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The Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 4

Every episode of The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 4!

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Andy Taylor is the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 2 - The Haunted House
    9.2/10(717 votes)

    S4:E2

    Barney is sent into a reputed "haunted" house to retrieve Opie's baseball and sees things that make even the skeptical Andy wonder if there really are ghosts, until Andy discovers who's really doing the haunting.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  2. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 1 - Opie the Birdman
    8.9/10(625 votes)

    S4:E1

    Opie decides to raise a nest of baby birds after accidentally killing their mother with his new slingshot and ends up learning one of the hardest lessons of motherhood in the process.

    Director:Richard Crenna
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  3. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 11 - Citizen's Arrest
    8.9/10(550 votes)

    S4:E11

    A minor argument between Barney and Gomer over a traffic ticket erupts into an all-out feud that leads to reckless driving, staged burglaries, and eventually Barney's resignation from the force. Can Andy get the two friends to make up before things really get out of hand?

    Director:Richard Crenna
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  4. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 16 - Barney's Sidecar
    8.7/10(507 votes)

    S4:E16

    Barney buys an antique motorcycle in order to set a speed trap for speeding truckers on Highway 6. After Barney makes a complete nuisance of himself to all of Mayberry, Andy realizes that the answer may be to make the motorcycle more valuable to the town than to Barney.

    Director:Coby Ruskin
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  5. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 21 - The Shoplifters
    8.7/10(487 votes)

    S4:E21

    Andy and Barney must find a shoplifter that's been hitting Ben Weaver's store, so Barney volunteers to dress up as a mannequin. He ends up accusing a little old lady and is ridiculed for another one of his famous blunders by everyone except Andy, who believes he might be onto something.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 10 - Up in Barney's Room
    8.6/10(484 votes)

    S4:E10

    Barney has an argument with his landlady Mrs. Mendelbright and gets evicted. After moving into the courthouse and having no luck finding a new place, he decides to mend fences with Mrs. Mendelbright, only to find she has decided to sell the house and run away to get married.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  7. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 17 - My Fair Ernest T. Bass
    8.5/10(494 votes)

    S4:E17

    Andy is called to arrest Ernest T. Bass once again for disturbing one of Mrs. Wiley's socials. Sympathizing with his search for true love, Andy and Barney teach him how to act like a gentleman and bring him to Mrs. Wiley's next social. But when Ernest falls for Mrs. Wiley's niece, his true colors shine through.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  8. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 27 - Fun Girls
    8.5/10(511 votes)

    S4:E27

    Helen and Thelma Lou are horrified to see Andy and Barney escorting a couple of "fun girls" from Mount Pilot the night before the big dance. The boys know they were innocently making sure the "girls' got home alright, but it will take some fancy two-steppin' at the dance to get Helen and Thelma Lou to believe it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 9 - A Date for Gomer
    8.4/10(437 votes)

    S4:E9

    Thelma Lou's bachelorette cousin is coming to Mayberry for the town dance, and Barney decides to set her up with Gomer. On the big night, they all meet up at Thelma Lou's and everything seems to be going great, until Gomer suddenly disappears.

    Director:Richard Crenna
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  10. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 20 - The Song Festers
    8.4/10(412 votes)

    S4:E20

    When Gomer replaces Barney in the Mayberry choir, Barney is heartbroken. Gomer hears about this and feigns illness so that Barney can sing on the night of the recital. But when Barney's pride gets in the way, the big performance threatens to become a big disaster.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  11. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 30 - Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt
    8.4/10(379 votes)

    S4:E30

    After an off-hand comment puts Barney in the doghouse with Thelma Lou, he sees her spending her free time with Gomer instead. Not wanting to hurt his friend, Gomer tries to get her to stop seeing him by falsely professing his love, but ends up engaged to her instead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 7 - A Black Day for Mayberry
    8.3/10(433 votes)

    S4:E7

    All of Mayberry turns out to welcome a truck carrying gold to Fort Knox as it passes through town. When Barney sneaks a closer look at the loot, he sees that there may not be as much to celebrate as everyone thought.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:John Whedon

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  13. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 13 - Barney and the Cave Rescue
    8.3/10(435 votes)

    S4:E13

    The day of the town picnic, Barney watches as Andy and Helen go wandering into a cave just before the entrance collapses. He quickly rallies the town to their rescue, not realizing Andy and Helen have already found a way out.

