The Best Episodes Written By John Whedon

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   #1 - The Bottom of Mel Cooley's Heart

   S5:E192/9/1966

   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.

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   #2 - Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain

   S4:E811/18/1963

   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.

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   #3 - Opie and His Merry Men

   S4:E1212/30/1963

   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.

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   #4 - Bargain Day

   S4:E243/23/1964

   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.

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   #5 - Where You Been, Fassbinder?

   S1:E253/14/1962

   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.

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   #6 - A Black Day for Mayberry

   S4:E711/11/1963

   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.

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   #7 - Aunt Bee the Crusader

   S4:E151/20/1964

   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.

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   #8 - A Deal Is a Deal

   S4:E264/6/1964

   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.

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   #9 - Andy Discovers America

   S3:E233/4/1963

   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.

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    #10 - The Third One from the Left

    S3:E141/1/1964

    Rob tries to stop a guest star from falling in love with him.

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    #11 - The Sermon for Today

    S4:E410/21/1963

    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.

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    #12 - Aunt Bee's Medicine Man

    S3:E243/11/1963

    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!

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    #13 - Scratch My Car and Die

    S3:E263/25/1964

    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.

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    #14 - Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors

    S3:E1112/4/1963

    Rob hires a maid who turns out to have broken arm, speaks only Spanish, and is expecting a live-in position.

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