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The Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 2

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The Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 2

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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  1. Background image for Opie and the Bully
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Opie and the Bully

    S2:E1

    Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son Opie at school.

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    Director:Bob Sweeney
  2. Background image for Barney's Replacement
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Barney's Replacement

    S2:E2

    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.

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  3. Background image for Andy and the Woman Speeder
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Andy and the Woman Speeder

    S2:E3

    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.

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  4. Background image for Mayberry Goes Bankrupt
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Mayberry Goes Bankrupt

    S2:E4

    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!

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  5. Background image for Barney on the Rebound
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Barney on the Rebound

    S2:E5

    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.

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  6. Background image for Opie's Hobo Friend
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Opie's Hobo Friend

    S2:E6

    Andy is wary when Opie becomes fascinated by a wily hobo (Buddy Ebsen) who begins to influence the boy with his carefree, conniving ways.

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  8. Background image for Crime-Free Mayberry
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Crime-Free Mayberry

    S2:E7

    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.

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    Director:Bob Sweeney
  9. Background image for The Perfect Female
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Perfect Female

    S2:E8

    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.

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  10. Background image for Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter

    S2:E9

    Aunt Bee falls for traveling handyman Henry Wheeler, but Andy becomes convinced that Wheeler is a less-than-ideal suitor and decides to intervene.

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  11. Background image for The Clubmen
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Clubmen

    S2:E10

    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.

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  12. Background image for The Pickle Story
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Pickle Story

    S2:E11

    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.

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  13. Background image for Sheriff Barney
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Sheriff Barney

    S2:E12

    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.

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  14. Background image for The Farmer Takes a Wife
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - The Farmer Takes a Wife

    S2:E13

    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!

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  15. Background image for The Keeper of the Flame
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Keeper of the Flame

    S2:E14

    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.

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  16. Background image for Bailey's Bad Boy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Bailey's Bad Boy

    S2:E15

    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.

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  17. Background image for The Manicurist
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Manicurist

    S2:E16

    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.

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  18. Background image for The Jinx
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Jinx

    S2:E17

    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.

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  19. Background image for Jailbreak
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Jailbreak

    S2:E18

    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.

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  20. Background image for A Medal for Opie
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - A Medal for Opie

    S2:E19

    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!

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    Director:Bob Sweeney
  21. Background image for Barney and the Choir
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Barney and the Choir

    S2:E20

    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.

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  22. Background image for Guest of Honor
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Guest of Honor

    S2:E21

    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.

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  23. Background image for The Merchant of Mayberry
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Merchant of Mayberry

    S2:E22

    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.

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  24. Background image for Aunt Bee the Warden
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Aunt Bee the Warden

    S2:E23

    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!

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The County Nurse

    S2:E24

    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.

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  26. Background image for Andy and Barney in the Big City
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Andy and Barney in the Big City

    S2:E25

    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.

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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 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by Frank Tarloff, it aired on 10/2/1961. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Barney's Replacement".