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Banjo Playing Deputy

Comedy

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.

Full Episodes

Season 5, 32 episodes

Opie Loves Helen,

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

26m Sep 20, 1964

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.

24m Sep 27, 1964

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

25m Oct 4, 1964

The Education of Ernest T. Bass,

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

24m Oct 11, 1964

Aunt Bee Romance,

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

25m Oct 18, 1964

Barney's Bloodhound,

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

25m Oct 25, 1964

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.

24m Nov 1, 1964

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.

26m Nov 8, 1964

Opie's Fortune,

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

25m Nov 15, 1964

Goodbye Sheriff Taylor,

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

25m Nov 22, 1964

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

25m Nov 29, 1964

The Darling Baby,

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

26m Dec 6, 1964

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.

25m Dec 13, 1964

Three Wishes For Opie,

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

25m Dec 27, 1964

Otis Sues the County,

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

25m Dec 20, 1964

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.

25m Jan 3, 1965

Goober Takes A Car Apart,

Goober dismantles a car in the sheriff's office.

24m Jan 10, 1965

The Rehabilitation of Otis,

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

25m Jan 17, 1965

The Lucky Letter,

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

25m Jan 24, 1964

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.

25m Jan 31, 1965

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.

25m Feb 7, 1965

If I Had 1/4 Million,

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

25m Feb 14, 1965

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

25m Feb 28, 1965

Guest in the House,

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

25m Mar 7, 1965

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.

25m Mar 14, 1965

Opie's Newspaper,

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

25m Mar 1, 1965

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.

25m Mar 28, 1965

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.

25m Apr 4, 1965

The Lucky Newton Monroe,

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

25m Apr 11, 1965

Opie Flunks Arithmetic,

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

25m Apr 18, 1965

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.

24m Apr 25, 1965

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.

25m May 2, 1965