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The Rivals

Comedy

25

Apr 7, 1963

Andy Griffith

Opie suffers from puppy love so Barney attempts to show him how to handle women.

Full Episodes

Season 3, 32 episodes

Mr. McBeevee,

Andy fears Opie has an imaginary friend when he starts telling tall tales.

25m Oct 14, 1962

Andy's Rich Girlfriend,

Andy's girlfriend Peggy McMillan gets along fine with Andy until he discovers that her father is rich.

24m Oct 21, 1962

Andy and the New Mayor,

Mayberry's new mayor doesn't like Andy or the way he does his job.

26m Nov 4, 1962

Andy and Opie, Bachelors,

Aunt Bee heads out of town for a few days, leaving Andy and Opie to take care of themselves. When Peggy volunteers to cook for them, Floyd tries to convince Andy that she's trying to catch a husband.

25m Oct 7, 1961

The Cow Thief,

The Mayberry mayor demands that Andy get a crime expert from the city to help solve several cow thefts.

25m Nov 11, 1962

Barney Mends A Broken Heart,

Barney tries to set Andy up when he mistakenly perceives that Andy is suffering from a broken heart.

24m Oct 28, 1962

Lawman Barney,

Deputy Barney Fife loses his self-confidence when two farmers ignore his warning.

25m Dec 2, 1961

The Mayberry Band,

The Mayberry band, composed of more flats than sharps, gets ready for its annual trip to the state band competition.

25m Nov 25, 1962

Floyd, The Gay Deceiver,

Floyd the barber has misrepresented his worldly goods to a wealthy window, who decides to visit him.

25m Nov 18, 1962

Opie's Rival,

Opie becomes jealous when his father appears to be paying special attention to a pretty girl -- even taking her fishing with them.

25m Sep 30, 1961

Convicts At Large,

Three escaped female convicts imprison Barney Fife and Floyd the barber in a remote cabin.

25m Dec 9, 1962

The Bed Jacket,

Aunt Bee longs for a pretty bed jacket for her birthday but seems destined to get more practical gifts from her family.

25m Dec 16, 1962

The Bank Job,

Barney Fife is convinced that Opie's piggy bank is safer than the Mayberry bank-and sets out to prove his point.

25m Jan 6, 1963

One Punch Opie,

Opie must either learn how to box or lose prestige among his peers when a new boy moves into town.

25m Jan 13, 1963

Barney and the Governor,

Barney gives a parking ticket to the Governor's car, and refuses to tear it up.

25m Dec 23, 1962

Man in a Hurry,

A car containing a high-powered businessman breaks down in low-powered Mayberry.

25m Dec 30, 1962

High Noon in Mayberry,

Barney Fife is sure that a Main Street gun duel is in the offing when an ex-con comes to town.

25m Jan 20, 1963

The Loaded Goat,

Mayberry fears disaster when the sheriff discovers that a farmer's goat has eaten a good-sized meal of dynamite.

25m Jan 27, 1963

Class Reunion,

Andy and Barney look forward to seeing their high school sweethearts when the Mayberry Class of '45 holds a reunion.

25m Feb 3, 1963

Rafe Hollister Sings,

A poor farmer successfully auditions to sing at a concert. Barney and Andy take it upon themselves to spruce him up for the event.

25m Feb 10, 1963

Opie and the Spoiled Kid,

Opie meets a spoiled youngster and decides his own allowance should be tripled.

25m Feb 17, 1963

The Great Filling Station Robbery,

Andy uses common sense and Barney uses modern criminal detection methods to solve several burglaries at a filling station.

25m Feb 24, 1963

Andy Discovers America,

The sheriff's knowledge of American history is put to the test by Opie and an attractive new history teacher.

25m Mar 3, 1963

Aunt Bee's Medicine Man,

Aunt Bee falls for the sales pitch of a fast-talking medicine man and his Indian elixir.

25m Mar 10, 1963

The Darlings Are Coming,

The sheriff has his hands full as a clan of mountain musicians descend on Mayberry to meet a bus.

23m Mar 17, 1963

Andy's English Valet,

An English tourist works off his reckless driving fine by being a valet and chauffeur for Andy.

25m Mar 24, 1963

Barney's First Car,

Deputy Barney Fife invests his life's savings in a used car that turns out to be a lemon.

26m Mar 31, 1963

The Rivals,

Opie suffers from puppy love so Barney attempts to show him how to handle women.

25m Apr 7, 1963

A Wife For Andy,

Barney decides that it's time to push Andy into matrimony, but Barney's marriage bureau collapses at a frantic dinner party.

25m Apr 14, 1963

Dogs-Dogs-Dogs,

A pack of hunting dogs overruns the Mayberry Courthouse just as Andy is trying to impress a visiting state official.

25m Apr 1, 1963

Mountain Wedding,

Howard Morris guest stars as Ernest T. Bass as the Darling clan returns to Mayberry with its own kind of mountain trouble.

25m Apr 28, 1963

The Big House,

Barney Fife becomes super-efficient in executing his duties as a deputy sheriff after two thieves are jailed in Mayberry until their accomplices are captured.

24m May 5, 1963