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The Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 2

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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 sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 1 - Opie and the Bully
    8.3/10(463 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Frank Tarloff

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  2. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 2 - Barney's Replacement
    7.8/10(419 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  3. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 3 - Andy and the Woman Speeder
    7.6/10(447 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  4. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 4 - Mayberry Goes Bankrupt
    8.1/10(442 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!

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  5. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 5 - Barney on the Rebound
    8.2/10(436 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  6. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 6 - Opie's Hobo Friend
    8.5/10(482 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  7. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 7 - Crime-Free Mayberry
    8.3/10(424 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Paul Henning

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  8. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 8 - The Perfect Female
    7.8/10(463 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  9. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 9 - Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter
    7.6/10(381 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon

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  10. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 10 - The Clubmen
    7.8/10(398 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Fred S. Fox, Iz Elinson

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  11. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 11 - The Pickle Story
    9.1/10(711 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  12. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 12 - Sheriff Barney
    8.4/10(401 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon

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  13. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 13 - The Farmer Takes a Wife
    7.8/10(426 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!

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  14. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 14 - The Keeper of the Flame
    8.1/10(401 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  15. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 15 - Bailey's Bad Boy
    8.2/10(449 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon

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  16. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 16 - The Manicurist
    8.6/10(567 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  17. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 17 - The Jinx
    7.7/10(393 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  18. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 18 - Jailbreak
    8.6/10(432 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  19. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 19 - A Medal for Opie
    7.6/10(361 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!

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Frank Tarloff

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  20. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 20 - Barney and the Choir
    8.9/10(568 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  21. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 21 - Guest of Honor
    7.9/10(363 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  22. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 22 - The Merchant of Mayberry
    8.2/10(427 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon

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  23. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 23 - Aunt Bee the Warden
    8.6/10(479 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!

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  24. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 24 - The County Nurse
    7.7/10(434 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  25. The Andy Griffith Show Season 2 Episode 25 - Andy and Barney in the Big City
    8.5/10(432 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.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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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 8.3/10 based on 463 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by Frank Tarloff, it aired on 10/2/1961. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Barney's Replacement".