The Best Episodes Written By Ben Gershman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(2 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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   #2 - 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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   #3 - 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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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - 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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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - 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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   #6 - 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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   #7 - Greg's Triangle

   S4:E1112/8/1972

   Greg is crazy for his latest girlfriend, Jennifer but things get difficult for him when he learns that both Jennifer and Marcia are competing for head cheerleader and he just happens to be one of the judges.

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   #8 - Marcia Gets Creamed

   S5:E710/26/1973

   Marcia's got a new job working after school at a ice cream parlor. With both school and work, Marcia has little time for her boyfriend who, fed up comes into the parlor with another girl. Meanwhile, Marcia suggests Peter for a job but when he goofs off she is the one who fires him.

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   7.0/10(1 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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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - 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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    #11 - The Dropout

    S2:E19/25/1970

    Don Drysdale's tips for Greg on his baseball playing go to his head. Which leads to Greg deciding to not go to college and he even starts to think about dropping out of high school.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Wheeler-Dealer

    S3:E410/8/1971

    Greg buys his first car for $100 from his friend Eddie who made the car into something it's not. Finding that he has been stuck, Greg attempts to do the same thing Eddie did, when he tries to sell the car.

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    #13 - The Power of the Press

    S3:E192/4/1972

    Peter is popular with his classmates when they find their names in his newspaper column. When he starts getting a poor grade he decides to improve it by flattering his teacher.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Quarterback Sneak

    S5:E911/9/1973

    Marcia becomes involved with Jerry Rogers, a quarterback for the Fairview team. Greg immediately tells Marcia the only reason he's dating her is to get his playbook, a notion Marcia scoffs at, but no one is scoffing when he actually does swipe the playbook.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - 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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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - The Hustler

    S5:E213/1/1974

    The Brady family tries to figure out who would send them a pool table and later learn that Mike's boss, Mr. Matthews is the one. Meanwhile, Bobby becomes obsessed about the game and begins betting everyone including Mr. Matthews.

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 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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    #18 - You're Never Too Old

    S4:E213/9/1973

    Both Robert Reed puts in double duty as Grandpa Brady as does Florence Henderson when she portrays Grandma Hutchins in an episode where the Brady kids play matchmakers and try to get Grandpa Brady and Grandma Hutchins together. However, their efforts may all be for naught when an argument erupts between Grandma and Grandpa during a romantic dinner.

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