List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes

This is a list of episodes from the CBS television comedy The Andy Griffith Show. The first episode aired on October 3, 1960 and the final episode aired on April 1, 1968. There were 249 episodes in all, 159 in black and white (seasons 1–5) and 90 in color (seasons 6–8). The series was spun off from The Danny Thomas Show, where Sheriff Andy Taylor was introduced in the episode, "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", which first aired on February 15, 1960.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		Rank/Rating
			First aired	Last aired
	1	32	October 3, 1960	May 22, 1961	4/27.8
	2	31	October 2, 1961	May 7, 1962	7/27
	3	32	October 1, 1962	May 6, 1963	6/29.7
	4	32	September 30, 1963	May 18, 1964	5/29.4
	5	32	September 21, 1964	May 3, 1965	4/28.3
	6	30	September 13, 1965	April 11, 1966	6/26.9
	7	30	September 12, 1966	April 10, 1967	3/27.4
	8	30	September 11, 1967	April 1, 1968	1/27.6

Black & White Series (1960–1965)

Season 1 (1960-1961)

• Season 1 consisted of 32 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The New Housekeeper"	Sheldon Leonard	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 3, 1960
After the Taylors' old housekeeper, Rose, gets married and moves away, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) moves in to take care of Andy (Andy Griffith) and Opie (Ron Howard), but Opie just will not accept her.
2	2	"The Manhunt"	Don Weis	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	October 10, 1960
Andy and Barney (Don Knotts) decide to take action when the state police leave them out of a manhunt for an escaped criminal. First appearance of Otis the town drunk played by Hal Smith.
3	3	"The Guitar Player"	Don Weis	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 17, 1960
Andy helps guitarist Jim Lindsey (James Best) get a chance at stardom – by arresting a band passing through town.
4	4	"Ellie Comes to Town"	Don Weis	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	October 24, 1960
Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue) comes to Mayberry to help her ailing uncle with the drugstore, but runs into trouble with the local hypochondriac.
5	5	"Irresistible Andy"	Don Weis	David Adler^1	October 31, 1960
Andy suspects that Ellie is thinking about marriage when he invites her to the annual church picnic.
6	6	"Runaway Kid"	Don Weis	Arthur Stander	November 7, 1960
Andy teaches Opie about keeping promises, then must figure what to do with a friend of Opie's who's run away from home.
7	7	"Andy the Matchmaker"	Don Weis	Arthur Stander	November 14, 1960
Andy and Ellie stage a fake robbery at the pharmacy to boost Barney's self-confidence. Andy also encourages Barney to date shy Rosemary, who he had only been walking to church service.
8	8	"Opie's Charity"	Don Weis	Arthur Stander	November 28, 1960
Andy is disappointed in Opie for giving so little to a charity drive – until he learns the reason.
9	9	"A Feud Is a Feud"	Don Weis	David Adler^1	December 5, 1960
Andy seeks to end a long-running family feud before joining two lovers (one from each family) in marriage.
10	10	"Ellie for Council"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	December 12, 1960
Ellie starts a battle of the sexes when she decides to run for town council.
11	11	"The Christmas Story"	Bob Sweeney	David Adler^1	December 19, 1960
Despite being forced to arrest bootlegger Sam Muggins on Christmas Eve, Andy still manages to have the most wonderful Christmas in Mayberry. This is the only Christmas episode in the eight-year series.
12	12	"Stranger in Town"	Don Weis	Arthur Stander	December 26, 1960
The citizens of Mayberry are suspicious of a young stranger (William Lanteau) who seems to know everything about them. First appearance of Floyd the barber, played for the only time by Walter Baldwin.
13	13	"Mayberry Goes Hollywood"	Bob Sweeney	Benedict Freedman & John Fenton Murray	January 2, 1961
Mayberry is chosen as the backdrop for an upcoming movie, so the whole town gets carried away with all the glamour. First appearance of Howard McNear as Floyd Lawson, the barber.
14	14	"The Horse Trader"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	January 9, 1961
Andy makes up a history for an old useless cannon to sell it to an antique dealer (Casey Adams aka Max Showalter) – even though he had just told Opie about honesty.
15	15	"Those Gossipin' Men"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	January 16, 1961
Aunt Bee sets out to prove that men are bigger gossips than women. The men spread a rumor that a visiting shoe salesman (Jack Finch) may actually be a talent scout. The salesman is puzzled when townspeople come to his hotel room to show him their various acts.
16	16	"The Beauty Contest"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	January 23, 1961
Andy is made sole judge of a beauty contest, and the townspeople pester him by promoting their favorite contestants.
17	17	"Alcohol and Old Lace"	Gene Reynolds	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	January 30, 1961
Two spinsters point Andy and Barney in the direction of local moonshiners....but the spinsters are moonshiners, too.
18	18	"Andy the Marriage Counselor"	Gene Reynolds	David Adler^1	February 6, 1961
A couple who just moved into town are always disturbing the peace with their arguing, so Andy tries an experiment to make them act nice to each other, but it makes them snap at everyone else.
19	19	"Mayberry on Record"	Gene Reynolds	John Fenton Murray & Benedict Freedman	February 13, 1961
A stranger comes to town to produce a record of a Mayberry bluegrass band, but Andy suspects he's a con artist.
20	20	"Andy Saves Barney's Morale"	Bob Sweeney	David Adler^1	February 20, 1961
Andy goes out of town leaving Barney in charge for the day, but when he returns he finds that Barney put the whole town in jail.
21	21	"Andy and the Gentleman Crook"	Bob Sweeney	Ben Gershman & Leo Solomon	February 27, 1961
A notorious con man being held in the Mayberry prison becomes a hero to everyone but Andy, who is not fooled.
22	22	"Cyrano Andy"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	March 6, 1961
Andy tries to help Barney win over Thelma Lou (Betty Lynn), but Barney thinks Andy is trying to steal her away.
23	23	"Andy and Opie, Housekeepers"	Bob Sweeney	David Adler^1	March 13, 1961
Andy and Opie try to break their habit of making the house a mess while Aunt Bee is away tending to a sick cousin.
24	24	"The New Doctor"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	March 27, 1961
Andy suspects that the new doctor (George Nader) is trying to steal Ellie away from him.
25	25	"A Plaque for Mayberry"	Bob Sweeney	Leo Solomon & Ben Gershman	April 3, 1961
The Women's Historical Society has discovered that a descendant of a Revolutionary War hero is living in Mayberry, but that person turns out to be Otis, the town drunk.
26	26	"The Inspector"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	April 10, 1961
A by-the-book state inspector intends to impeach Andy and Barney for the careless way they run the courthouse.
27	27	"Ellie Saves a Female"	Bob Sweeney	David Adler^1	April 17, 1961
Ellie decides to give a farm girl a makeover, despite the protests of the girl's father.
28	28	"Andy Forecloses"	Bob Sweeney	Leo Solomon & Ben Gershman	April 24, 1961
Andy tries to help a poor family keep their home, in spite of having to give them a foreclosure notice.
29	29	"Quiet Sam"	Bob Sweeney	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	May 1, 1961
Barney is suspicious of new farmer Sam Becker (William Schallert) , so he convinces Andy into paying Sam a visit.
30	30	"Barney Gets His Man"	Bob Sweeney	Leo Solomon & Ben Gershman	May 8, 1961
Barney is credited with the capture of an escaped convict, but the criminal escapes again and swears revenge on Barney.
31	31	"The Guitar Player Returns"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	May 15, 1961
Jim Lindsey returns to Mayberry after making it big in show business, but it turns out he's out of work and flat broke. Last episode with the character Ellie Walker.
32	32	"Bringing Up Opie"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	May 22, 1961
Andy and Aunt Bee forbid Opie from visiting the courthouse after school, so with nothing else to do, Opie wanders away from home.

