The Andy Griffith Show [1963]
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Composer:	Earle Hagen
Songs:	Earle Hagen Everett Sloane Herbert W. Spencer

Length:	540 minutes (9 hours 0 minute)
MPAA Rating:	UR
Sorting Category:	TV Show

IMDB Rating:	8.3/10
Amazon Rating:	4.5/5 stars
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Classifications:

Comedy
Family
Drama

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Collection:	TV Time Comedy: 100 TV Episodes
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Synopsis: Sixteen episodes of a wonderful series. Widower Sheriff Andy and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry NC. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney.

Reaction: A classic show that everyone should watch in their formative years.

Personal Rating: 8/10

Select Guest Cast

Barbara Perry

Lavinia ^{(A Wife for Andy)}

Janet Waldo

Amanda ^{(A Wife for Andy)}

Barbara Perry

Mary Lee Becktel ^{(Class Reunion)}

Don Haggerty

Ralph Hanes ^{(Class Reunion)}

Bernard Fox

Malcolm Merriweather ^{(Andy's English Valet)}

Billy Halop

Tiny ^{(The Big House)}

Jack Lambert

Doc ^{(The Big House)}

Richard Angarola

Detective Morley ^{(The Big House)}

Bing Russell

Mr. Burton ^{(The Loaded Goat)}

Forrest Lewis

Cy Hudgins ^{(The Loaded Goat)}

Dennis Rush

Howie Pruitt ^{(Andy Discovers America)}

Joey Scott

Whitey Porter ^{(Andy Discovers America)}

Dub Taylor

The Preacher ^{(Mountain Wedding)}

Howard Morris

Ernest T. Bass ^{(Mountain Wedding)}

Dub Taylor

Billy Ray, the Postman ^{(High Noon in Mayberry)}

Leo Gordon

Luke Comstock ^{(High Noon in Mayberry)}

Hallene Hill

Mrs. Rose Temple ^{(Barney's First Car)}

Harlan Warde

Simon Winkler ^{(Opie and the Spoiled Kid)}

Mary Lansing

Mrs. Rodenbach ^{(Opie and the Spoiled Kid)}

Ronnie Dapo

Arnold Winkler ^{(Opie and the Spoiled Kid)}

Jack Prince

Rafe Hollister ^{(Rafe Hollister Sings)}

Kay Stewart

Martha Hollister ^{(Rafe Hollister Sings)}

Jack Shea

Jed Hanson ^{(The Great Filling Station Robbery)}

Pat Colby

Jimmy Morgan ^{(The Great Filling Station Robbery)}

John Dehner

Colonel Harvey ^{(Aunt Bee's Medicine Man)}

Mary Lansing

Mrs. Rodenbach - Ladies' Aid Church Committee Member ^{(Aunt Bee's Medicine Man)}

Ronda Jeter

Karen Burgess ^{(The Rivals)}

Roy Barcroft

Clint Biggers ^{(Dogs, Dogs, Dogs)}

Select Cast and Crew

Bob Sweeney	=>	Director
Charles Irving	=>	Director
Aaron Ruben	=>	Writer
Everett Greenbaum	=>	Writer
Harvey Bullock	=>	Writer
James Fritzell	=>	Writer
John Whedon	=>	Writer
Earle Hagen	=>	Composer / Songs
Everett Sloane	=>	Songs
Herbert W. Spencer	=>	Songs
Sheldon Leonard	=>	Executive Producer

Andy Griffith	=>	Andy Taylor

Aneta Corsaut	=>	Helen Crump
Betty Lynn	=>	Thelma Lou
Colin Male	=>	Announcer ^(voice) ^(uncredited)
Dean Webb	=>	Oether Darling (as The Dillards)
Denver Pyle	=>	Briscoe Darling

Don Knotts	=>	Barney Fife

Doug Dillard	=>	Jebbin Darling (as The Dillards)
Frances Bavier	=>	Aunt Bee Taylor

Hal Smith	=>	Otis Campbell

Hoke Howell	=>	PFC Dudley A. 'Dud' Wash
Jim Nabors	=>	Gomer Pyle

Maggie Mancuso	=>	Charlene Darling (as Margaret Ann Peterson)

Mitch Jayne	=>	Darling Brother (as The Dillards)
Olan Soule	=>	John Masters

Parley Baer	=>	Mayor Roy Stoner

Rodney Dillard	=>	Rodney Darling
Ron Howard	=>	Opie Taylor (as Ronny Howard)

The Dillards	=>	The Darling Family

Random Trivia For This Title:

