"The Andy Griffith Show" sitcom.
Andy Griffith may have been the star of the sitcom but Don Knotts provides the best comedy.
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- CreatorSheldon LeonardAaron RubenDanny ThomasStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWidower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.
- DirectorSheldon LeonardStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsSheriff Andy Taylor invites Aunt Bee to stay and help raise his 6-year-old son Opie when his housekeeper, Rose, leaves to get married. Opie objects to the change.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsA state police captain errs in not utilizing Sheriff Taylor's intimate knowledge of the area and its people when issuing a dragnet for an escaped criminal.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsSheriff Taylor twists the law to help a musically gifted citizen leave the community nest by arresting a traveling band on trumped up charges.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardElinor DonahueA problem with ethics soon puts a lovely new lady pharmacist on the town's black list over withholding pills from a senior citizen simply because she has no prescription for her regular medication.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy overthinks his asking Ellie to the church dance (prompted by her uncle Fred) into believing they've tricked him aboard the fast track to matrimony, for which he takes steps to derail.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy lectures Opie on the value of keeping one's promise then later asks him to break it to reveal the identity of the runaway kid he just met and befriended, leaving Opie confused.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsTo boost his dejected deputy's confidence, Sheriff Taylor concocts a phony robbery, only to have Deputy Fife arrest a man for a crime that never happened.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsPride in what other people think presents itself to Andy two-fold when he hears that Opie gave only a measly three cents to a school charity fund, and when a two-years-dead husband walks up to say hello.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardFrances BavierFor the sake of a determined young couple, Andy aims to end an 87-year-old bloodless feud betwixt their daddies.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsEllie's run for city council divides Mayberry into a battle of the sexes.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsCrotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsA smiling stranger comes to Mayberry - and danged if he don't know everything about everybody, giving the townsfolk a righteous case of the willies.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsMayberry gussies up for a Hollywood film crew - exactly what the visiting Hollywood producer and Andy don't want.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardElinor DonahueAndy's admonishment to Opie about dealing fairly with others "snafus" when he subsequently trumps up a fanciful story to sell a worthless cannon to an out-of-area antiques dealer.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen a shoe salesman comes to town, riled Aunt Bee uses him to teach Andy a lesson in men being just as big a bunch of gossips as women.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe town council selects Andy to judge the first beauty contest for Mayberry's Founder's Day celebration, much to Andy's utter regret.
- DirectorGene ReynoldsStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsIn tracking down area moonshiners, Barney and Andy hardly suspect the little, old Morrison sisters who've been so helpful to them, but they should.
- DirectorGene ReynoldsStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsNice as they can be to others, Fred and Jennie Boone snap at each other violently at home. Andy intervenes on behalf of the general peace but learns that others can express their happiness differently.
- DirectorGene ReynoldsStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy suspects that Barney and a few other citizens have been taken in by a slick music-recording man from out of town.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney becomes a laughing stock after being left in charge and arresting upstanding townsfolk over petty violations. Andy must step in and make them appreciate Barney before he quits.
- 1960–196826m7.9 (386)TV EpisodeDirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe infamous con man 'Gentleman' Dan Caldwell beguiles nearly everyone from his cell at Andy's jail - all but Andy.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWith Barney tongue-tied around potential sweetheart Thelma Lou, Andy sticks his big nose in on their behalf only to find himself and Ellie pulled into romantic duplicities.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardFrances BavierTaylor men are slobs, but picking up after themselves when on their own may be the wrong message to send to Aunt Bee, who needs to feel needed.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney and Aunt Bee get Andy worked up over the idea of Ellie dumping him to tie the knot with the new, young, handsome, unmarried doctor in town.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThat there may be a direct descendant of a Revolutionary War hero living in Mayberry flatters the town, 'til they learn who it is.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsA new state inspector pays the annual call on Andy's jail only to spot multiple reasons for having Andy impeached and Barney dismissed.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsEllie crosses the line when she insists on a farm girl wearing make-up and perfume against her hard-pressed father's wishes, leading Barney to commit an abduction.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen the Scobey family misses a mortgage payment, Ben Weaver insists Andy serve them a foreclosure notice immediately, but Andy aims to save the Scobeys their home.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney grows increasingly wary of a reticent new farmer in town, calling up a posse during a thunderstorm when it seems Andy has walked straight into the man's nefarious trap.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe accidental capture of a wanted man makes Barney the toast of Mayberry. It goes to his head 'til the felon escapes and returns to pay Barney back.
