The Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 6
Every episode of The Andy Griffith Show Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show Season 6!
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. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Season 6 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" season 6 is "Opie's Job", rated 7.5/10 from 257 user votes. It was directed by Lawrence Dobkin and written by Ben Joelson, Art Baer. "Opie's Job" aired on 9/13/1965 and is rated 0.9 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Andy's Rival".
7.5/10 257 votes#1 - Opie's Job
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1965
Opie and another boy compete for a job at the Grocery store.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: Ben Joelson, Art Baer
6.6/10 225 votes#2 - Andy's Rival
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1965
Frank, a teacher from Raleigh comes to Mayberry for a visit. He and Helen get along fine, and Andy suspects something is going on between them.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: Laurence Marks
6.7/10 240 votes#3 - Malcolm at the Crossroads
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1965
To get his mind off throwing rocks through windows, Ernest T. Bass is given the job of being a traffic cop. However, when Ernest T. begins throwing bricks through car windows, Malcom Merriweather is assigned Ernest T.'s task, causing Ernest T. to vow for revenge.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: Harvey Bullock
7.1/10 226 votes#4 - Aunt Bee, the Swinger
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1965
Aunt Bee and a retired politician experience a very fast-paced relationship.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: Jack Elinson
6.4/10 237 votes#5 - The Bazaar
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1965
Warren, enforcing a gambling ordinance to the letter of the law, arrests Aunt Bee and her women friends (meaning, most of Mayberry) for running a Bingo game. Everyone's furious at Warren, particularly Andy, who becomes even more frustrated when Warren resists pleas to drop the charges (in fact, the deputy really digs into his position). Aunt Bee and her friends soon demand a trial. Later, the men of Mayberry (with their children in tow, some of them crying) bother Andy and Opie at home when Warren still won't drop the charges. Eventually, the charges are dropped and Aunt Bee's good name is cleared once more.
Director: Sheldon Leonard
Writer: Ben Joelson, Art Baer
6.1/10 231 votes#6 - A Warning from Warren
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1965
Warren is convinced he has e.s.p. and feels that Andy and Helen are in grave danger if they go to the lake. He tries to warn them but they do not take him seriously. He takes it upon himself (with Goober's help) to "protect" them.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen
6.7/10 221 votes#7 - Off to Hollywood
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1965
When Andy receives a $1000.00 dollars for the rights to a story about him "Sheriff without a gun" that will be filmed in Hollywood, he wants to put it in the bank. Opie, Aunt Bee and Helen all insist he do something fun with it. When they come up with the idea of a trip to Hollywood, the entire town gets involved in sending them off.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson
6.9/10 237 votes#8 - Taylors in Hollywood
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1965
The Taylors visit Hollywood and get to see the making of Sheriff Without a Gun.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson
7.0/10 226 votes#9 - The Hollywood Party
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1965
Andy has some explaining to do to Helen when photographs of him getting cozy with a famous and attractive Hollywood starlet make it back to Mayberry.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen
6.9/10 218 votes#10 - Aunt Bee on TV
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1965
While the Taylors were in Hollywood, Aunt Bee won $4800 worth of prizes on a game show. She is the envy of Mayberry, until she her friends think that she's gloating about her winnings. The IRS comes to call, telling Andy that he'll have to pay over $1100 in taxes for the winnings. Aunt Bee sells most all of the prizes to pay the taxes. Worth noting in this episode is that Howard McNear (Floyd the barber), who had suffered a stroke, has a particularly shaky scene, when he's checking out Bee's new dishwasher.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen
6.2/10 226 votes#11 - The Cannon
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1965
The governor comes to town for founders day. The mobile state museum is brought to town for the event. Goober and Warren are supposed to guard the museum and end up firing the old Civil War cannon at two crooks who are attempting to burglarize the museum.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Jack Elinson
6.3/10 234 votes#12 - A Man's Best Friend
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1965
Opie makes friends with Tommy, the new kid in town. Tommy is a bit mischevious, climbing up on the roof of Andy's building, and taking out a gun from Andy's gun rack even after Andy warns him TWICE not to. Goober gets a dog which he names ""Spot"" (because there are no spots). Tommy hides one of his walkie-talkies in Spot's collar and he and Opie lead Goober on to thinking that Spot can talk. The tables are turned, however, when Andy uses Tommy's love of horses to teach him a lesson.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Ben Joelson, Art Baer
7.3/10 215 votes#13 - Aunt Bee Takes a Job
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1965
Feeling bored and lonely in the afternoons, Aunt Bee asks Andy if it would be alright if she get an afternoon job. After looking through the want ads, she gets hired at a printing company, not knowing that her bosses are counterfeiters.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson
6.5/10 216 votes#14 - The Church Organ
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/1965
Clara pleads for a new church organ and Andy gets everyone to pledge money to help buy one, but when the pledges come due no one wants to pay up.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: Paul Wayne
6.0/10 223 votes#15 - Girl-Shy
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 12/20/1965
Warren is truly shy around women except when he is sleep walking. When he sleepwalks he turns into a Lothario of the first order--and his new conquest-to-be is Helen!
