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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...
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Season 1

  • The New Housekeeper
    8.2/10734 votes
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    The New Housekeeper

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1960

    Sheriff Andy Taylor and his young son Opie are in need of a new housekeeper. Andy's Aunt Bee looks like the perfect candidate and moves in, but her presence causes friction with Opie.

    Director: Sheldon Leonard

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • The Manhunt
    8.6/10670 votes
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    The Manhunt

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1960

    Andy and his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife, offer to help track down an escaped convict, but the captain of the state police scoffs at the small-town sheriff's help.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • The Guitar Player
    7.7/10624 votes
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    The Guitar Player

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1960

    A gifted guitar player (James Best) who has self-doubts about his musical talent gets a chance at stardom -- with a little push from Andy.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Ellie Comes to Town
    8.1/10536 votes
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    Ellie Comes to Town

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1960

    When Mayberry's local pharmacist falls ill, his niece Ellie Walker steps in as a temporary replacement -- and creates turmoil with the town's resident hypochondriac.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Irresistible Andy
    7.7/10492 votes
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    Irresistible Andy

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1960

    It's the annual church picnic, and when Andy invites Ellie to the event, he begins to suspect that she has marriage on her mind -- so he hastily arranges for three of Mayberry's most eligible bachelors to lavish attention on her.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Frank Tarloff

  • Runaway Kid
    7.6/10471 votes
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    Runaway Kid

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1960

    Andy must intervene -- and risk breaking a promise to Opie -- when he discovers that one of Opie's young friends has run away from home.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Arthur Stander

  • Andy the Matchmaker
    7.8/10430 votes
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    Andy the Matchmaker

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1960

    When Barney's bumbling law enforcement techniques are questioned, Andy and Ellie decide to stage a fake robbery -- a scheme that turns Barney into a real hero!

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Arthur Stander

  • Opie's Charity
    8.5/10538 votes
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    Opie's Charity

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/1960

    Andy is dismayed when Opie refuses to contribute money to the school charity drive -- but there's a secret reason for Opie's apparent selfishness.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Arthur Stander

  • A Feud is a Feud
    8.0/10506 votes
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    A Feud is a Feud

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1960

    Andy hopes to finally bring peace to two of the county's longtime feuding families, the Carters and the Wakefields -- by arranging a duel between the two patriarchs of the quarreling clans!

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Frank Tarloff

  • Ellie for Council
    7.4/10469 votes
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    Ellie for Council

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1960

    It's a battle of the sexes when Ellie Walker decides to become the very first woman to run for a seat on the Mayberry city council -- and the town's horrified menfolk decide to sabotage her newfound political career.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Christmas Story
    9.1/10813 votes
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    Christmas Story

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1960

    Mayberry's local "Scrooge," storeowner Ben Weaver, manages to have harmless bootlegger Sam Muggins thrown into jail on Christmas -- but the Mayberry folks manage to celebrate Christmas with Sam in a most unusual way.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Frank Tarloff

  • Stranger In Town
    8.2/10582 votes
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    Stranger In Town

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/26/1960

    Ed Sawyer, a mysterious stranger, arrives in Mayberry and disrupts the lives of the townspeople because he appears to know everyone's name, intimate details about their lives, and other startling facts about them.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Arthur Stander

  • Mayberry Goes Hollywood
    7.7/10454 votes
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    Mayberry Goes Hollywood

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1961

    Lights! Camera! Chaos! A Hollywood producer chooses idyllic Mayberry as the backdrop for his next movie, and the entire town goes into a frenzy as they gear up for the anticipated glamour, fame and fortune.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Benedict Freedman, John Fenton Murray

  • The Horse Trader
    7.8/10408 votes
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    The Horse Trader

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1961

    Andy performs some slick dealing with an antique dealer to get rid of the town's old worthless cannon. But when young Opie later mimics his father's shady deal to obtain a pair of roller skates, Andy has second thoughts about his own wheeling and dealing.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Those Gossipin' Men
    8.2/10467 votes
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    Those Gossipin' Men

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1961

    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.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • The Beauty Contest
    7.7/10426 votes
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    The Beauty Contest

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1961

    The Mayberry town council wants to end the annual Founder's Day celebration with a beauty contest, with Andy chosen to pick the winner. The result is pandemonium as candidates of all shapes and sizes descend on the hapless "judge."