Season 2 (1961-1962)

• Season 2 consisted of 31 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
33	1	"Opie and the Bully"	Bob Sweeney	David Adler^1	October 2, 1961
When Andy finds out a bully is repeatedly taking Opie's milk money, he encourages Opie to stand up for himself.
34	2	"Barney's Replacement"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 9, 1961
Barney thinks that an attorney (Mark Miller), who's been sent to Mayberry for law enforcement training, is looking to replace him.
35	3	"Andy and the Woman Speeder"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	October 16, 1961
Andy gives a woman from Washington (Jean Hagen) a fine for speeding, but she manages to get out of it by playing on the emotions of Floyd, Barney, and Opie, who are witnesses against her.
36	4	"Mayberry Goes Bankrupt"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 23, 1961
Andy is forced to evict an old man (Andy Clyde) for failing to pay back taxes, but he soon finds a century-old savings bond among the man's possessions which has grown to an outrageously high value.
37	5	"Barney on the Rebound"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	October 30, 1961
After an argument with Thelma Lou, Barney finds a new girl, who turns out to be a visiting con artist (Beverly Tyler) and her associate (Jackie Coogan)
38	6	"Opie's Hobo Friend"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	November 13, 1961
Opie befriends a drifter (Buddy Ebsen) who proves to be a bad influence.
39	7	"Crime-Free Mayberry"	Bob Sweeney	Paul Henning	November 20, 1961
Two crooks posing as an FBI agent and a reporter create a ruse in Mayberry so they can rob the town bank.
40	8	"The Perfect Female"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	November 27, 1961
After Barney and Thelma Lou set Andy up on a blind date with Karen Moore (Gail Davis), Thelma Lou's cousin, Andy tries to find out if she is "the one."
41	9	"Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter"	Bob Sweeney	Leo Solomon & Ben Gershman	December 4, 1961
Aunt Bee falls for Mr. Wheeler (Edgar Buchanan), a handyman who has a way with women.
42	10	"The Clubmen"	Bob Sweeney	Fred S. Fox & Iz Elinson	December 11, 1961
Andy is invited to a posh gentlemen's club and agrees to come as long as Barney gets invited as well. However, at the club's get-acquainted party, Barney makes a fool of himself by his misinformed attempts at conversation.
43	11	"The Pickle Story"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	December 18, 1961
Andy and Barney replace Aunt Bee's homemade pickles with store-bought pickles, but find themselves in a real one when she decides to enter her pickles in a contest at the county fair. (This episode was voted by fans as their favorite of the entire series).<http://tagsrwc.com/cgi-bin/vote.pl?name=favorite&action=view>
44	12	"Sheriff Barney"	Bob Sweeney	Leo Solomon & Ben Gershman	December 25, 1961
When Barney is offered the sheriff's post in a neighboring town, he and Andy trade places for the day to see if Barney is up to the job.
45	13	"The Farmer Takes a Wife"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	January 1, 1962
A farmer (Alan Hale, Jr.) comes to Mayberry looking for a wife in an unconventional manner, and chooses Thelma Lou, even though she is going steady with Barney.
46	14	"The Keeper of the Flame"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	January 8, 1962
Opie is made "Keeper of the Flame" in a secret club, and soon after is accused of burning down a barn.
47	15	"Bailey's Bad Boy"	Bob Sweeney	Leo Solomon & Ben Gershman	January 15, 1962
A spoiled rich teenager (Bill Bixby) is arrested for speeding, and Andy helps him learn to take responsibility for his behavior.
48	16	"The Manicurist"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	January 22, 1962
A manicurist (Barbara Eden) sets up shop in Floyd's barber shop, but ends up unintentionally causing trouble when the men of Mayberry come to her for manicures, making their wives jealous. Last appearance of Mayor Pike.
49	17	"The Jinx"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	January 29, 1962
Andy tries to help a Mayberry resident (John Qualen) end his apparent bad luck and convince him that he is not hexed, as many of the townspeople believe.
50	18	"Jailbreak"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	February 5, 1962
Barney clumsily lets a prisoner (Allan Melvin) escape, so the state police need Andy's help to recapture him.
51	19	"A Medal for Opie"	Bob Sweeney	David Adler^1	February 12, 1962
Opie must learn to be a good sport when he comes in last in a footrace.
52	20	"Barney and the Choir"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	February 19, 1962
Barney joins the Mayberry choir, but proves to be a terrible singer. Not wanting to hurt Barney's feelings, Andy must find a way to keep him in the choir but neutralize his singing.
53	21	"Guest of Honor"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	February 26, 1962
A pickpocket (Jay Novello) is ironically made the random "guest of honor" in Mayberry.
54	22	"The Merchant of Mayberry"	Bob Sweeney	Leo Solomon & Ben Gershman	March 5, 1962
Andy helps a struggling salesman (Sterling Holloway) stay in business against crusty store owner Ben Weaver (Will Wright).
55	23	"Aunt Bee the Warden"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	March 12, 1962
With the courthouse jail full of moonshiners, Otis has to serve his time in the Taylor house, under the supervision of Aunt Bee who keeps him busy with chores.
56	24	"The County Nurse"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	March 19, 1962
Andy tries to talk unwilling Rafe Hollister (Jack Prince) into taking a vaccination from county nurse Mary Simpson (Julie Adams).
57	25	"Andy and Barney in the Big City"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	March 26, 1962
Andy and Barney get involved in the pursuit of a jewel thief while on a business trip to Raleigh. Talkative Barney foolishly lets the thief know they will be staking out his next target.
58	26	"Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	April 2, 1962
Andy and Aunt Bee both think the other is anxious for her to get married.
59	27	"Three's a Crowd"	Bob Sweeney	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	April 9, 1962
Barney keeps interfering with the romance between Andy and Mary (Sue Ann Langdon), preventing them from being alone.
60	28	"The Bookie Barber"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock & R. Allen Saffian	April 16, 1962
Floyd lets an out-of-town barber (Herb Vigran) rent out his shop, but he turns out to be running an illegal gambling operation.
61	29	"Andy on Trial"	Bob Sweeney	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	April 23, 1962
A big-city newspaper publisher uses his attractive reporter to manipulate Barney to get Andy charged with malfeasance to get back at him over a traffic ticket.
62	30	"Cousin Virgil"	Bob Sweeney	Phillip Shuken & John L. Greene	April 30, 1962
Barney's bumbling cousin Virgil (Michael J. Pollard) visits Mayberry and ends up causing trouble for Andy.
63	31	"Deputy Otis"	Bob Sweeney	Iz Elinson & Fred S. Fox	May 7, 1962
Andy makes Otis a temporary deputy so he can impress his visiting brother, whom he told he really was a deputy.

