The Best Episodes Written By Bill Idelson

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - If They Never Met

   S4:E201/25/1968

   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.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Barney's Bloodhound

   S5:E610/26/1964

   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.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Goober Takes a Car Apart

   S5:E171/11/1965

   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.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #4 - The Case of the Punch in the Nose

   S5:E253/15/1965

   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.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Aunt Bee Takes a Job

   S6:E1312/6/1965

   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.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - The Return of Barney Fife

   S6:E171/10/1966

   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.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - The County Clerk

   S6:E263/14/1966

   Andy and Helen try to play matchmaker for Howard Sprague, the county clerk, but his mother wants to keep him close to home (and to her).

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Barney's Uniform

   S5:E811/9/1964

   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.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #9 - Andy and Helen Have Their Day

   S5:E1312/14/1964

   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.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Barney Fife, Realtor

    S5:E161/4/1965

    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.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - A Baby in the House

    S6:E253/7/1966

    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.

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    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Korean Surgeon

    S5:E911/23/1976

    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.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Luck of Newton Monroe

    S5:E294/12/1965

    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.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Viva Smart

    S3:E29/23/1967

    Max and 99 are sent to a Latin American republic to rescue a President who has been overthrown and imprisoned by a maniacal army general dictator.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Witness for the Persecution

    S3:E310/7/1967

    KAOS is going to stop Smart from testifying against one of their agents.

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    6.8/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Long Distance Call

    S2:E223/31/1961

    A young boy find he can communicate with his dead grandmother through a toy phone.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Girl-Shy

    S6:E1512/20/1965

    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!

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