8.4/10417 votes#1 - Opie and the Bully
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1961
Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son Opie at school.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Frank Tarloff
7.8/10379 votes#2 - Barney's Replacement
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1961
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
7.6/10406 votes#3 - Andy and the Woman Speeder
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1961
Andy arrests an attractive speeder, who promptly uses flattery and charm to turn the various prosecution witnesses -- Opie, Barney and Floyd the barber -- against a hapless Andy and his case.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
8.1/10396 votes#4 - Mayberry Goes Bankrupt
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1961
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!
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
8.2/10393 votes#5 - Barney on the Rebound
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1961
After a disagreement with Thelma Lou, Barney unwittingly falls under the spell of the female half of a scheming con team and Andy must attempt to save the day.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
8.5/10432 votes#6 - Opie's Hobo Friend
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/1961
Andy is wary when Opie becomes fascinated by a wily hobo (Buddy Ebsen) who begins to influence the boy with his carefree, conniving ways.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Harvey Bullock
8.3/10389 votes#7 - Crime-Free Mayberry
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/1961
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Paul Henning
7.8/10424 votes#8 - The Perfect Female
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/1961
When Thelma Lou arranges a blind date between her visiting cousin and Andy, the two lovebirds hit it off -- but a skeet-shooting competition sets Andy's romantic record straight.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
7.6/10354 votes#9 - Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1961
Aunt Bee falls for traveling handyman Henry Wheeler, but Andy becomes convinced that Wheeler is a less-than-ideal suitor and decides to intervene.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon
7.8/10371 votes#10 - The Clubmen
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1961
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Fred S. Fox, Iz Elinson
9.1/10654 votes#11 - The Pickle Story
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1961
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Harvey Bullock
8.4/10371 votes#12 - Sheriff Barney
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1961
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon
7.8/10387 votes#13 - The Farmer Takes a Wife
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1962
Big Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale) comes to Mayberry, determined to find a suitable wife. Andy and Barney are more than happy to help him with his search -- until Pruitt announces his choice: Barney's girlfriend, Thelma Lou!
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
8.1/10367 votes#14 - The Keeper of the Flame
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1962
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
8.2/10410 votes#15 - Bailey's Bad Boy
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1962
Andy has his hands full with a rich, arrogant lawbreaker (Bill Bixby) who threatens to have his influential father make life miserable for Andy and Barney unless the charges against him are dismissed.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon
8.6/10515 votes#16 - The Manicurist
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1962
The men of Mayberry become infatuated with Ellen Brown (Barbara Eden), a curvaceous manicurist who sets up shop in Floyd's barbershop. But the women of Mayberry are less than enthusiastic about the situation.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
7.7/10362 votes#17 - The Jinx
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1962
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
8.6/10391 votes#18 - Jailbreak
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1962
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Harvey Bullock
7.6/10333 votes#19 - A Medal for Opie
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1962
Opie has his heart set on winning a medal in the annual Sheriff's Boys Day race -- so he seeks training tips from an expert in the field: legendary 50-Yard Dash champion Barney Fife!
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Frank Tarloff
8.9/10518 votes#20 - Barney and the Choir
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1962
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
7.9/10333 votes#21 - Guest of Honor
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1962
As part of the Founder's Day festivities, the residents of Mayberry decide to give a key to the city to the first visitor entering the town. Unfortunately, that visitor is Sheldon Davis, a highly skilled pickpocket and petty thief.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
8.1/10398 votes#22 - The Merchant of Mayberry
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1962
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.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon
8.6/10438 votes#23 - Aunt Bee the Warden
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1962
With the town jail full, Andy reluctantly decides to have the town drunk, Otis Campbell, incarcerated in Andy's own home. But when Aunt Bee takes charge as the "warden," Otis is soon howling to be locked up in the real jail!
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
7.8/10391 votes#24 - The County Nurse
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1962
Feisty country farmer Rafe Hollister is determined to avoid getting a tetanus shot when county nurse Mary Simpson arrives in Mayberry to inoculate the citizenry.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart
8.5/10395 votes#25 - Andy and Barney in the Big City
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1962
While on a trip to Raleigh, Andy and Barney find themselves swept into an adventure involving a jewel thief being watched by a hotel detective.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: Harvey Bullock
The Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Opie and the Bully" is the best rated episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 417 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by Frank Tarloff, it aired on 10/2/1961. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Barney's Replacement".