- 1960–196826mTV-G7.4 (409)TV EpisodeDirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardElinor DonahueMayberry's own guitar celebrity Jim Lindsey returns, but he's not the conquering musical hero everyone thinks he is.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAfter he handcuffs a classmate to a flagpole, Aunt Bee insists the jail is no place for Opie to hang out, but denying him contact with his pa puts him at greater risk.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy, through Barney, learns that Opie has been targeted by a bully who's been shaking him down for milk money, leaving Andy to wonder how to intervene without letting Opie know he knows.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen the State Attorney's Office sends Andy a man to give practical lawman experience to, Barney believes Andy wants him to train a "replacement" deputy.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAn out-of-town speeder thinks Andy runs a speed trap in Mayberry. Awaiting her day in court gives her plenty of time to work on swaying the witnesses - Barney, Floyd and Opie.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe callous eviction of a down-on-his-luck elder citizen comes back to bite the town council when the man's uncashed municipal bond amounts to more than the town can pay.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAfter a spat with Thelma Lou, a sophisticated new girl arrives in Mayberry and takes a surprisingly deep interest in Barney, trapping him in an unintentional proposal.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy must put away the welcome mat when a likable drifter, passing through Mayberry, starts putting Artful Dodger-ish notions into Opie's head.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAll but Andy get excited over Mayberry's distinction at being named the most crime-free town in America, unaware they're being targeted by criminals while honoring their lawmen.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney and Thelma Lou successfully match-make Andy and Thelma Lou's cousin Karen, but Barney's unfortunate way of describing the situation has Karen rifle-ready to shoot down Andy's supposed inflated ego.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsHandyman Henry Wheeler enters the Taylors' life, for whom Aunt Bee develops a wistful soft spot. For her sake, Andy keeps him on with chores but progressively discovers Henry's true vocation - that of a freeloader.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen Andy and Barney have a chance to join an exclusive men's club, Andy wonders how to break it to sensitive Barney when he learns they only want Andy.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsNo one will admit to Aunt Bee's homemade pickles being the worst they've ever tasted. Andy switches them with store-bought ones to avoid eating hers, but her decision to enter them in the county fair presents a dilemma.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen Barney is offered the job of sheriff in a nearby town, he and Andy trade jobs for a day to see what kind of sheriff he would be.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsLocal farmer 'Big' Jeff Pruitt comes to town to pick a wife. Unfortunately for Barney, he chooses Thelma Lou.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsOpie joins a secret club and is in charge of the candle they use in their meetings. After the barn where they meet burns down, he is accused by the owner of starting the fire.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy teaches self-reliance and responsibility to the spoiled son of a rich man.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen a pretty young manicurist starts working in Floyd's Barber Shop, the men are uneasy about it at first but eventually take to the idea in a big way. Their jealous wives, however, do not.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsA loss to Floyd at checkers while Henry Bennett looks over his shoulder prompts Barney to label him a jinx for "hexing" him. Andy resolves to rectify Henry's bad reputation before it forces the dejected man to leave Mayberry.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe state police come to town to catch some payroll robbers. They want Andy and Barney to stay out of the way and let them handle it. The big boys end up needing Andy and Barney more than they thought.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsOpie signs up for a race to win a medal but learns a lesson in good sportsmanship instead.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe choir director invites Barney to join the choir before he realizes Barney can't sing.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe town decides to celebrate Founder's Day by picking a stranger at random to be the town's 'Guest of Honor.' Unfortunately the person they choose turns out to be a thief who's just been kicked out of the neighboring county.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy helps a struggling salesman stay in town.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWith the jail full of angry moonshiners, Otis serves his latest public intoxication sentence at the Taylor residence under the stern and watchful eye of Aunt Bee.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen local farmer Rafe Hollister refuses to take his tetanus shot, Andy and Barney try to convince him he should.