Season 3 (1962-1963)

• Season 3 consisted of 32 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
64	1	"Mr. McBeevee"	Bob Sweeney	R. Allen Saffian & Harvey Bullock	October 1, 1962
Opie's description of his new friend Mr. McBeevee (Karl Swenson) is hard to believe.
65	2	"Andy's Rich Girlfriend"	Bob Sweeney	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	October 8, 1962
Andy tries to comprehend the upper-class wealth of his girlfriend Peggy McMillan (Joanna Moore).
66	3	"Andy and the New Mayor"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock & R. Allen Saffian	October 15, 1962
Mayor Roy Stoner (Parley Baer) does not like the way Andy does his job.
67	4	"Andy and Opie – Bachelors"	Bob Sweeney	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	October 22, 1962
Andy and Opie have Peggy take care of them while Aunt Bee is away.
68	5	"The Cow Thief"	Bob Sweeney	R. Allen Saffian & Harvey Bullock	October 29, 1962
Mayor Stoner goes over Andy's head and calls in an expert to solve a string of cow thefts.
69	6	"Barney Mends a Broken Heart"	Bob Sweeney	Aaron Ruben	November 5, 1962
After Andy and Peggy have a fight, Barney tries to fix Andy up with other girls, who are a poor match. First episode with "The Fun Girls".
70	7	"Lawman Barney"	Bob Sweeney	Aaron Ruben	November 12, 1962
Barney loses his self-esteem when two farmers ignore his order to move their produce truck out of town.
71	8	"The Mayberry Band"	Bob Sweeney	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	November 19, 1962
Andy is determined to get the Mayberry band into the state band competition, no matter how bad they sound. The mayor is reluctant to finance their trip.
72	9	"Floyd, the Gay Deceiver"	Bob Sweeney	Aaron Ruben	November 26, 1962
Floyd has pretended to be a rich man in letters to his female pen pal, who then suddenly decides to visit. Andy hastily arranges a deception so that Floyd can live up to the image.
73	10	"Opie's Rival"	Bob Sweeney	Sid Morse	December 3, 1962
Opie feels threatened by Andy's relationship with Peggy. Last appearance of Peggy.
74	11	"Convicts at Large"	Bob Sweeney	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	December 10, 1962
Barney and Floyd are taken hostage by three escaped female convicts in a country cabin. Last appearance of Floyd until episode 118 due to Howard McNear's stroke.
75	12	"The Bed Jacket"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock & R. Allen Saffian	December 17, 1962
Andy tries to get a bed jacket that Aunt Bee wants for her birthday.
76	13	"The Bank Job"	Bob Sweeney	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	December 24, 1962
Barney sets out to prove that the bank can be easily robbed, as the security guard is very old and not alert. Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) makes his debut.
77	14	"One-Punch Opie"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	December 31, 1962
Opie learns to stand up to a kid who likes to cause trouble.
78	15	"Barney and the Governor"	Bob Sweeney	Bill Freedman & Henry Sharp	January 7, 1963
Barney writes a parking ticket on the governor's car and refuses to tear it up.
79	16	"Man in a Hurry"	Bob Sweeney	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	January 14, 1963
A traveling businessman's (Robert Emhardt) car breaks down in Mayberry and he is anxious to get it fixed in time to drive on to his meeting, although Wally the mechanic does not work on Sundays. Andy's family welcome him for the night. (This story was voted by fans as their second-favorite of the entire series.<http://tagsrwc.com/cgi-bin/vote.pl?name=favorite&action=view>
80	17	"High Noon in Mayberry"	Bob Sweeney	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	January 21, 1963
Barney assumes the worst when Andy gets a letter from an ex-convict Luke Comstock (Leo Gordon) saying he's coming to visit.
81	18	"The Loaded Goat"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	January 28, 1963
Andy and Barney have to find a goat loose in town that just ate dynamite before it blows up.
82	19	"Class Reunion"	Charles Irving	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	February 4, 1963
Andy meets an old sweetheart at a high school reunion, and their romance briefly rekindles. (The yearbook has actual high school pictures of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts.)
83	20	"Rafe Hollister Sings"	Charles Irving	Harvey Bullock	February 11, 1963
Rafe Hollister reveals his hidden talent as a singer for a benefit show, but Mayor Stoner does not like his shabby appearance. Last appearance of Mayor Stoner.
84	21	"Opie and the Spoiled Kid"	Bob Sweeney	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	February 18, 1963
A spoiled kid gives Opie bad advice about how Opie should manipulate Andy to get what he wants.
85	22	"The Great Filling Station Robbery"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	February 25, 1963
Andy and Barney investigate a string of robberies at Wally's Filling Station to find out whether or not a young employee is responsible.
86	23	"Andy Discovers America"	Bob Sweeney	John Whedon	March 4, 1963
Andy's advice to Opie and his schoolmates about history homework gets him in trouble with the new schoolteacher, Helen Crump (Aneta Corsaut), so he tells Opie and his friends a story about Paul Revere's ride to resolve the situation.
87	24	"Aunt Bee's Medicine Man"	Bob Sweeney	John Whedon	March 11, 1963
Aunt Bee listens to a medicine man's (John Dehner) sales pitch and ends up inviting him to supper.
88	25	"The Darlings Are Coming"	Bob Sweeney	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	March 18, 1963
Andy has his hands full when a musical mountain family called the Darlings comes to Mayberry.
89	26	"Andy's English Valet"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	March 25, 1963
English tourist Malcolm Merriweather (Bernard Fox) goes to work as Andy's valet to pay his traffic fine.
90	27	"Barney's First Car"	Bob Sweeney	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	April 1, 1963
Barney spends his life savings on a car from the elderly Mrs. Lesh (Ellen Corby) that turns out to be a lemon.
91	28	"The Rivals"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	April 8, 1963
Opie has a crush on his schoolmate Karen, so Barney tries to teach Opie about women....but Opie ends up "dating" Thelma Lou.
92	29	"A Wife for Andy"	Bob Sweeney	Aaron Ruben	April 15, 1963
Barney tries to set up Andy with a potential wife, but Andy has his mind on Helen Crump.
93	30	"Dogs, Dogs, Dogs"	Bob Sweeney	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	April 22, 1963
A pack of stray dogs comes into the courthouse, causing problems just as a state official is visiting.
94	31	"Mountain Wedding"	Bob Sweeney	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	April 29, 1963
The Darlings ask Andy to help them deal with wild mountain man Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris), who wants to stop Charlene and Dud Wash from getting married. First episode with Ernest T. Bass. Only episode with both Ernest T. and the Darlings.
95	32	"The Big House"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	May 6, 1963
Barney and Gomer are in charge of guarding two of four criminals while Andy is out pursuing the other two. George Kennedy plays a state police detective.

