9.0/101 votes#1 - 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
9.0/101 votes#2 - 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
9.0/101 votes#3 - 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
9.0/101 votes#4 - If They Never Met
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 1/25/1968
Samantha wants to know what life would be like if she and Darrin had never met. Endora shows Samantha that Darrin would have married Sheila and become a part of her millionaire father's family. Darrin likes her, but he doesn't love her. On cue, Darrin meets Samantha and the rest is history.
Director: R. Robert Rosenbaum
Writer: Bill Idelson
8.5/102 votes#5 - The Luck of Newton Monroe
Season 5 Episode 29 - Aired 4/12/1965
Andy arrests a traveling salesman for selling faulty merchandise and puts him on work detail, where he manages to botch every job he's given. Now Andy has to restore the man's self-confidence and he may have to sacrifice his front porch to do it.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Bill Idelson
8.0/101 votes#6 - 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
8.0/101 votes#7 - 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
8.0/101 votes#8 - 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
7.8/104 votes#9 - The Korean Surgeon
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1976
Instead of turning him in as a prisoner of war, Hawkeye and B.J. pull some strings to get a wounded North Korean surgeon a spot on the staff.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Bill Idelson
7.0/101 votes#10 - How to Spank a Star
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1964
Rob's favorite star Paula Marshall is due to guest on the Alan Brady show but her demands cause problems for everybody.
Director: Jerry Paris
Writer: Bill Idelson
6.5/1016 votes#11 - Long Distance Call
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1961
A young boy find he can communicate with his dead grandmother through a toy phone.
Director: James Sheldon
Writer: Bill Idelson
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"Barney's Bloodhound" is the best rated episode written by Bill Idelson. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Howard Morris. It aired on 10/26/1964 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Barney's Uniform".