The Best Episodes Written By Ben Gershman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.2/10(4 votes)

   #1 - The Merchant of Mayberry

   S2:E223/5/1962

   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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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Barney Gets His Man

   S1:E305/8/1961

   Barney's reputation as a deputy soars when he inadvertently helps capture Eddie Brooke, an escaped convict. But Brooke vows to escape again and head straight back to Mayberry to exact his revenge.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Sheriff Barney

   S2:E1212/25/1961

   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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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #4 - A Plaque for Mayberry

   S1:E254/3/1961

   The Women's Historical Society is all set to throw a celebration in honor of the last living descendant of a Revolutionary War hero named Nathan Tibbs, who has been traced to Mayberry. But their excitement turns to horror when they discover that the intended honoree is the town drunk, Otis Campbell.

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Andy Forecloses

   S1:E284/24/1961

   Andy, faced with the unpleasant task of serving an eviction notice on a family who has fallen on hard times, tries desperately to come up with a way for the tenants to keep their home.

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Bailey's Bad Boy

   S2:E151/15/1962

   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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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - The Big Dish

   S4:E243/8/1969

   Hogan's latest mission: destroy an elaborate anti-aircraft defense system designed by a beautiful English woman who has defected to Germany.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Andy and the Gentleman Crook

   S1:E212/27/1961

   A notorious, nationally known con man dubbed "Gentleman Dan" becomes a hero of epic proportions to Aunt Bee, Opie and Barney when he is held for two days in the Mayberry jail.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #9 - Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter

   S2:E912/4/1961

   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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    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Progress and the Addams Family

    S1:E304/23/1965

    The Addams Family ignores notices from Arthur Henson that their house is to be condemned to make way for a freeway.

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    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Hunter

    S3:E181/16/1967

    Famous big-game hunter Jonathan Kincaid and his assistant, Ramoo land on the island in search of new game to hunt. Since they have hunted just about every kind of animal on earth, they then decide that the ultimate challenge would be to hunt a human. After much debate, they choose Gilligan as their target, and state that if Gilligan can stay alive for 24 hours, they will rescue the castaways. After Gilligan manages to outwit and outrun the armed hunters for 24 hours, Kincaid does not uphold his promise of rescue for fear they will report him to the authorities.

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