Season 4 (1963-1964)

• Season 4 consisted of 32 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
96	1	"Opie the Birdman"	Dick Crenna	Harvey Bullock	September 30, 1963
Opie accidentally kills a mother bird with his new slingshot and decides to care for the three baby birds left behind. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #24 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[1] In 2009, it moved to #18.[2]
97	2	"The Haunted House"	Earl Bellamy	Harvey Bullock	October 7, 1963
Andy, Barney and Gomer go into an old abandoned mansion to retrieve a baseball.
98	3	"Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army"	Dick Crenna	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	October 14, 1963
Ernest T. Bass tries to enlist in the Army so he can get a uniform to impress his girlfriend, but when he's rejected, he takes it out on Mayberry.
99	4	"The Sermon for Today"	Dick Crenna	John Whedon	October 21, 1963
A visiting preacher (David Lewis) encourages the congregation to relax and enjoy life – which is not as easy as they thought, as they frantically rehearse the town's out-of-tune band and try to repair the broken bandstand and worn uniforms.
100	5	"Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee"	Earl Bellamy	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	October 28, 1963
Briscoe Darling resorts to kidnapping Aunt Bee to court her, leaving Andy to try and resolve the situation.
101	6	"Gomer the House Guest"	Earl Bellamy	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	November 4, 1963
Gomer is fired from Wally's Filling Station and moves in with the Taylors.
102	7	"A Black Day for Mayberry"	Jeffrey Hayden	John Whedon	November 11, 1963
A gold shipment is coming through Mayberry and Barney accidentally spills the beans, causing a crowd to turn out to watch the armored car.
103	8	"Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain"	Jeffrey Hayden	John Whedon	November 18, 1963
Opie is rewarded a bicycle for his perfect grades, which then turn out to be a grading mistake.
104	9	"A Date for Gomer"	Dick Crenna	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	December 9, 1963
Barney sets Gomer up with Thelma Lou's homely, shy cousin as a date for a dance. This episode, originally scheduled for November 25, was pre-empted due to CBS News' extended coverage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination and funeral.
105	10	"Up in Barney's Room"	Jeffrey Hayden	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	December 2, 1963
Barney is evicted from his rooming house for cooking in his room. He finally wins Mrs. Mendelbright (Enid Markey) the landlady's respect again by protecting her from a con man (J. Pat O'Malley) .
106	11	"Citizen's Arrest"	Dick Crenna	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	December 16, 1963
Barney gives Gomer a ticket for making a U-turn, then the tables are turned when Gomer "arrests" Barney for the same violation.
107	12	"Opie and His Merry Men"	Dick Crenna	John Whedon	December 30, 1963
Opie and his friends play Robin Hood and his Merry Men when they steal food from their parents to give to a hobo (Douglas Fowley).
108	13	"Barney and the Cave Rescue"	Dick Crenna	Harvey Bullock	January 6, 1964
Andy and Helen find their way out a cave after a landslide traps them, but they return to the cave when they hear Barney is leading a rescue team, so that he will get credit for freeing them.
109	14	"Andy and Opie's Pal"	Dick Crenna	Harvey Bullock	January 13, 1964
Opie gets jealous when Andy pays extra attention to Opie's new friend Trey Bowden (David Alan Bailey) .
110	15	"Aunt Bee the Crusader"	Coby Ruskin	John Whedon	January 20, 1964
Aunt Bee leads a ladies' protest when a chicken farmer is about to be evicted to make way for a new highway. They are shocked, however, when Mr. Frisby (Charles Lane) the evictee they are sympathetic for, is found to be a moonshiner.
111	16	"Barney's Sidecar"	Coby Ruskin	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	January 27, 1964
Barney gets a motorcycle for the Sheriff's Department and finds many uses for it.
112	17	"My Fair Ernest T. Bass"	Earl Bellamy	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	February 3, 1964
Andy tries to turn Ernest T. Bass into a sophisticated gentleman, taking him to a society party.
113	18	"Prisoner of Love"	Earl Bellamy	Harvey Bullock	February 10, 1964
An attractive female jewel thief (Susan Oliver) attempts to seduce Andy and Barney so she can escape from the Mayberry jail.
114	19	"Hot Rod Otis"	Earl Bellamy	Harvey Bullock	February 17, 1964
Otis, the town drunk, has Andy and Barney worried when he buys a car. Andy and Barney try to scare Otis into giving up his car by pretending they are mourning his death in an accident.
115	20	"The Song Festers"	Earl Bellamy	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	February 24, 1964
Barney's pride is hurt as he is replaced in the town choir by Gomer, who is discovered to have a beautiful singing voice.
116	21	"The Shoplifters"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	March 2, 1964
Barney goes undercover, pretending to be a mannequin to find a shoplifter at Weaver's Department Store.
117	22	"Andy's Vacation"	Jeffrey Hayden	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	March 9, 1964
Andy takes a vacation at home, leaving Barney and Gomer in charge of the courthouse. They then continually pester Andy for help with problems that arise.
118	23	"Andy Saves Gomer"	Jeffrey Hayden	Harvey Bullock	March 16, 1964
Gomer is overly grateful to Andy for putting out a fire at Wally's, and pesters Andy by wanting to help him in gratitude. Howard McNear returns as Floyd after suffering a stroke.
119	24	"Bargain Day"	Jeffrey Hayden	John Whedon	March 23, 1964
Aunt Bee buys a side of beef at a discount market, but the Taylors' old freezer doesn't work.
120	25	"Divorce, Mountain Style"	Jeffrey Hayden	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	March 30, 1964
Charlene Darling Wash intends to divorce Dud (Bob Denver) so she can marry Andy.
121	26	"A Deal Is a Deal"	Jeffrey Hayden	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	April 6, 1964
Opie gets involved in a scheme to sell worthless salve.
122	27	"Fun Girls"	Coby Ruskin	Aaron Ruben	April 13, 1964
Two fun-loving girls from Mount Pilot cause problems by being amorous to Andy and Barney, which makes Helen and Thelma Lou jealous. First appearance of Goober (George Lindsey). Only episode with both Goober and Gomer.
123	28	"The Return of Malcolm Merriweather"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock	April 20, 1964
Malcolm Merriweather returns to Mayberry, doing housework and cooking for Andy and making Aunt Bee feel unappreciated.
124	29	"The Rumor"	Coby Ruskin	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	April 27, 1964
Barney starts a rumor that Andy and Helen are engaged after he sees them kissing in a jewelry store.
125	30	"Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	May 4, 1964
Feeling that Barney takes her for granted, Thelma Lou starts dating Gomer to purposely make Barney jealous.
126	31	"Back to Nature"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock	May 11, 1964
Andy, Barney and Gomer take Opie and his friends on a camping trip, where Barney and Gomer manage to get themselves lost in the woods.
127	32	"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."	Aaron Ruben	Aaron Ruben	May 18, 1964
In this backdoor pilot for the spin-off series Gomer Pyle-USMC, Gomer enlists in the Marine Corps and Andy comes along to make sure things go well with Sergeant Carter (Frank Sutton).

Season 5 (1964-1965)

• This is the last season to be broadcast in black-and-white before the show went to color.
• This season consisted of 32 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
128	1	"Opie Loves Helen"	Aaron Ruben	Bob Ross	September 21, 1964
Opie develops a crush on Helen and wants to buy a gift for her.
129	2	"Barney's Physical"	Howard Morris	Bob Ross	September 28, 1964
Andy and Aunt Bee help Barney meet the new Civil Service physical requirements for law enforcement officers.
130	3	"Family Visit"	Howard Morris	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	October 5, 1964
Aunt Bee's sister and her family come to visit from out of state. James Westerfield and Maudie Prickett guest star.
131	4	"The Education of Ernest T. Bass"	Alan Rafkin	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	October 12, 1964
Ernest T. Bass tries to earn his diploma after his girl calls him illiterate. His antics badly disrupt Helen's classroom.
132	5	"Aunt Bee's Romance"	Howard Morris	Harvey Bullock	October 19, 1964
Aunt Bee resumes her romance with an old flame, Roger Hanover (Wallace Ford) – a practical joker.
133	6	"Barney's Bloodhound"	Howard Morris	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	October 26, 1964
Barney tries using a dog to catch an escaped convict.
134	7	"Man in the Middle"	Alan Rafkin	Gus Adrian & David Evans	November 2, 1964
Andy tries to settle a lovers' quarrel between Barney and Thelma Lou, only to get himself in the middle.
135	8	"Barney's Uniform"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	November 9, 1964
Barney starts wearing his uniform all the time when a grocery owner threatens to beat him up the next time he sees him in plain clothes.
136	9	"Opie's Fortune"	Coby Ruskin	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	November 16, 1964
Opie finds a wallet containing $50 and is waits for a week to see if anyone claims it - if not, the money is his.
137	10	"Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor"	Gene Nelson	Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen	November 23, 1964
Andy makes Barney acting Sheriff when he goes to Raleigh for a job interview.
138	11	"The Pageant"	Gene Nelson	Harvey Bullock	November 30, 1964
Aunt Bee gets the lead in the Mayberry Centennial Pageant, but she proves to be a terrible actress.
139	12	"The Darling Baby"	Howard Morris	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	December 7, 1964
The Darlings choose Opie as the future husband of Charlene's baby girl and insist that Andy sign a contract to that effect.
140	13	"Andy and Helen Have Their Day"	Howard Morris	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	December 14, 1964
Andy and Helen try to have a nice picnic, but Barney keeps interrupting them.
141	14	"Three Wishes for Opie"	Howard Morris	Richard M. Powell	December 21, 1964
Barney buys fortune-telling paraphernalia that seems to grant wishes, and Opie wants to see if his wishes will be granted.
142	15	"Otis Sues the County"	Howard Morris	Bob Ross	December 28, 1964
Otis is talked by his lawyer (Jay Novello) into suing the county after he suffers a fall in the Mayberry jail.
143	16	"Barney Fife, Realtor"	Peter Baldwin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	January 4, 1965
Barney decides to sell real estate as his second job and tries to get Andy to sell his house.
144	17	"Goober Takes a Car Apart"	Peter Baldwin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	January 11, 1965
After Andy puts him in charge of the courthouse, Goober dismantles a car and rebuilds it inside the courthouse.
145	18	"The Rehabilitation of Otis"	Peter Baldwin	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	January 18, 1965
Barney tries to rehabilitate Otis of his drinking habit.
146	19	"The Lucky Letter"	Theodore J. Flicker	Richard M. Powell	January 25, 1965
Barney thinks he's received bad luck after tearing up a chain letter.
147	20	"Goober and the Art of Love"	Alan Rafkin	Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen	February 1, 1965
Andy and Barney try to find a girl (Josie Lloyd) for Goober so he doesn't have to tag along on their dates.
148	21	"Barney Runs for Sheriff"	Alan Rafkin	Richard M. Powell	February 8, 1965
Barney ends up running against Andy for Sheriff when a new job offer for Andy falls through.
149	22	"If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars"	Alan Rafkin	Bob Ross	February 15, 1965
Barney finds $250,000 from a recent bank robbery and sets out to catch the robber.
150	23	"TV or Not TV"	Coby Ruskin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	March 1, 1965
Three crooks posing as TV producers attempt to take advantage of Mayberry's "Sheriff Without a Gun" by robbing the bank. Gavin MacLeod played one of the crooks. In a season 6 episode ("Taylors in Hollywood"), MacLeod played an actor playing Andy in a movie based on "Sheriff Without a Gun".
151	24	"Guest in the House"	Coby Ruskin	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	March 8, 1965
Helen gets jealous of a pretty girl (Jan Shutan) staying with the Taylors for awhile.
152	25	"The Case of the Punch in the Nose"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	March 15, 1965
Barney discovers a file of an old, forgotten assault case between Floyd and grocer Charles Foley (Frank Ferguson) that was never resolved. Rather than let the matter rest, Barney's actions cause old feelings to flare up.
153	26	"Opie's Newspaper"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock	March 22, 1965
Opie publishes local gossip in his newspaper, embarrassing Andy, Barney and Aunt Bee who had made unflattering comments about fellow townspeople.
154	27	"Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau"	Theodore J. Flicker	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	March 29, 1965
Aunt Bee invents a story that the butter and egg man (Woodrow Chambliss) is her new boyfriend....but he happens to be married.
155	28	"The Arrest of the Fun Girls"	Theodore J. Flicker	Richard M. Powell	April 5, 1965
The Fun Girls get themselves arrested on purpose, once again disrupting the romantic lives of Andy and Barney when Helen and Thelma Lou discover them at the courthouse at night with the girls.
156	29	"The Luck of Newton Munroe"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	April 12, 1965
A peddler (Don Rickles) keeps having bad luck and Andy and Barney try to help.
157	30	"Opie Flunks Arithmetic"	Coby Ruskin	Richard Morgan	April 19, 1965
Opie needs to improve in his arithmetic, and Andy gets pressure from Barney to help him. Last appearance of Barney Fife as a regular character.
158	31	"Opie and the Carnival"	Coby Ruskin	Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen	April 26, 1965
Opie tries to win a birthday present for Andy at a carnival, unaware that the shooting gallery is a scam.
159	32	"Banjo-Playing Deputy"	Coby Ruskin	Bob Ross	May 3, 1965
Andy hires a carnival banjo player (Jerry Van Dyke) as a temporary deputy.