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson
6.3/10 211 votes#16 - Otis the Artist
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/3/1966
Warren decides that Otis needs some contructive rehabilitation acitivity-so he has him take up art. Otis works hard on a large mosaic of a cow that he is proud of-and he gives it as a gift to the Taylors. Much to Andy's embarrassment, Otis wants them to hang it up on their living room mantel!
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen
8.0/10 283 votes#17 - The Return of Barney Fife
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 1/10/1966
Barney Fife returns home to Mayberry for a brief visit only to discover that his former girlfriend Thelma Lou has married. Fortunately for Barney, sweet Nettie Albright a secret admirer from days gone by shows up at Barney's high school reunion dance to save the day.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson
8.1/10 255 votes#18 - The Legend of Barney Fife
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 1/17/1966
Warren gets to meet his idol Barney Fife. Barney is thrilled to have someone worship him (at long last!) but tries to sneak out of town when a real case needs to be dealt with involving an escaped convict.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Harvey Bullock
6.9/10 203 votes#19 - Lost and Found
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 1/24/1966
Aunt Bee loses a piece of jewelry then turns it into the insurance office to collect a claim on it. Then she eventually finds the jewelry. She spends the money that the insurance gave her.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: John L. Greene, Paul David
5.9/10 234 votes#20 - Wyatt Earp Rides Again
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 1/31/1966
A wild west show comes to town featuring a wimpy man who is said to be related to Wyatt Earp.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Jack Elinson
7.0/10 222 votes#21 - Aunt Bee Learns to Drive
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 2/7/1966
Aunt Bee is frustrated at always having to rely on other people (notably Andy) for a ride. When she sees a car that Goober is selling she decides to finally learn how to drive and by this car!
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: Jack Elinson
7.0/10 216 votes#22 - Look Paw, I'm Dancing
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 2/14/1966
Opie wants to attend his first dance but first must learn how to dance.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: Ben Starr
6.3/10 230 votes#23 - The Gypsies
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 2/21/1966
Andy orders a group of gypsies out of town after they bother the residents. They soon set up camp outside of Mayberry and place a "curse" on the area in the form of a drought. Everything's later revealed to be nothing more than a hoax, as the gypsies are using a radio to enact their scheme.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Roland MacLane
7.0/10 220 votes#24 - Eat Your Heart Out
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 2/28/1966
Poor Andy Taylor. What's he to do when Goober's new sweetheart starts making cow eyes at him? What else? HEAD FOR THE HILLS! Her name is Flora Mahlerbie, Mayberry's attractive new waitress. She charms the patrons all, serves fine pies and juggles her dishes admirably all while managing to remember what the daily blueplate special is. Goober goes for her in a big way but fickle Flora has her eye on anxious Andy. Head for the hills Andy!! "Flora if you wanna be stuck on someone PLEASE be stuck on Goober cause he's crazy over you! You gonna git me in ALL kinds of trouble..."
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Ben Joelson, Art Baer
5.9/10 229 votes#25 - A Baby in the House
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 3/7/1966
Aunt Bee is thrilled to be able to help out her niece by babysitting her infant baby. Unfortunately the baby cries only when Aunt Bee picks her up and not when anyone else does it. This makes Aunt Bee terribly upset until a minor crisis occurs and she finally understands what she was doing wrong.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson