The Andy Griffith Show is a TV series starring Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, and Don Knotts. Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy’s Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most…
Release Date: October 1960
10. Jailbreak
Air Date: 5 Feb. 1962Season 2, Episode 18
The 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.
9. My Fair Ernest T. Bass
Air Date: 3 Feb. 1964Season 4, Episode 17
In order to help Ernest T. Bass find a girl, Andy and Barney attempt to teach him some manners and get him dressed up. Then they try to pass him off at a party as Andy’s cousin from Raleigh.
8. The Big House
Air Date: 6 May 1963Season 3, Episode 32
When 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.
7. Barney Gets His Man
Air Date: 8 May 1961Season 1, Episode 30
The 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.
6. Barney’s Sidecar
Air Date: 27 Jan. 1964Season 4, Episode 16
Barney buys an old surplus army motorcycle and sidecar to use on patrol, then becomes a menace to the whole town.
5. Barney’s Physical
Air Date: 28 Sep. 1964Season 5, Episode 2
Barney has to gain weight and somehow grow taller in a week’s time in order to meet new guidelines for sheriff’s deputies or lose his job. Can he do it?
4. Citizen’s Arrest
Air Date: 16 Dec. 1963Season 4, Episode 11
Gomer makes a citizen’s arrest of Barney for committing the same traffic violation that Barney just ticketed him for. This causes Barney to overreact, resigning as deputy and demanding a jail sentence in lieu of paying the fine. When Gomer finds out how far it has gone, he tries to come up with a solution.
3. Mr. McBeevee
Air Date: 1 Oct. 1962Season 3, Episode 1
Opie starts talking about his new friend Mr. McBeevee, but his description is hard to believe.
2. Three Wishes for Opie
Air Date: 21 Dec. 1964Season 5, Episode 14
Barney buys a fortune-telling game and lets Opie try it out.
1. Convicts-at-Large
Air Date: 10 Dec. 1962Season 3, Episode 11
Barney and Floyd are held hostage in a cabin by three escaped women convicts.