All Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show
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Season 1
8.2/10766 votesThe 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
8.6/10694 votesThe 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
7.7/10651 votesThe 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
8.1/10560 votesEllie 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
7.7/10516 votesIrresistible 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
7.6/10494 votesRunaway 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
7.8/10453 votesAndy 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
8.5/10561 votesOpie'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
8.0/10528 votesA 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
7.4/10486 votesEllie 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
9.1/10857 votesChristmas 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
8.2/10609 votesStranger 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
7.7/10472 votesMayberry 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
7.7/10421 votesThe 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
8.2/10485 votesThose 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
7.7/10440 votesThe 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
8.5/10496 votesAlcohol 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
7.6/10446 votesAndy, 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
8.1/10465 votesMayberry 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
8.2/10446 votesAndy 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
7.9/10421 votesAndy 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
7.9/10394 votesCyrano 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
7.8/10399 votesAndy 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
7.5/10386 votesThe 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
8.2/10419 votesA 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
8.0/10390 votesThe 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
7.6/10462 votesEllie 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
8.2/10424 votesAndy 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
8.0/10434 votesQuiet 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
8.8/10486 votesBarney 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
7.3/10438 votesThe 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
7.6/10364 votesBringing 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