The Best Episodes Written By John Whedon
Every TV Episode Written by John Whedon Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
John Whedon Ratings Summary
The best episode written by John Whedon is "The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by N/A". "The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart" aired on 2/9/1966 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/1966
Mel is in trouble for not telling Alan that there was a change in the script. Rob tries to get Mel to stick up for himself, But Mel gets fired.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Whedon
9.0/10 1 votes#2 - Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1963
Opie finally gets a good grade in math, and Andy is so proud he tells everyone in town. But when Opie's teacher tells him she made a mistake and his grade is actually an F, he goes home to tell Andy the bad news, only to find Andy has bought him a shiny new bicycle.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Writer: John Whedon
9.0/10 1 votes#3 - Opie and His Merry Men
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/1963
Opie and his friends decide to play Robin Hood to a friendly hobo they meet in the local woods and take food from their own cupboards to give to him. Andy decides to meet the man and ends up teaching them all a lesson in who the rich and poor really are.
Director: Richard Crenna
Writer: John Whedon
9.0/10 1 votes#4 - Bargain Day
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 3/23/1964
Aunt Bee decides to buy 150 pounds of beef at a discount from a new butcher in town. She stores in in her "discount" freezer, which immediately breaks down. With her beef about to go bad, she learns that the only one in town with a freezer bug enough to save her beef is her original butcher.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Writer: John Whedon
9.0/10 1 votes#5 - Where You Been, Fassbinder?
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/14/1962
Sally doesn't have a date for her birthday, then an old friend from high school (Leo Fassbinder) calls. Sally invites Leo to her apartment for a quiet evening, but Rob, Laura, Buddy and Mel think Leo is just a made up friend and plan to bring a loud party to Sally's apartment.
Director: John Rich
Writer: John Whedon
8.0/10 1 votes#6 - Andy Discovers America
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1963
Opie complains to Andy about how his new history teacher Ms. Crump is a mean old woman who likes to assign extra homework. Andy tells Opie it's not important if he doesn't know every answer, which leaves Opie believing history isn't important. Now Andy has to show Opie, and his class, how much history matters before Ms. Crump decides to quit.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: John Whedon
8.0/10 1 votes#7 - A Black Day for Mayberry
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1963
All of Mayberry turns out to welcome a truck carrying gold to Fort Knox as it passes through town. When Barney sneaks a closer look at the loot, he sees that there may not be as much to celebrate as everyone thought.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Writer: John Whedon
8.0/10 1 votes#8 - Aunt Bee the Crusader
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1964
Aunt Bee's friend Mr. Frisby tells her his house is about to be demolished to make way for a new highway. She decides to help her friend and campaigns to halt the county's plans, despite the fact that Andy is the one who must serve the eviction.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Whedon
8.0/10 1 votes#9 - A Deal Is a Deal
Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 4/6/1964
When Opie and his friends are scammed into selling a useless skin ointment, Barney and Gomer try to help convince the company their product is more valuable than they think. When the scheme backfires, however, the whole gang learns a lesson in the art of the deal.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Writer: John Whedon
8.0/10 1 votes#10 - The Third One from the Left
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1964
Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.
Director: Jerry Paris
Writer: John Whedon
7.0/10 1 votes#11 - Aunt Bee's Medicine Man
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1963
Aunt Bee becomes depressed about her age and falls for the charms of Colonel Harvey, a traveling medicine man selling a magic elixir to restore her youth. By the time Andy and Barney discover the secret behind the elixir, they find he has gotten the entire Ladies Aid Church Committee under his spell!
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: John Whedon
7.0/10 1 votes#12 - The Sermon for Today
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1963
A visiting minister preaches the importance of relaxation and inspires Aunt Bee, Andy, and Barney to throw a Sunday afternoon band concert. When it ends up being more work than they imagined, it leaves them wondering if they'll ever have time to relax again.
Director: Richard Crenna
Writer: John Whedon
6.0/10 1 votes#13 - Scratch My Car and Die
Season 3 Episode 26 - Aired 3/25/1964
Rob has a new car that he loves and won't let anyone touch. When Laura takes Ritchie to school she gets a scratch on the car! When Rob finds out he wants to sue the person who did it.
Director: Howard Morris
Writer: John Whedon
4.0/10 1 votes#14 - Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1963
Rob hires a maid who turns out to have broken arm, speaks only Spanish, and is expecting a live-in position.
Director: Jerry Paris
Writer: John Whedon