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S7 E27 Howard The Comedian

Comedy

TV-G

25m

Mar 19, 1967

Featuring:Andy Griffith

Staid Howard Sprague becomes a comedian and gets on a TV amateur hour.

Season 7, 30 Episodes

Opie's Girlfriend,

Opie feels inadequate when he meets Helen's niece who is athletically superior to him.

Goober blackballs county clerk Howard when he applies for membership in the Mayberry men's lodge.

The Barbershop Quartet,

The Mayberry barbershop quartet loses its tenor right before a big singing contest so Andy drafts an unsavory prisoner with a beautiful voice.

Andy umpires a crucial baseball game and becomes the town pariah.

Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory,

Aunt Bee buys a blonde wig and upsets Andy and the rest of Mayberry.

The Darling Fortune,

Andy and the town of Mayberry undergo a trying experience when the hillbilly Darling family comes into a fortune of 300 dollars and are looking for wives.

Mind Over Matter,

Goober's friends convince him that his minor mishap has resulted in a severe case of whiplash and he promptly becomes a helpless invalid.

Politics Begin At Home,

Aunt Bee and Howard both decide to run against each other for town council.

The Senior Play,

Helen Crump and her students convince a crotchety old school principal that today's youngsters aren't so different from his own generation.

Opie Finds A Baby,

Opie and his friend find an abandoned baby and they run into trouble when they innocently try to find it some new parents.

Big Fish In A Small Town,

Town clerk Howard, a novice fisherman, tags along on the first day of the season and antagonizes the town's anglers by catching Old Sam, the legendary fish in the lake.

Opie accidentally ruins Aunt Bee's prize rose entry on the eve of the annual Mayberry flower show.

Otis The Deputy,

Otis and Howard nearly botch rescuing Andy who has been taken prisoner by a pair of desperate bank robbers.

Goober Makes History,

Inarticulate Goober grows a beard and suddenly turns into a verbose philosopher.

New Doctor In Town,

The town's new doctor is shunned by all the Mayberry citizens until Andy shows his faith in the young physician by letting him remove Opie's tonsils.

Don't Miss A Good Bet,

Andy and four of his levelheaded friends and relatives are taken in by a con man's get-rich-quick scheme.

Dinner at 8:00,

Andy looks forward to eating a few snacks and spending an evening alone in the house but he finds he must eat three spaghetti dinners cooked by thoughtful friends.

A Visit to Barney Fife,

Andy visits Barney Fife, now with the Raleigh police department, and makes a hero out of his bumbling former deputy.

Barney Comes to Mayberry,

Detective Barney Fife pays a visit to his old hometown, the same day a glamorous movie star returns to Mayberry.

Andy's Old Girlfriend,

Andy's perennial romance with Helen is jolted a bit when Andy's old high school sweetheart moves back to town.

Aunt Bee's Restaurant,

Aunt Bee allows her superstitions dictate her decision to be a brief co-owner of a Chinese restaurant.

Floyd's Barbershop,

Floyd decides to give up his Mayberry barbershop when Howard Sprague buys the building and raises the rent fifteen dollars a month.

Andy and Aunt Bee learn their ancestor was the state's biggest swindler, just before the town of Mayberry unveils his statue as a hero.

Helen The Authoress,

Helen writes a children's book that will be published and Andy faces the uncomfortable prospect of being the fiance of a famous writer.

Andy and Opie face the difficult problem of helping an old milk-wagon horse find contentment in retirement.

Opie's Piano Lessons,

Opie insists on studying piano until he finds out that football practice and piano practice conflict.

Howard The Comedian,

Staid Howard Sprague becomes a comedian and gets on a TV amateur hour.

Howard volunteers to become the Big Brother of a high school boy.

Opie's Most Unforgettable Character,

Andy is distressed when Opie receives a failing grade for his school essay naming him his most unforgettable character.

Goober's Contest,

Goober faces disaster when a printing error awards Floyd a large cash prize in his gas station contest.

Details

The Andy Griffith Show

Comedy

TV-G

8 Seasons

26m

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.

Featuring:Andy Griffith

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