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Alcohol and Old Lace
    8.5/10474 votes
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    Alcohol and Old Lace

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1961

    Opie comes home talking about a "flower-making machine" owned by sisters Clarabelle and Jennifer Morrison, the spinsters who run the local flower shop. Andy and Barney do a little investigating -- and discover the contraption is actually a still and the kindly sisters are in the moonshine business!

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Andy, the Marriage Counselor
    7.6/10431 votes
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    Andy, the Marriage Counselor

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1961

    Mayberry newcomers Fred and Jeannie Boone are constantly causing domestic disturbances with their fighting, so Andy decides to play marriage counselor to the bickering couple -- with disastrous results.

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: Frank Tarloff

  • Mayberry on Record
    8.1/10446 votes
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    Mayberry on Record

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1961

    A New York City record promoter arrives in Mayberry, intent on making a recording of the region's local folk music, but Andy becomes wary of the stranger and suspects he might be a con artist seeking some fast cash.

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: Benedict Freedman, John Fenton Murray

  • Andy Saves Barney's Morale
    8.2/10431 votes
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    Andy Saves Barney's Morale

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1961

    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!

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Frank Tarloff

  • Andy and the Gentleman Crook
    7.9/10408 votes
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    Andy and the Gentleman Crook

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1961

    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.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon

  • Cyrano Andy
    7.9/10379 votes
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    Cyrano Andy

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/6/1961

    Andy makes an earnest attempt at matchmaking to help Barney win the heart of his girlfriend, Thelma Lou. Things go fine at first -- until barney misinterprets Andy's efforts and thinks he's trying to steal her away!

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Andy and Opie, Housekeepers
    7.8/10387 votes
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    Andy and Opie, Housekeepers

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/13/1961

    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!

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Frank Tarloff

  • The New Doctor
    7.5/10370 votes
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    The New Doctor

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/27/1961

    Andy must make a hasty, ill-advised marriage proposal to Ellie Walker after he becomes convinced that the new, handsome young doctor in town is trying to steal his girl.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • A Plaque for Mayberry
    8.2/10404 votes
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    A Plaque for Mayberry

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/3/1961

    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.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon

  • The Inspector
    8.0/10376 votes
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    The Inspector

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/10/1961

    When a state inspector arrives in Mayberry to check the jail and courthouse, Andy and Barney are shocked to discover he's a by-the-book stickler for rules and regulations. Things look shaky until Andy is able to demonstrate the "Mayberry way" of fighting crime.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Ellie Saves a Female
    7.6/10447 votes
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    Ellie Saves a Female

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/17/1961

    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.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Frank Tarloff

  • Andy Forecloses
    8.2/10408 votes
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    Andy Forecloses

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/24/1961

    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.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon

  • Quiet Sam
    8.0/10415 votes
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    Quiet Sam

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 5/1/1961

    Barney is convinced that the new, mysterious farmer in town warrants further investigation. Andy finally agrees to pay a visit to the man's farm -- and finds himself drawn into a predicament he never imagined he'd find himself in.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

  • Barney Gets His Man
    8.8/10461 votes
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    Barney Gets His Man

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 5/8/1961

    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.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon

  • The Guitar Player Returns
    7.4/10424 votes
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    The Guitar Player Returns

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/15/1961

    Mayberry's famed hometown musician -- Jim Lindsey (James Best) -- returns for a visit in his flashy convertible and fancy clothes. But despite all the trappings and signs of showbiz success, Andy senses that all is not well in the life of the popular performer.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

  • Bringing Up Opie
    7.6/10350 votes
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    Bringing Up Opie

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/22/1961

    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.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart