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Ernest T. Bass Joins The Army

Comedy

TV-G

25

Oct 13, 1963

Andy Griffith

Guest star Howard Morris plays the part of a mountain man very disgruntled with being rejected by the army.

Season 4, 32 episodes

Opie The Birdman,

Opie accidentally kills a bird with a slingshot and becomes foster-mother to her three young birds.

The Haunted House,

Andy, Barney and Gomer are a trio of laughs as they tread the boards of a haunted house.

Ernest T. Bass Joins The Army,

Guest star Howard Morris plays the part of a mountain man very disgruntled with being rejected by the army.

A Sermon For Today,

A visiting preacher urges the residents of Mayberry to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of life--leading to more work for all.

Briscoe Declares For Aunt Bee,

Aunt Bee is the unwilling object of matrimony when mountaineer Briscoe Darling comes a'courting.

Gomer The House Guest,

Gossiping Gomer Pyle moves in with the sheriff when he loses his job and home at the filling station.

Black Day For Mayberry,

Ron Howard's real-life father and younger brother appear as Mayberry gets involved with a gold shipment en route to Fort Knox.

Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain,

Opie seems in line for a new bicycle as he comes home with an all A report card.

A Date For Gomer,

Barney Fife plays cupid for Gomer when Barney's girl refuses to go to a dance unless her cousin also has a date.

Up In Barney's Room,

Barney is evicted from his rooming house for illegal cooking and moves into the Mayberry sheriff's office backroom much to Andy's chagrin.

Citizen's Arrest,

Barney tickets Gomer for a U-turn and is then detained in a citizen's arrest by Gomer for the same thing.

Opie and His Merry Men,

Opie and his chums take their roles as Robin Hood and his merry men seriously as they befriend a hobo at the expense of the pantries of Mayberry.

Barney and the Cave Rescue,

Barney organizes a rescue party when Andy and Helen are trapped in a cave by a landslide.

Andy And Opie's Pal,

Opie learns a lesson in friendship when he befriends a newcomer to Mayberry.

Aunt Bee The Crusader,

Aunt Bee stirs up a crusade for a chicken farmer whose property has been condemned to make way for a new road.

Barney's Sidecar,

Barney adds a vintage motorcycle to the rolling stock of the Mayberry Sheriff's department, to the Sheriff's regret.

My Fair Ernest T. Bass,

Ernest T. Bass is a would-be Romeo, who is brought into the sheriff's home in an effort to teach him some manners.

Prisoner of Love,

A beautiful prisoner threatens to crumble the security of the Mayberry jail, as both Andy and Barney fall for her charms.

Otis Campbell acquires a car and threatens life and limb of Mayberry's pedestrian population.

The Song Festers,

Barney suffers an ego blow when Gomer out-sings him for a part in the Mayberry Choir. Andy Griffith's wife, Barbara, appears in this episode as a member of the singing group.

The Shoplifters,

Barney disguises himself as a dummy in an attempt to solve a series of theft at the Mayberry department store.

Andy's Vacation,

Andy takes a week off, leaving Barney and Gomer in charge. A prisoner also takes off in the resultant confusion.

Andy Saves Gomer,

Gomer falls asleep on the job and Andy douses a fire to save his life. Gomer becomes a menace trying to repay the favor.

Aunt Bee saves money by buying a side of beef. The beef is tough, the freezer conks out, and Gomer attempts to fix the motor.

Divorce Mountain Style,

A strange mountain-style divorce ritual is frustrated by another ritual performed by Barney.

A Deal Is A Deal,

When Opie gets caught in a scheme to sell a useless product, Barney and Gomer come to his rescue.

Joyce Jameson and Jean Carson appear as two fun-loving blondes who upset the sheriff's office.

The Return of Malcolm Merriwether,

British comedian Bernard Fox plays an Englishman who returns to Mayberry and upsets Aunt Bee with his efficiency.

Barney interprets a kiss as a sign of a secret engagement between Andy and Helen. The town gets the word and prepares a surprise party for the couple.

Barney and Thelma Lou, PHFFTT,

Barney is furious when he sees his girl Thelma Lou kiss, Gomer.

Back to Nature,

Andy takes his son Opie and several of his pals on a camping trip. Barney and Gomer tag along to help out but only succeed in getting themselves lost in the woods.

Gomer Pyle - U.S.M.C.,

Gomer Pyle decides to join the Marine Corps and immediately falls afoul of his drill instructor Sergeant Carter.

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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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