- 1960–196826m8.5 (374)TV EpisodeDirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy and Barney travel to Raleigh on business and help catch a jewel thief in their hotel.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsClara convinces Aunt Bee that her presence is keeping Andy from finding a wife. When Mr. Goss shows interest in her, she pretends to be interested in him and nearly ends up married.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney interferes with Andy's new romance.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen business gets too hectic, Floyd hires a second barber who turns out to be a bookie. Barney goes undercover as an old lady to catch them.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy is accused of official misconduct by a big-shot newspaper publisher whom he officially summoned on a traffic violation.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney's awkward cousin visits and makes a mess of everything he tries. When Andy finds something that Virgil is good at, he finds a way to teach him self-confidence.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsOtis is made a temporary deputy so he can impress his visiting older brother.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsOpie starts talking about his new friend Mr. McBeevee, but his description is hard to believe.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen Andy finds out his new girlfriend's father is wealthy, Barney talks him into believing the relationship is doomed.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsMayberry's new mayor doesn't like Andy or the way he does his job.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAunt Bee heads out of town for a few days, leaving Andy and Opie to take care of themselves. When Peggy volunteers to cook for them, Floyd tries to convince Andy that she's trying to catch a husband.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe mayor calls in an investigator from the state capital to help solve a string of cow thefts.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAfter Andy has an argument with Peggy, Barney tries to make things better by setting him up with another girl.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsTwo intimidating farmers test Barney's effectiveness as a lawman when they scare him off after refusing to obey his directive to stop illegally selling produce roadside.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsMayberry's town band is the worst in the state and Mayor Stoner refuses to allow them to go to the state capital to play. It looks like they will have to stay home until Andy gets a little help from Freddy Fleet and his band.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsIn pen-pal correspondences with a wealthy widow, Floyd has presented himself as equally well off. Her sudden decision to visit Mayberry leaves him in a tizzy and begging for Andy's help in maintaining the ruse.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy's new girlfriend is the new county nurse. Everyone likes her except Opie, who is jealous of all the time Andy spends with her.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney and Floyd are held hostage in a cabin by three escaped women convicts.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAfter making Andy promise to get nothing fancy for her birthday, an adorable bed jacket strikes Aunt Bee's fancy. Now if only she can undo Andy's promise.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney thinks the Mayberry Bank is a pushover for a robbery and sets out to prove it.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsOpie must learn to fight when a new boy in town ridicules him and begins to lead his friends towards a life of crime.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAfter Barney tickets the governor's car for illegal parking, the governor, impressed, comes to Mayberry to congratulate him for doing a good job. Barney, not realizing this, thinks he is going to lose his job instead.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsCar trouble strands a busy businessman in Mayberry on a Sunday, where the slow pace registers more as an infuriating dead stop.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsA hard, wounded man with gun in hand comes to Mayberry looking for Andy. Barney, aiming to keep their sheriff alive, deputizes Otis and Gomer.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhat do you do with a goat full of dynamite? Nobody in Mayberry seems to know, least of all Otis, who shows up even more 'loaded' than the goat.
- DirectorCharles IrvingStarsAndy GriffithDon KnottsRon HowardAt his high school class reunion, Andy finds that, while memories may fade over time, some connections are never completely broken, and some hearts never completely heal.
- DirectorCharles IrvingStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen image-conscious Mayor Stoner objects to a golden-voiced--but wardrobe-challenged--farmer chosen to represent Mayberry in the upcoming musicale, Andy must find a way to appease all sides.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsOpie's friend Arnold seems to have it all--a new bike, fat allowance, and plenty of leisure time. When the pressure's on, though, Opie learns that these assets are actually Arnold's greatest weakness.
- 1960–196826m8.0 (345)TV EpisodeDirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAfter a series of auto-related thefts, the shadow of suspicion looms ever longer over Jimmy--a youth with a troubled past. How long can Andy rush to Jimmy's defense before his own faith in the boy is shaken?
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsOpie's reinterpretation of Andy's encouragement lands Andy in hot water with Opie's new teacher, Miss Helen "Old Lady" Crump.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAndy must protect Aunt Bee from a charming traveling dishonest huckster whose 170-proof "tonic" provides temporary relief from mid-life crisis.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe Darlings, a musical mountain family, descend upon Mayberry.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen cultures clash, cars crash, and Andy's home becomes his castle as he engages the employment of a bicycle-touring Englishman who must work off an unfortunately-earned debt.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsIt's a red-letter day in Mayberry when Barney decides to join the motoring world, but things go sour when his cream-puff turns out to be a lemon.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen Opie's efforts fail to attract classmate Karen's personal interest, Thelma Lou steps in to boost Opie's confidence but destroys Barney's along the way. Can Andy realign this skewed love quadrangle?
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney's ready for Andy to get married, but Andy is not. In the situations that follow, Andy may have found someone, unbeknownst to Mayberry's most meddlesome matchmaker.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsIt's pandemonium when eleven stray dogs invade the courthouse. The boys have do find out what to do with them before a state investigator arrives to do an audit.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsThe Darlings ask Andy to help them deal with wild mountain man Ernest T. Bass, who wants the already-married Charlene Darling/Wash for himself.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWhen the Mayberry jail is called upon to lodge two hold-up men captured by the state police, Barney finds himself with more than he can handle - especially when "assisted" by ad-hoc deputy Gomer.
- DirectorRichard CrennaStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsAfter Opie accidentally kills a mother bird with his new slingshot, he takes on the job of raising her babies himself. He grows very attached to them, but then has to set them free when they get big.
- DirectorEarl BellamyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsBarney and Gomer try to retrieve a baseball from a supposedly haunted house and find some strange goings on inside.
- 1960–196830m7.9 (359)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard CrennaStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsErnest T. Bass causes a ruckus when he decides to join the army. When Andy and Barney find out why, they are able to solve his problem - with a little help from Barney.
- DirectorRichard CrennaStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsA visiting preacher tells the town to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of life. He inspires everyone to have an old-time band concert. With all the stress of rebuilding the broken-down bandstand and getting ragged uniforms ready, they wear themselves out.