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The Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 5

Every episode of The Andy Griffith Show Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 5!

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Opie Loves Helen" is the best rated episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 312 votes. Directed by Aaron Ruben and written by Bob Ross, it aired on 9/21/1964. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Barney's Physical".

  • Opie Loves Helen
    7.5/10312 votes

    #1 - Opie Loves Helen

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1964

    Opie develops a crush on his teacher, Ms. Crump, and Andy sees that the only way to get Opie to forget about it is to admit to him that he and Helen are an "item."

    Director: Aaron Ruben

    Writer: Bob Ross

  • Barney's Physical
    8.5/10379 votes

    #2 - Barney's Physical

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1964

    New height and weight requirements go into effect for all law enforcement officers, which threatens to put Barney out of a job unless Andy can figure out a way to throw around some much-needed weight.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: Bob Ross

  • Family Visit
    7.6/10354 votes

    #3 - Family Visit

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1964

    Aunt Bee's sister Nora and her family come to visit and drive everybody crazy. When Nora's husband starts going around town acting like a police officer, Andy decides to give him a taste of the life of a real lawman.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

  • The Education of Ernest T. Bass
    8.0/10359 votes

    #4 - The Education of Ernest T. Bass

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1964

    Ernest T. Bass returns to Mayberry to get an education so his girlfriend will marry him. But when he meets his new teacher Helen, he falls in love with her. Now Andy has to help Helen give Ernest all the facts he needs, including the one about the true object of his affection.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

  • Aunt Bee's Romance
    7.0/10311 votes

    #5 - Aunt Bee's Romance

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1964

    Aunt Bee's old flame Roger comes to town for a visit and starts driving Andy and Opie crazy. Andy tries to give him the benefit of the doubt for Aunt Bee's sake, until Roger threatens to stay forever.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • Barney's Bloodhound
    8.2/10323 votes

    #6 - Barney's Bloodhound

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1964

    Barney buys an old bloodhound to help him and Andy track down a prison escapee, but he only succeeds in getting them both taken hostage. That's when Andy remembers the dog's one pet peeve.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: Bill Idelson, Sam Bobrick

  • Man in the Middle
    7.8/10287 votes

    #7 - Man in the Middle

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1964

    A lover's spat between Barney and Thelma Lou blows out of proportion and ends up involving Andy and Helen. Soon all four are not speaking and it's up to Barney to fix things, but he'll have to make up with Thelma Lou first.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Gus Adrian, David Evans

  • Barney's Uniform
    8.4/10360 votes

    #8 - Barney's Uniform

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1964

    Barney angers a local businessman who threatens to break every bone in his body if he sees him out of uniform, so Barney starts wearing his uniform everywhere. Andy has an idea to help him by changing a little more than his clothes.

    Director: Coby Ruskin

    Writer: Bill Idelson, Sam Bobrick

  • Opie's Fortune
    8.4/10308 votes

    #9 - Opie's Fortune

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1964

    Opie finds a change purse with $50 and Andy tells him he can keep it if no one claims it in seven days. On the seventh day the owner comes looking for the money, and Andy discovers Opie has already spent it.

    Director: Coby Ruskin

    Writer: Ben Joelson, Art Baer

  • Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor
    8.3/10297 votes

    #10 - Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1964

    While Andy is away in Raleigh considering a job offer, Barney is left as acting sheriff and dreams of the day he'll have the job. When he ends up causing more trouble than he prevents, he wonders if he really wants the job as much as he thought.

    Director: Gene Nelson

    Writer: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen

  • The Pageant
    7.3/10283 votes

    #11 - The Pageant

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/1964

    Aunt Bee is elated when she is cast in the lead role in the Mayberry Centennial Pageant. When it becomes apparent she is not the actress she thinks she is, Andy devises a way for her to get a first-hand look at some real talent.

