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Banjo Playing Deputy

Comedy

TV-G

25

May 2, 1965

Andy Griffith

Jerry Van Dyke, brother of Dick Van Dyke guest stars as a carnival's destitute banjo player. He also proves to be an inept lawman when he is hired in Barney's Fife's absence.

Season 5, 32 episodes

Opie Loves Helen,

Opie Taylor develops a crush on his teacher, who also happens to be his father's girlfriend.

Barney's Physical,

A campaign to fatten and stretch Barney Fife gets underway when it becomes apparent he doesn't match up to Civil Service physical requirements.

Aunt Bee invites relatives to Mayberry for a visit but they quickly wear out their welcome.

The Education of Ernest T. Bass,

Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) goes back to school when his girl demands it.

Aunt Bee Romance,

Andy has his misgivings when Aunt Bee's old beau shows up in Mayberry and tries to win her over again.

Barney's Bloodhound,

Barney Fife buys a bloodhound to aid in Mayberry law enforcement.

Man in the Middle,

Barney and Thelma Lou have a lovers' quarrel. Andy tries to help but only succeeds in getting caught in the middle.

Barney's Uniform,

Barney starts wearing his uniform all the time after being threatened with bodily harm if he's ever caught without it on.

Opie's Fortune,

Opie almost becomes $50 richer after finding a change purse.

Goodbye Sheriff Taylor,

Andy goes to Raleigh for a job interview and chaos prevails in Mayberry with Barney Fife as acting sheriff.

When Aunt Bee snags the starring role in the Mayberry Centennial Pageant, Andy and Opie become neglected at home.

The Darling Baby,

Opie's an unwilling participant when he's betrothed to marry a mountain family's daughter.

Andy and Helen Have Their Day,

Andy and Helen are supposed to have a day off but are continually interrupted at their secluded picnic spot by Barney Fife asking questions about his duties.

Three Wishes For Opie,

Barney Fife demonstrates gypsy fortune telling to Opie and then Opie's wishes seem to begin to come true.

Otis Sues the County,

Otis slips and falls in jail and is convinced by a lawyer that he should sue the county.

Barney Fife, Realtor,

Barney Fife decides to dabble in real estate as a side job. He tries to get the sheriff to put his house up for sale.

Goober Takes A Car Apart,

Goober dismantles a car in the sheriff's office.

The Rehabilitation of Otis,

Otis (Hal Smith) rides into Mayberry on a cow under the impression it is a horse.

The Lucky Letter,

Barney Fife believes he's hexed when several accidents happen after he fails to continue a lucky chain letter.

Goober And The Art of Love,

Andy and Barney think they'll have some privacy with their girlfriends after Goober finds a girl of his own. But they discover Goober favors triple dates.

Barney Runs for Sheriff,

Barney runs for sheriff when Andy seems lined up for another job. Andy's job falls through and he becomes a write-in candidate for re-election.

If I Had 1/4 Million,

Barney finds $250,000 in cash from a bank robbery and decides to capture the robber himself.

Andy's reputation brings a proposal from a Hollywood writer that he star in a television series as a sheriff without a gun.

Guest in the House,

Andy's girlfriend becomes jealous when a pretty friend of the family stays at the Taylor home.

The Case of the Punch in the Nose,

Barney divides Mayberry into two hostile camps when he finds that an old assault case was never resolved.

Opie's Newspaper,

Opie becomes a newspaper publisher and proceeds to put out a scandal sheet and distributes free samples.

Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau,

Aunt Bee invents a beau. When she's pressed for a name she names the butter and egg man who is married.

The Arrest of the Fun Girls,

Two fast girls from Mt. Pilot get a speeding ticket and enjoy the attention they get from the law officers.

The Lucky Newton Monroe,

Comedian Don Rickles guest stars as Newton Monroe, an itinerant peddler who seems unable to do anything right.

Opie Flunks Arithmetic,

Deputy Barney Fife helps Opie with his schoolwork, using a teaching method all his own.

Opie and the Carnival,

Opie tries to win a birthday present for his father at a carnival, not realizing that the carnival shooting gallery is crooked.

Banjo Playing Deputy,

Jerry Van Dyke, brother of Dick Van Dyke guest stars as a carnival's destitute banjo player. He also proves to be an inept lawman when he is hired in Barney's Fife's absence.

Details

The Andy Griffith Show

Comedy

TV-G

8

26

This classic series takes us to America's favorite small town, Mayberry. "The Andy Griffith Show" serves up wit and warmth as Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and bumbling Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) solve the town's misdeeds.

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