The Best Episodes Written By Bob Ross

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Otis Sues the County

   S5:E1512/28/1964

   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.

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   #2 - If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars

   S5:E222/15/1965

   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.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Banjo-Playing Deputy

   S5:E325/3/1965

   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.

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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Barney's Physical

   S5:E29/28/1964

   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.

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   4.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Opie Loves Helen

   S5:E19/21/1964

   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."

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