    Director: Gene Nelson

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • The Darling Baby
    7.6/10348 votes

    #12 - The Darling Baby

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/1964

    The Darling family returns to Mayberry seeking a future husband for their 3-month-old daughter. To Andy's horror, they choose Opie, and he finds he will have to scare up a little witchcraft to get out of this one.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

  • Andy and Helen Have Their Day
    7.8/10311 votes

    #13 - Andy and Helen Have Their Day

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1964

    Andy and Helen end up before a justice of the peace when Andy forgets his fishing license during their picnic. When word reaches Barney, he believes they are getting married and rounds up the whole gang to be there for the nuptials.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: Bill Idelson, Sam Bobrick

  • Three Wishes for Opie
    8.9/10474 votes

    #14 - Three Wishes for Opie

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/1964

    Opie makes three wishes on a "magic lamp" Barney bought. When one of his wishes doesn't come true, Barney dismisses the whole thing. Opie learns there are many different ways for a wish to be granted.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: Richard M. Powell

  • Otis Sues the County
    7.9/10315 votes

    #15 - Otis Sues the County

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/28/1964

    Otis is talked into suing the county by a shady lawyer, thinking Andy will support his efforts to attract more money for the courthouse. To his surprise, Andy decides to fight the case.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: Bob Ross

  • Barney Fife, Realtor
    8.2/10317 votes

    #16 - Barney Fife, Realtor

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/1965

    Andy catches Opie trying to sell his broken bike to a friend and teaches him a lesson in honest dealing. But when Barney talks Andy into selling his house, the lesson comes to haunt him as Opie points out all the faults of the Taylor house to Barney's potential buyers.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: Bill Idelson, Sam Bobrick

  • Goober Takes a Car Apart
    7.6/10324 votes

    #17 - Goober Takes a Car Apart

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/11/1965

    Andy is horrified to find Goober has brought a car into the courthouse after being left in charge while Andy was away at a sheriff's conference. That's when he learns that a couple of law-enforcement friends from the conference are coming for a visit.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: Bill Idelson, Sam Bobrick

  • The Rehabilitation of Otis
    7.7/10296 votes

    #18 - The Rehabilitation of Otis

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/18/1965

    Barney's attempts at getting Otis to stop drinking through psychotherapy only succeed in driving him away to Mount Pilot. When Andy sees how bad Barney feels, he takes him up to Mount Pilot to convince Otis to come back, only to find that Otis prefers their jail over Andy's.

    Director: Peter Baldwin

    Writer: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen

  • The Lucky Letter
    8.3/10297 votes

    #19 - The Lucky Letter

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/1965

    Barney feels he's become "hexed" after Andy persuades him to throw away a chain letter. Now with the annual law-enforcement officers' pistol-shooting qualifications coming up, Andy has to soothe Barney's nerves or he may lose his job.

    Director: Theodore J. Flicker

    Writer: Richard M. Powell

  • Goober and the Art of Love
    7.8/10317 votes

    #20 - Goober and the Art of Love

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/1965

    Goober starts to annoy Andy and Barney by hanging around during their dates with Helen and Thelma Lou. They decide to set him up with a girl he likes, only to find they now have twice the trouble.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen

  • Barney Runs for Sheriff
    8.1/10309 votes

    #21 - Barney Runs for Sheriff

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/8/1965

    Andy is offered a job in Minnesota so Barney decides to run for sheriff in the upcoming election. But when Andy's job offer falls through, he returns to Mayberry to find Barney with a case of campaign fever, aiming to unseat Andy.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Richard M. Powell

  • If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars
    8.3/10299 votes

    #22 - If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1965

    Barney sets up a sting operation to catch a crook who may be returning to Mayberry for some stolen loot and ends up arresting an undercover FBI agent instead. But a suspicious Andy realizes Barney's operation may not have been as far off as he thought.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Bob Ross

  • TV or Not TV
    8.1/10348 votes

    #23 - TV or Not TV

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1965

    An article written up about Andy attracts the attention of a Hollywood film crew who come to make a television show about him. Andy is flattered, until he notices the crew's strange fascination with the Mayberry town bank.

    Director: Coby Ruskin

    Writer: Ben Joelson, Art Baer

  • Guest in the House
    7.2/10353 votes

    #24 - Guest in the House

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/1965

    The pretty daughter of a friend of Aunt Bee's comes to stay with the Taylors and develops a crush on Andy, who tries to be nice for Aunt Bee's sake without getting in trouble with Helen.

    Director: Coby Ruskin

    Writer: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen

  • The Case of the Punch in the Nose
    8.4/10363 votes

    #25 - The Case of the Punch in the Nose

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/15/1965

    Barney uncovers an old assault case between Floyd the barber and his friend Charlie that never went to trial and ends up re-igniting an old feud that spreads to the whole town. Now Andy has to find a way to resolve the dispute and keep everyone out of court.

    Director: Coby Ruskin

    Writer: Bill Idelson, Sam Bobrick