9.0/101 votes#1 - Otis Sues the County
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/28/1964
Otis is talked into suing the county by a shady lawyer, thinking Andy will support his efforts to attract more money for the courthouse. To his surprise, Andy decides to fight the case.
Director: Howard Morris
Writer: Bob Ross
8.0/101 votes#2 - If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1965
Barney sets up a sting operation to catch a crook who may be returning to Mayberry for some stolen loot and ends up arresting an undercover FBI agent instead. But a suspicious Andy realizes Barney's operation may not have been as far off as he thought.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Bob Ross
8.0/101 votes#3 - Banjo-Playing Deputy
Season 5 Episode 32 - Aired 5/3/1965
Andy feels responsible when a banjo player loses a job at the carnival, and tries to help him get back on his feet. The man only succeeds in making a mess of things and quickly loses his self-confidence, until he hears about a couple of purse robbers who are on the loose at the carnival.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Bob Ross
6.5/102 votes#4 - Barney's Physical
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1964
New height and weight requirements go into effect for all law enforcement officers, which threatens to put Barney out of a job unless Andy can figure out a way to throw around some much-needed weight.
Director: Howard Morris
Writer: Bob Ross
4.0/102 votes#5 - Opie Loves Helen
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1964
Opie develops a crush on his teacher, Ms. Crump, and Andy sees that the only way to get Opie to forget about it is to admit to him that he and Helen are an "item."
Director: Aaron Ruben
Writer: Bob Ross
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"Otis Sues the County" is the best rated episode written by Bob Ross. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Howard Morris. It aired on 12/28/1964 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars".