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The Farmer Takes A Wife

Comedy

25

Jan 1, 1961

Andy Griffith

Andy dissuades a visiting farmer from marrying Barney's girl.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 31 episodes

Opie And The Bully,

Andy teaches his son how to handle a seven-year-old bully.

25m Oct 9, 1960

Barney's Replacement,

Barney resigns when he thinks Andy is trying to ease him out of his deputy sheriff job.

25m Oct 2, 1960

Andy And The Women Speeder,

An attractive young woman, who has been given a speeding ticket by Andy, pleads "not guilty" and uses female guile.

25m Oct 16, 1960

Mayberry Goes Bankrupt,

An old penniless citizen of Mayberry forestalls his eviction by trying to redeem a century-old municipal bond.

25m Nov 13, 1960

Barney On The Rebound,

Barney almost loses his shirt and his girlfriend when a charming female con artist dupes him.

25m Oct 23, 1960

Opie's Hobo Friend,

Opie's friendship with a hobo begins to affect his ability to tell right from wrong.

25m Nov 27, 1960

Crime Free Mayberry,

A bogus FBI agent and his accomplice nearly make off with the Mayberry Bank money.

25m Dec 4, 1960

The Perfect Female,

Andy is too obvious in his efforts to find out if a young lady meets his expectations.

25m Oct 30, 1960

Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter,

Aunt Bee takes a shine to an itinerant handyman who has a way with the ladies.

25m Nov 6, 1960

The Clubmen,

Andy refuses to join an exclusive club when Barney's bid for membership is turned down.

25m Dec 11, 1960

The Pickle Story,

Rather than eat Aunt Bee's indigestible homemade pickles, Andy and Barney secretly substitute store-bought pickles in her preserving jars.

25m Dec 18, 1960

Sheriff Barney,

A trial run as Sheriff of Mayberry convinces Barney that he is not quite ready to take over a similar job in a neighboring town.

26m Dec 25, 1960

The Farmer Takes A Wife,

Andy dissuades a visiting farmer from marrying Barney's girl.

25m Jan 1, 1961

The Keeper Of The Flame,

Opie keeps a secret club oath even in the face of the serious accusation of burning down a barn.

25m Jan 8, 1961

Baily's Bad Boy,

Andy teaches a wealthy young man the satisfaction of self-reliance.

25m Jan 15, 1961

Manicurist,

The men of Mayberry, after a slow start, accept the addition of a lovely manicurist to Floyd's barbershop.

26m Jan 22, 1961

The Jinx,

A Mayberry resident is convinced that he is a jinx until Andy helps restore his selfconfidence.

25m Jan 29, 1961

Jailbreak,

The small-town methods of Mayberry prove more effective than the attempts of the State Police in the capture of a criminal.

26m Feb 5, 1961

A Medal For Opie,

After Opie finishes last at a track race, Andy struggles to teach his son what it means to be a good loser.

25m Feb 12, 1961

Barney And The Choir,

Andy’s diplomacy and engineering skills are required to help the Mayberry choir adjust to the recent addition of tone-deaf Barney Fife to the group.

25m Feb 19, 1961

Guest Of Honor,

Andy and Barney are hard pressed when Mayberry's guest of honor turns out to be a pickpocket.

25m Feb 26, 1961

Merchant Of Mayberry,

Andy uses his wits to help a struggling salesman stay in Mayberry despite strong pressure from the competition.

25m Mar 5, 1961

Aunt Bee The Warden,

Aunt Bee becomes warden for a day when she disciplines Otis Campbell after he is arrested for his usual drunken behavior.

24m Mar 12, 1961

County Nurse,

Andy is forced to exert all his persuasiveness to get a farmer to take a tetanus shot.

25m Mar 26, 1961

Andy And Barney In The Big City,

Andy and Barney visit the big city and help to catch a notorious jewel thief in the process.

25m Apr 2, 1961

Wedding Bells For Aunt Bee,

Aunt Bee begins dating the dry cleaner because she wants to give Andy space to pursue his own relationships.

25m Apr 9, 1961

Three's A Crowd,

Barney learns the hard way that three’s a crowd, when Andy and Mary Simpson try to find time alone together.

25m Apr 16, 1961

Bookie Barber,

Floyd expands his barbershop with the addition of a second barber. The new barber turns out to be a gambling bookie that Barney and Andy must catch in the act.

25m Apr 23, 1961

Andy On Trial,

Andy is put on trial for his law enforcement practices when a Raleigh newspaper reporter writes a damaging article about the lawman.

25m Apr 30, 1961

Cousin Virgil,

Barney's cousin Virgil gets over his awkwardness as soon as he learns that people have confidence in his ability.

26m May 7, 1961

Deputy Otis,

When Otis Campbell’s brother comes to visit, Andy agrees to make Otis a temporary deputy to cover the lie Otis told about his career.

25m May 14, 1961