    Director:Richard Crenna
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  14. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 22 - Andy's Vacation
    8.3/10(371 votes)

    S4:E22

    Andy decides to take a vacation in the mountains and leaves Barney to guard a prisoner the state police have brought in. Inevitably, the prisoner escapes Barney's grasp and flees into the mountains -- the very same mountains Andy is vacationing in.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  15. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 19 - Hot Rod Otis
    8.2/10(393 votes)

    S4:E19

    Andy and Barney are horrified to learn that Otis, the town drunk, has just bought a new car. After he passes out one night after a party, Andy and Barney put him in his usual jail cell and pretend that he is dead to teach him a lesson. Little do they know Otis may have already learned it.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  16. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 31 - Back to Nature
    8.2/10(379 votes)

    S4:E31

    While on a camping trip with Opie and his friends, Barney brags to Gomer about his outdoor skills and promptly gets them lost in the woods. When Andy finally does find them, he and Gomer hatch a plan to save Barney the embarrassment and prove to everyone what a mountain man he really is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  17. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 32 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
    8.2/10(462 votes)

    S4:E32

    Gomer decides to join the Marines, and Andy helps out by secretly convincing the drill instructor that Gomer is the son of a decorated general. The drill instructor takes Gomer under his wing and gets him to pass his inspection with flying colors, only to find out later the truth behind Gomer's lineage. (Pilot episode for the spin-off series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.")

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 18 - Prisoner of Love
    8.1/10(498 votes)

    S4:E18

    While guarding a gorgeous jewel thief one night, Andy nearly falls for her seductive charms. He decides to go home and leaves Barney to guard her for the night. But when it suddenly occurs to Andy what the thief's real plans are, he realizes he may not be able to warn Barney in time.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  19. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 29 - The Rumor
    8.1/10(340 votes)

    S4:E29

    After Barney sees Andy and Helen kissing in a jewelery store, he becomes convinced they are secretly engaged and decides to throw a surprise engagement party, much to the chagrin of the un-engaged Andy and Helen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  20. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 6 - Gomer the House Guest
    8.0/10(388 votes)

    S4:E6

    Andy lets Gomer move in after he loses his job at the gas station and instantly regrets it after Gomer's night habits prove to be more than the Taylors can take. Now Andy must find a way to get Gomer's job back, or never sleep again.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  21. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 8 - Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain
    8.0/10(356 votes)

    S4:E8

    Opie finally gets a good grade in math, and Andy is so proud he tells everyone in town. But when Opie's teacher tells him she made a mistake and his grade is actually an F, he goes home to tell Andy the bad news, only to find Andy has bought him a shiny new bicycle.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:John Whedon

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  22. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 3 - Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army
    7.9/10(429 votes)

    S4:E3

    When Ernest T. Bass is denied from joining the army, he blames Andy and threatens to break every window in Mayberry. When Andy learns the real reason for Ernest's denial, he finds a solution that benefits everyone...except Barney.

    Director:Richard Crenna
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  23. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 5 - Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee
    7.8/10(411 votes)

    S4:E5

    While having dinner at the Taylor household, mountain man Briscoe Darling (Denver Pyle) mistakes Aunt Bee's usual hospitality for affection and whisks her away to his cabin to marry her, quite against her wishes. But when Aunt Bee takes it upon herself to "civilize" him, he wonders if hospitality is all it's cracked up to be.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writers:James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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  24. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 24 - Bargain Day
    7.8/10(377 votes)

    S4:E24

    Aunt Bee decides to buy 150 pounds of beef at a discount from a new butcher in town. She stores in in her "discount" freezer, which immediately breaks down. With her beef about to go bad, she learns that the only one in town with a freezer bug enough to save her beef is her original butcher.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:John Whedon

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  25. The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 Episode 26 - A Deal Is a Deal
    7.8/10(352 votes)

    S4:E26

    When Opie and his friends are scammed into selling a useless skin ointment, Barney and Gomer try to help convince the company their product is more valuable than they think. When the scheme backfires, however, the whole gang learns a lesson in the art of the deal.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:John Whedon

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Haunted House" is the best rated episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" season 4. It scored 9.2/10 based on 717 votes. Directed by Earl Bellamy and written by Harvey Bullock, it aired on 10/7/1963. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Opie the Birdman".