Color Series (1965–1968)

Season 6 (1965-1966)

• At the beginning of this season, The Andy Griffith Show went from black-and-white to color, beginning with the episode "Opie's Job".
• The CBS in Color logo was introduced at the start of this season.
• This season consisted of 30 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
160	1	"Opie's Job"	Larry Dobkin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	September 13, 1965
Opie wins a competition for a grocery delivery job, then gives it up to his competitor who needs the job a lot more.
161	2	"Andy's Rival"	Peter Baldwin	Laurence Marks	September 20, 1965
Andy gets jealous of a handsome new teacher spending time working with Helen.
162	3	"Malcolm at the Crossroads"	Gary Nelson	Harvey Bullock	September 27, 1965
Malcolm Merriweather replaces Ernest T. Bass as school crossing guard, and Ernest T. wants to fight Malcolm to get even. Last appearance of both Malcolm Merriweather and Ernest T. Bass.
163	4	"Aunt Bee, the Swinger"	Larry Dobkin	Jack Elinson	October 4, 1965
Aunt Bee and her new beau, a recently retired Congressman, attempt to recapture their youth.
164	5	"The Bazaar"	Sheldon Leonard	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	October 11, 1965
Andy's new deputy, Warren Ferguson (Floyd's nephew), arrests Aunt Bee and her friends for gambling at the church bazaar.
165	6	"A Warning from Warren"	Alan Rafkin	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	October 18, 1965
Warren believes a picnic will not go so well for Andy and Helen.
166	7	"Off to Hollywood"	Alan Rafkin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	October 25, 1965
The Taylors decide to take a trip to Hollywood after Andy is given a check from a studio that wants to make his life story into a movie.
167	8	"Taylors in Hollywood"	Alan Rafkin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	November 1, 1965
The Taylors visit the studio where Andy's biopic, Sheriff Without a Gun, is being filmed. Gavin MacLeod plays the actor portraying Andy in the movie.
168	9	"The Hollywood Party"	Alan Rafkin	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	November 8, 1965
Andy poses with a Hollywood starlet, jeopardizing his relationship with Helen.
169	10	"Aunt Bee on TV"	Alan Rafkin	Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen	November 15, 1965
Aunt Bee wins a lot of new appliances on a TV quiz show, but she loses her friends as a result. William Christopher plays the IRS agent who visits the Taylors to collect taxes on the prizes.
170	11	"The Cannon"	Alan Rafkin	Jack Elinson	November 22, 1965
Through sheer luck, Warren catches a pair of art thieves with his supposed "knowledge" of cannons.
171	12	"A Man's Best Friend"	Alan Rafkin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	November 29, 1965
Opie and his friend Tommy (Michel Petit) use walkie-talkies to fool Goober into thinking he really has a talking dog.
172	13	"Aunt Bee Takes a Job"	Alan Rafkin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	December 6, 1965
Aunt Bee gets a job at the print shop where her employers turn out to be counterfeiters.
173	14	"The Church Organ"	Lee Philips	Paul Wayne	December 13, 1965
Andy starts a fundraising drive to help the church buy a new organ, but problems arise when church members go back on their pledges.
174	15	"Girl-Shy"	Lee Philips	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	December 20, 1965
Warren becomes a sleepwalking Casanova, pursuing Helen after watching his suave hero on TV.
175	16	"Otis the Artist"	Alan Rafkin	Teleplay: Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen Story: Bob Ross	January 3, 1966
Warren tries to get Otis to start a career in art.
176	17	"The Return of Barney Fife"	Alan Rafkin	Sam Bobrick & Bill Idelson	January 10, 1966
Barney Fife returns to Mayberry for a high school reunion and so does Thelma Lou, who has married someone else. This is Thelma Lou's final appearance on the series.
177	18	"The Legend of Barney Fife"	Alan Rafkin	Harvey Bullock	January 17, 1966
Barney has to demonstrate his "legendary courage" to Warren when a vengeful convict escapes from prison.
178	19	"Lost and Found"	Alan Rafkin	John L. Greene & Paul David	January 24, 1966
Aunt Bee collects insurance money for the loss of her jeweled pin, then finds it after she spends the money on a garbage disposer. Jack Dodson, later cast as Howard Sprague, makes his first appearance in the series as insurance man Ed Jenkins.
179	20	"Wyatt Earp Rides Again"	Alan Rafkin	Jack Elinson	January 31, 1966
A supposed descendant of Wyatt Earp comes to Mayberry and wants to duel Andy thinking his family honor has been tarnished. Last episode with Warren Ferguson
180	21	"Aunt Bee Learns to Drive"	Lee Philips	Jack Elinson	February 7, 1966
Andy has a big problem when Aunt Bee buys a car and wishes to take driving lessons.
181	22	"Look Paw, I'm Dancing"	Lee Philips	Ben Starr	February 14, 1966
Opie learns to enjoy his first dancing party.
182	23	"The Gypsies"	Alan Rafkin	Roland MacLane	February 21, 1966
A band of gypsies causes trouble for Andy with their supposed magic. Jamie Farr played one of the Gypsies.
183	24	"Eat Your Heart Out"	Alan Rafkin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	February 28, 1966
Goober falls for Flora, the diner's new waitress (Alberta Nelson) but she has her eye on Andy.
184	25	"A Baby in the House"	Alan Rafkin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	March 7, 1966
Aunt Bee agrees to babysit her niece for a week, but the infant doesn't seem to like her.
185	26	"The County Clerk"	Alan Rafkin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	March 14, 1966
Andy and Helen try to set up county clerk Howard Sprague (Jack Dodson) with Irene Fairchild (Nina Shipman) , the new county nurse.
186	27	"The Foster Lady"	Alan Rafkin	Jack Elinson & Iz Elinson	March 21, 1966
Aunt Bee is picked to star in a TV commercial.
187	28	"Goober's Replacement"	Alan Rafkin	Stan Dreben & Howard Merrill	March 28, 1966
Goober's girlfriend Flora fills in for him at Wally's and is about to become his replacement.
188	29	"The Battle of Mayberry"	Alan Rafkin	Paul David & John L. Greene	April 4, 1966
Opie causes an uproar when he discovers and publishes the truth about the Battle of Mayberry.
189	30	"A Singer in Town"	Alan Rafkin	Stan Dreben & Howard Merrill	April 11, 1966
Rock-n'-Roll singer Keevy Hazelton performs a song about Mayberry written by Aunt Bee and Clara Edwards.

