiful. Howard and Goober wind up having to share a room. Millie comes back from town saying she saw Rock Hudson. By the pool, Howard gets upset when Goober gets him wet. Their bickering continues that night while they're in their bedroom trying to sleep. The next morning Goober and Howard are still getting on each other's nerves. The others notice this and hope it won't ruin the vacation. Sam rents a Dune buggy and he, Millie, Howard and Goober go riding in the desert. Goober and Howard are still not getting along. They run out of gas and fortunately another driver comes by. Sam and Millie go with the driver to get gas after Goober and Howard insist on staying behind. The two start to worry when it seems that Sam has been gone longer than it should've taken. The men start to confess things to each other and become friends again.

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  16. 7.2/10(32 votes)

    #15 - Community Spirit

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    S3:E11

    Goober, Howard, and Emmett paint Sam's house against his wishes.

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    Writer:Bob Mosher
  17. 7.2/10(31 votes)

    #16 - Millie's Egg Farm

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    S3:E16

    Millie opens up and Egg Farm and finds it very hard work.

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  18. 7.2/10(32 votes)

    #17 - The Moon Rocks

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    S3:E18

    Sam gets his friend at NASA to bring the moon rock to Mayberry so Howard can have a private showing.

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  19. 7.2/10(33 votes)

    #18 - Mike's Car

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    S3:E23

    Sam lets Mike buy Goober's old car.

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  20. 7.2/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Emmett's Invention

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    S3:E26

    A large company wants to buy the rights to Emmett's old invention

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    Director:Hal Cooper
  21. 7.1/10(53 votes)

    #20 - Andy's Baby

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    S2:E1

    Aunt Bee and Sam prepare for a visit from Andy and Helen and their new baby, Andy Jr. After they arrive, Howard, Goober, and Emmett come by to see the baby. Goober, then Emmett and then Howard, each hint that they would like to be the Godfather. After they find out that Sam is chosen, the men are upset because they all feel they are closer to Andy. Andy notices that the three men have become very cold and distant to him. They're also distant to Sam. Andy suggests having four Godfathers and the men agree. But then the three fight over who will be the spokesman at church. It's the day of the christening and it still hasn't been decided who will be the spokesman. When the Reverend asks for the spokesman, all four men come up. Despite things being very unorthodox, the Reverend smooths things over. Later, Mike wonders why he doesn't have four Godfathers and Sam has to rectify the situation.

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    Director:Hal Cooper
  22. 7.1/10(33 votes)

    #21 - Millie and the Palm Springs Golf Pro

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    S2:E12

    Sam runs into an old war buddy named Charlie Harris. Charlie is a golf pro at one of the local clubs. He invites Sam and Millie over to the driving range for some lessons. After some time on the range, Sam remembers that they have to pick up Goober and Mike from the movies. Millie would like to stay, so Charlie offers to drive her back. Later, when Charlie brings Millie home, he tells her she's beautiful and kisses her. Goobers at the door and happens to see this, but he doesn't see her slap Charlie. Millie tells Goober not to say anything to Sam. Millie finally tells Sam what happened and he just laughs it off saying that's the same old Charlie. This makes Millie furious and she feels she's being taken for granted. Wanting to show Sam, Millie goes to ask Charlie for a date. He says that she's "Sam's girl" and he's apologizes for what he did. Millie decides to make it look to Sam as though she's going out on a date. She spends the night at a malt shop.

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  23. 7.1/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Millie and the Great Outdoors

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    S2:E20

    Millie tells Aunt Bee that she would like to go stay at a fancy hotel in Charlotte with Sam. Sam comes home and tells Millie they're going camping with Howard and Barbara Evans. Sam doesn't know that Millie hates camping. After she hears how Barbara loves fishing, hiking and camping, Millie decides she better go. Howard falls and tears a ligament in his foot while gathering firewood. Millie begins to feel out of place seeing Barbara's outdoor know-how. And it doesn't help that Sam and Barbara get along so well. No matter how hard Millie tries, she's just can't compete with Barbara. The next morning, Sam and Barbara go off fishing before Millie wakes up. Millie gets upset and tells Howard she's taking Sam's truck and going home. Back at home, Millie tells Aunt Bee how she ruined the trip. Because she's a better "indoors" person, Aunt Bee thinks Millie should host a dinner party for Sam, Howard and Barbara and show off her talents.

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  24. 7.1/10(32 votes)

    #23 - The Mynah Bird

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    S2:E26

    Mike loses Howard's prized mynah bird. Final appearance of Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee.

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  25. 7.1/10(32 votes)

    #24 - Sensitivity Training

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    S3:E2

    An encounter group comes to Mayberry

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  26. 7.0/10(30 votes)

    #25 - Howard the Poet

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    S2:E3

    "The Carolina Pen and Quill", the state literary magazine, sends a letter to Howard. The magazine is initiating a new poetry section for native North Carolina poets. They would like to commission him to write an original poem for the page. Some time passes and everyone is wondering how Howard's poem is coming along. The reality of it is that Howard is suffering from writer's block. Sam comes by Howard's office and reminds him of the deadline for the poem. Now his writer's block gets even worse. After hearing that he isn't eating, Aunt Bee brings Howard some food. But her being around is distracting Howard. Howard's friends start to realize the pressure he is under. Howard goes out to the woods to get some inspiration. Goober comes by and tries to give Howard a pep talk, but Howard just wants him to leave. Later, Howard believes he's a failure and tells this to Sam. Howard winds up writing a poem about failure and it gets published.

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    Director:Hal Cooper

Best Episodes Summary

"The Bicycle Club" is the best rated episode of "Mayberry R.F.D.". It scored 7.6/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by Hal Cooper and written by Walter Black, it aired on 12/7/1970. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Howard the Dream Spinner".