EPISODES

64-Mr. McBeevee
Air Date: 10-01-62.
Andy and Barney believe Opie is letting his imagination get the best of him when the boy describes a new friend who jingles when he walks and has twelve extra hands.

Look For: Karl Swenson (Mr. McBeevee) went on to play Lars Hansen on The Little House on the Prairie series.

65-Andy's Rich Girlfriend
Air Date: 10-08-62.
Upon discovering that Peggy comes from a wealthy family, Andy begins to worry that he is too unsophisticated for her.

66-Andy and the New Mayor
Air Date: 10-15-62.
Andy butts heads with the town's strict new mayor (Parley Baer).

Look For: Parley Baer in his first appearance as Mayor Stoner.

67-Andy and Opie--Bachelors
Air Date: 10-22-62.
Peggy looks after Andy and Opie while Aunt Bee is away, but Floyd's teasing causes Andy to wonder if marriage is on her mind.

68-The Cow Thief
Air Date: 10-29-62.
When cows in Mayberry begin to disappear, Mayor Stoner brings in a special investigator.

69-Barney Mends a Broken Heart
Air Date: 11-05-62.
Barney, believing that Andy has split up with Peggy, begins a find-a-girl-for-Andy movement.

Don't Miss: Lydia Crosswaithe and her list of dislikes.

70- Lawman Barney
Air Date: 11-12-62.
Barney is intimidated by a pair of ordinance-breaking produce farmers.

71-The Mayberry Band
Air Date: 11-19-62.
Andy schemes to get the ragtag Mayberry Band into a Raleigh band festival.

Look For: Norman Leavitt as a councilman named Ralph. You may recognize him as Wally, the filling station owner, first appearing episode (73).

72-Floyd the Gay Deceiver
Air Date: 11-26-62.
Lonely Hearts Correspondence Club member, Floyd Lawson, is about to meet his wealthy widowed pen pal. The trouble is Floyd has misrepresented himself as a millionaire.

73-Opie's Rival
Air Date: 12-03-62.
Opie senses a change in his relationship with his father when Andy begins dating Peggy MacMillan.

Factoid: Joanna Moore, who plays Peggy MacMillan, is the former wife of actor Ryan O'Neal and the mother of actress Tatum O' Neal.

74-Convicts-at-Large
Air Date: 12-10-62.
Barney and Floyd become the unwitting (and hilarious) victims of three female escapees.

75- The Bed Jacket
Air Date: 12-17-62.
Aunt Bee hints that a frilly bed jacket would be a wonderful gift for her upcoming birthday. Is Andy listening?

76- Barney and the Governor
Air Date: 01-07-63.
Barney is nervous after he tickets the governor's chauffeur for illegal parking. Could his job be in jeopardy?

Don't Miss: Mayor Stoner on the phone with his "close friend" the governor.

Look For: Rance Howard, father of Ron and Clint Howard, appearing as the bus governor's chauffeur as well as the spelling of "Noth Capolnja" on the license plate.

77-Man in a Hurry
Air Date: 01-14-63.
A harried Charlotte businessman finds himself stranded in Mayberry.

Look For: Jim Nabors' first appearance as Gomer Pyle.

78-The Bank Job
Air Date: 12-24-62.
Barney believes that the Mayberry Security Bank is an easy target for robbers.

Look For: Clint Howard as Leon, the little cowboy with a peanut butter sandwich.

79-One-Punch Opie
Air Date: 12-31-62.
Opie is dismayed when his friends fall under the influence of a wayward nine-year-old.

Don't Miss: Barney's incarceration lecture to a group of boys.

80-High Noon in Mayberry
Air Date: 01-21-63.
A man Andy once shot and sent to prison decides to pay him a visit "to set the record straight." Barney is very concerned.

81- The Loaded Goat
Air Date: 01-28-63.
Farmer Cy Hudgins' goat, Jimmy, may have consumed a large quantity of dynamite.

Guest Star: Bing Russell, father of actor Kurt Russell, appears as blasting engineer Mr. Burton.

82-Class Reunion
Air Date: 02-04-63.
Andy and Barney orchestrate and attend a very memorable class reunion.

Don't Miss: Andy and Barney singing "Mayberry Union High."

83-Rafe Hollister Sings
Air Date: 02-11-63.
Farmer Rafe Hollister auditions for the Ladies League Musicale and snobbery rears its ugly head.

Factoid: Jack Prince, who portrays Rafe Hollister, was a noted Big Band vocalist.

84-Opie and the Spoiled Kid
Air Date: 02-18-63.
A selfish and spoiled new kid in town sets a poor example for Opie.

85- The Great Filling Station Robbery
Air Date: 02-25-63.
A wayward young man, whom Andy is trying to help, is accused as a result of a series of thefts from Wally's filling station.

Don't Miss: Barney's love poem to "Juanita" from the Bluebird Diner.

86-Andy Discovers America
Air Date: 03-04-63.
Opie experiences trouble with history and is not exactly thrilled with his new teacher, "Old Lady" Crump (Aneta Corsaut).

Don't Miss: Barney explaining the Emancipation Proclamation.

87-Aunt Bee's Medicine Man
Air Date: 03-11-63.
Andy suspects that a traveling medicine man's magic "Indian Elixir" may be responsible for Aunt Bee's uplifted spirits.

Don't Miss: Colonel Harvey (John Dehner) showing Opie Indian smoke signals and speaking the Shawnee language.

88-The Darlings are Coming
Air Date: 03-18-63.
An eccentric musical mountain family descends into Mayberry to welcome home a soon-to-be member of the clan.

Guest Star: Denver Pyle and the bluegrass band, The Dillards.

89-Andy's English Valet
Air Date: 03-25-63.
While bicycling across America, an English valet (Bernard Fox) falls into trouble and is forced to take a temporary job in Mayberry.

Guest Star: Bernard Fox makes his first of three appearances as Malcolm Merriweather. He is also known as Doctor Bombay from Bewitched.

90- Barney's First Car
Air Date: 04-01-63.
Barney purchases his first car from a kindly little lady (Ellen Corby). Neither the car nor its former owner are as advertised.

Factoid: This is Andy Griffith's favorite episode.

Guest Star: Ellen Corby is best known for her role as Grandma on The Waltons.

91-The Rivals
Air Date: 04-08-63.
When Opie's young girlfriend ignores him, the lad finds himself a new one-- Thelma Lou. Barney is not amused.

92-A Wife for Andy
Air Date: 04-15-63.
Barney does his best to find an eligible young woman for Andy.

93- Dogs, Dogs, Dogs
Air Date: 04-22-63
Andy, Barney and Opie find themselves sharing the courthouse with eleven dogs. To complicate matters, a jailhouse inspector is expected at any moment.

Don't Miss: Andy's hangover cure for Otis and Barney's "Giraffes are selfish" monologue.

94-Mountain Wedding
Air Date: 04-29-63.
Briscoe Darling enlists Andy and Barney's aid in keeping wild, mountain man Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) at bay.

Don't Miss: Ernest T. Bass chanting "Old Aunt Maria," while rapping on a gas can.

95-The Big House
Air Date: 05-06-63.
Barney and a newly-deputized Gomer Pyle are put in charge of things while Andy participates in a manhunt. George Kennedy appears as a Memphis detective.

Don't Miss: Barney's "Rules of the Rock."