Season 7 (1966-1967)

• Season 7 consisted of 30 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
190	1	"Opie's Girlfriend"	Lee Philips	Budd Grossman	September 12, 1966
Opie makes friends with Helen's niece who's athletically superior to him.
191	2	"The Lodge"	Lee Philips	Jim Parker & Arnold Margolin	September 19, 1966
Howard applies for membership in the Mayberry men's lodge, but is blackballed. His controlling mother (Mabel Albertson) had convinced Goober to blackball Howard because Howard's father had gambling issues.
192	3	"The Barbershop Quartet"	Lee Philips	Fred S. Fox	September 26, 1966
A prisoner (Hamilton Camp) replaces Howard as tenor in the Mayberry barbershop quartet.
193	4	"The Ball Game"	Lee Philips	Teleplay: Sid Morse Story: Rance Howard	October 3, 1966
Andy umpires for Opie's junior baseball team, but he costs Mayberry the game when he calls Opie out on a close play at home plate.
194	5	"Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory"	Lee Philips	Ronald Axe	October 10, 1966
A visiting pastor (Ian Wolfe) inspires Aunt Bee to wear a blonde wig.
195	6	"The Darling Fortune"	Lee Philips	Arnold Margolin & Jim Parker	October 17, 1966
The Darlings come into a bankroll of $300, so they stop by Mayberry to find brides for Briscoe's sons.
196	7	"Mind Over Matter"	Lee Philips	Ron Friedman & Pat McCormick	October 31, 1966
Goober is convinced he has whiplash, so he acts like an invalid, making Andy's family care for him, until Andy tricks him into revealing his shoulder is OK.
197	8	"Politics Begin at Home"	Lee Philips	Fred S. Fox	November 7, 1966
Aunt Bee runs against Howard for city councilman, then withdraws during a debate after realizing Howard has more expertise of the issues. (The same story line was used in episode 144 of The Dick Van Dyke Show and years later in episode 72 of The Partridge Family).
198	9	"The Senior Play"	Lee Philips	Sid Morse	November 14, 1966
Helen and her teenage students try to put on a play, despite the principal's objections over its content.
199	10	"Opie Finds a Baby"	Lee Philips	Stan Dreben & Sid Mandel	November 21, 1966
Opie and his friend Arnold find an abandoned baby and try to find him a home. Jack Nicholson played the baby's father.
200	11	"Big Fish in a Small Town"	Lee Philips	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	November 28, 1966
Howard is the envy of Mayberry when he catches a famously elusive silver carp in Myers Lake on his very first fishing trip.
201	12	"Only a Rose"	Lee Philips	Jim Parker & Arnold Margolin	December 5, 1966
Opie accidentally destroys Aunt Bee's special rose just before the annual Mayberry flower show.
202	13	"Otis the Deputy"	Lee Philips	Jim Parker & Arnold Margolin	December 12, 1966
Otis and Howard take action to rescue Andy from a pair of bank robbers. Last episode with Otis.
203	14	"Goober Makes History"	Lee Philips	John L. Greene & Paul David	December 19, 1966
Goober fancies himself a philosopher when he grows a beard. Note: Sandy Kenyon not Richard Bull plays the class instructor Bill Lindsay.
204	15	"A New Doctor in Town"	Lee Philips	Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer	December 26, 1966
The citizens of Mayberry are skeptical of the new town doctor (William Christopher) until Andy convinces them to give him a chance.
205	16	"Don't Miss a Good Bet"	Lee Philips	Fred S. Fox	January 2, 1967
Andy and friends are duped by a con man and his get-rich-quick scheme.
206	17	"Dinner at Eight"	Lee Philips	Budd Grossman	January 9, 1967
Due to communication failures, Andy has to endure three spaghetti dinners in one evening.
207	18	"A Visit to Barney Fife"	Lee Philips	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	January 16, 1967
Andy visits Barney Fife in Raleigh and helps him solve a series of supermarket robberies.
208	19	"Barney Comes to Mayberry"	Lee Philips	Sid Morse	January 23, 1967
Barney returns to Mayberry at the same time as an old girlfriend turned Hollywood actress, whose movie is having its world premiere in town.
209	20	"Andy's Old Girlfriend"	Lee Philips	Sid Morse	January 30, 1967
Alice Harper (Joanna McNeil), an old girlfriend of Andy's comes back to Mayberry, putting a strain on his relationship with Helen.
210	21	"Aunt Bee's Restaurant"	Lee Philips	Ronald Axe & Les Roberts	February 6, 1967
Aunt Bee becomes a partner in a new Chinese restaurant, but her superstitions make her question her investment.
211	22	"Floyd's Barbershop"	Lee Philips	Jim Parker & Arnold Margolin	February 13, 1967
Floyd angrily decides to leave his barbershop after Howard buys the building and raises the rent.
212	23	"The Statue"	Lee Philips	Fred S. Fox	February 20, 1967
Andy discovers that his ancestor was the biggest swindler in the state just as Mayberry is about to unveil a statue of him.
213	24	"Helen, the Authoress"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	February 27, 1967
Helen becomes a successful author of children's books, but Andy has a difficult time with her new-found celebrity.
214	25	"Goodbye Dolly"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	March 6, 1967
Andy and Opie try to help an old milk wagon horse which refuses to eat.
215	26	"Opie's Piano Lesson"	Lee Philips	Leo & Pauline Townsend	March 13, 1967
Opie decides to take up the piano, but piano practice soon conflicts with his football practice, so he enlists his friend Arnold to sneakily play the piano for him.
216	27	"Howard, the Comedian"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	March 20, 1967
Howard appears on a local TV amateur hour and tells jokes about his friends in Mayberry, which they take as insults.
217	28	"Big Brother"	Lee Philips	Fred S. Fox	March 27, 1967
Howard volunteers to be a Big Brother of a high school student, but neglects tutoring the boy while he takes the boy's older sister out on dates.
218	29	"Opie's Most Unforgettable Character"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	April 3, 1967
Opie tries to pick a subject for his writing assignment and eventually picks someone other than Andy.
219	30	"Goober's Contest"	Lee Philips	Ron Friedman & Pat McCormick	April 10, 1967
Goober gets into trouble when a printing error awards Floyd with an overly large cash prize in a filling station contest. Last appearance of Floyd. Rob Reiner had a small role in the episode.

Season 8 (1967-1968)

• Season 8 consisted of 30 episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
220	1	"Opie's First Love"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	September 11, 1967
Mary Alice Carter (Morgan Brittany) accepts Opie's invitation to a party, then decides to go with another boy she likes better.
221	2	"Howard the Bowler"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	September 18, 1967
Howard is a last-minute substitute on the Emmett's Fix-It Shop bowling team, but he comes close to bowling a perfect game. First appearance of Emmett Clark (Paul Hartman).
222	3	"A Trip to Mexico"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	September 25, 1967
Aunt Bee wins a trip to Mexico and takes along her two closest friends....but they don't get along.
223	4	"Andy's Trip to Raleigh"	Lee Philips	Joseph Bonaduce	October 2, 1967
Andy must cancel a date with Helen to meet with a lawyer named Lee (Whitney Blake) in Raleigh, who's actually a very attractive woman.
224	5	"Opie Steps Up in Class"	Lee Philips	Joseph Bonaduce	October 9, 1967
Opie goes to summer camp with a rich boy, leading Aunt Bee to try improving the Taylors' social standing.
225	6	"Howard's Main Event"	Lee Philips	Robert C. Dennis & Earl Barret	October 16, 1967
Howard makes friends with Millie, the new girl at the town bakery (Arlene Golonka), whose ex-boyfriend constantly threatens him.
226	7	"Aunt Bee the Juror"	Lee Philips	Kent Wilson	October 23, 1967
Aunt Bee serves jury duty on a seemingly open-and-shut case of theft. Jack Nicholson played the defendant.
227	8	"The Tape Recorder"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	October 30, 1967
Opie tape records a bank robber confessing where he hid the money, against Andy's strict orders.
228	9	"Opie's Group"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	November 6, 1967
Opie joins a rock-and-roll band, which starts to affect his grades.
229	10	"Aunt Bee and the Lecturer"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	November 13, 1967
Aunt Bee dates a charming lecturer (Edward Andrews), who is convinced she is the exact image of his late wife.
230	11	"Andy's Investment"	Alan Rafkin	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	November 20, 1967
Andy starts a coin laundry business to save money for Opie's college education.
231	12	"Howard and Millie"	Peter Baldwin	Joseph Bonaduce	November 27, 1967
Howard proposes to Millie at the bakery. But on the long train ride to get married in her West Virginia hometown, they have a series of spats and on arrival in Wheeling decide to break the engagement.
232	13	"Aunt Bee's Cousin"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	December 4, 1967
Andy learns the sad truth about Aunt Bee's supposedly wealthy cousin (Jack Albertson), who has spun many tall tales during his visit.
233	14	"Suppose Andy Gets Sick"	Peter Baldwin	Jack Raymond	December 11, 1967
Andy is bedridden with the flu, so Goober acts as deputy to take care of things. Chaos ensues.
234	15	"Howard's New Life"	Lee Philips	Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield	December 18, 1967
Howard decides to quit his job as county clerk and start a new life on a tiny Caribbean island, only to become incredibly bored.
235	16	"Goober the Executive"	Lee Philips	Michael Morris & Seaman Jacobs	December 25, 1967
Goober buys the filling station with financial support from Andy and Emmett.
236	17	"The Mayberry Chef"	Lee Philips	James L. Brooks	January 1, 1968
Aunt Bee gets her own cooking show on a local TV station.
237	18	"Emmett's Brother-in-Law"	Lee Philips	James L. Brooks	January 8, 1968
Emmett's wife pushes him to be an insurance salesman like his brother-in-law, but he hates to leave his fix-it shop.
238	19	"Opie's Drugstore Job"	Lee Philips	Kent Wilson	January 15, 1968
Opie gets a job at the drugstore, where he accidentally breaks an expensive bottle of perfume.
239	20	"The Church Benefactors"	Lee Philips	Robert C. Dennis & Earl Barret	January 22, 1968
Church members debate over whether to spend a $500 gift to the church on choir robes or to fix a drainage problem with the church building.
240	21	"Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting"	Lee Philips	Aaron Ruben	January 29, 1968
Barney Fife returns to Mayberry and hosts a summit meeting between the United States and the Soviet Union at the Taylors' house. The plot was inspired by the actual USA-USSR summit meeting in Glassboro, NJ. The final appearance of Barney Fife on the show.
241	22	"Goober Goes to an Auto Show"	Lee Philips	Joseph Bonaduce	February 5, 1968
While attending an auto show in Raleigh, Goober tries to impress an old friend by claiming to own a chain of gas stations.
242	23	"Aunt Bee's Big Moment"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	February 12, 1968
Aunt Bee takes flying lessons to achieve a big moment like everyone else.
243	24	"Helen's Past"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	February 19, 1968
Andy discovers that Helen apparently was arrested years ago for associating with a notorious gangster.
244	25	"Emmett's Anniversary"	Lee Philips	Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield	February 26, 1968
Emmett buys his wife a mink coat for their 25th anniversary, but fails to keep it a surprise.
245	26	"The Wedding"	Lee Philips	Joseph Bonaduce	March 4, 1968
Howard's controlling mother remarries and moves away, allowing him to redo the Sprague house into a bachelor pad.
246	27	"Sam for Town Council"	Lee Philips	Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant	March 11, 1968
Sam Jones (Ken Berry) is urged by Andy and Howard to run for head of town council - against Emmett.
247	28	"Opie and Mike"	Lee Philips	Doug Tibbles	March 18, 1968
Opie helps out Mike Jones (Buddy Foster) with bullies at school, and Mike starts to tag after him.
248	29	"A Girl for Goober"	Lee Philips	Teleplay: Bruce Howard Story: Bob Ross	March 25, 1968
Goober tries a computer dating service to find the right girl, and is matched with the Ph.D. graduate who runs it.
249	30	"Mayberry R.F.D."	Peter Baldwin	Bob Ross	April 1, 1968
In this set-up for the sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., Sam asks a friend from Italy to help him with his land. The friend and his large family move into Sam's house.

Reunion movie

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
"Return to Mayberry"	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock & Everett Greenbaum	April 13, 1986
Andy Taylor returns to Mayberry to visit Opie and help Barney Fife investigate strange events.

Note

1. ^ 'David Adler' was a pseudonym for blacklisted writer Frank Tarloff.

References

1. "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997.
2. "TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes". Rev/Views. Retrieved July 4, 2016.