Don Knotts and Maggie Peterson both wore the same dress in the episode {Mountain Wedding}. According to Peterson, it fit both of them perfectly.
Due to a clerical error in the 1960's, these episodes of [The Andy Griffith Show] have had their copyright expired and these 16 episodes are now in the public domain. The theme song, however, is still under copyright.
{Barny's First Car} is the all-time favorite episode of Andy Griffith.
The character name of "Helen Crump" on [The Andy Griffith Show] was supposed to be a one-shot. That is why they picked an unpleasant sounding name, for her character. But the producers were so impressed with Aneta Corsaut's performance and her rapport with Andy Griffith, this made her a regular cast member, for the remainder, of the show.
In two different scenes in the episode {The Great Filling Station Robbery}, when Andy is walking into the courthouse, it's obvious the patrol car outside is a cardboard cutout of the police car.

Episode List:
Episode Name	Season	Year	Disc	Side	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB
Rafe Hollister Sings	3	1963	1	A	1	Charles Irving	Harvey Bullock	When image-conscious Mayor Stoner objects to a golden-voiced--but wardrobe-challenged--farmer chosen to represent Mayberry in the upcoming musicale, Andy must find a way to appease all sides.	8.4
Class Reunion	3	1963	1	A	2	Charles Irving	Everett Greenbaum James Fritzell	At his high school class reunion, Andy finds that while memories may fade over time, some connections are never completely broken, and some hearts never completely heal.	7.6
The Big House	3	1963	1	A	3	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	When the Mayberry jail is called upon to lodge two hold-up men captured by the state police, Barney finds himself with more than he can handle--especially when "assisted" by ad-hoc Deputy Gomer.	8.8
A Wife for Andy	3	1963	1	A	4	Bob Sweeney	Aaron Ruben	Everybody's ready for Andy to get married--everybody but Andy, that is! But could it be that Andy has his own agenda, unbeknownst to Mayberry's meddlesome matchmakers?	7.9
Mountain Wedding	3	1963	1	A	5	Bob Sweeney	James Fritzell Everett Greenbaum	Briscoe Darling comes to town seeking the sheriff's help to solve a problem with Ernest T Bass, who has decided to court Briscoe's daughter Charlene and is making a pest of himself.	8.4
Opie and the Spoiled Kid	3	1963	1	B	1	Bob Sweeney	James Fritzell Everett Greenbaum	Opie's friend Arnold seems to have it all--a new bike, fat allowance, and plenty of leisure time. When the pressure's on, though, Opie learns that these assets are actually Arnold's greatest weakness.	8.2
Andy Discovers America	3	1963	1	B	2	Bob Sweeney	John Whedon	Opie's had it with his history homework, and misinterprets Andy's empathy as an excuse to skip it and lead his friends in revolt against their teacher, "Old Lady" Crump.	8.2
Aunt Bee's Medicine Man	3	1963	1	B	3	Bob Sweeney	John Whedon	Andy must protect Aunt Bee from a charming traveling snake-oil huckster whose 170-proof "tonic" provides temporary relief from mid-life crisis.	8.1
The Darlings Are Coming	3	1963	1	B	4	Bob Sweeney	Everett Greenbaum James Fritzell	The musical mountain family descends upon Mayberry.	8.3
The Great Filling Station Robbery	3	1963	1	B	5	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	After a series of auto-related thefts, the shadow of suspicion looms ever longer over Jimmy--a youth with a troubled past. How long can Andy rush to Jimmy's defense before his own faith in the boy is shaken?	7.6
Episode Name	Season	Year	Disc	Side	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB
The Loaded Goat	3	1963	2	A	1	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	What do you do with a goat full of dynamite? Nobody in Mayberry seems to know, least of all Otis, who shows up even more 'loaded' than the goat.	8.3
High Noon in Mayberry	3	1963	2	A	2	Bob Sweeney	James Fritzell Everett Greenbaum	Andy receives a letter from an ex-con that he shot in the leg, years ago, in a gas station robbery attempt. He has lost most of the function of that leg. The ex-con writes that he is coming... See full summary �	8.1
Barney's First Car	3	1963	2	A	3	Bob Sweeney	James Fritzell Everett Greenbaum	It's a red-letter day in Mayberry when Barney decides to join the motoring world, but things go sour when his cream-puff turns out to be a lemon.	9.2
Andy's English Valet	3	1963	2	A	4	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	When cultures clash, cars crash, and Andy's home becomes his castle as he engages the employment of a bicycle-touring Englishman who must work off an unfortunately-earned debt.	7.6
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs	3	1963	2	A	5	Bob Sweeney	Everett Greenbaum James Fritzell	It's pandemonium when the courthouse is invaded by eleven stray dogs. They boys have do find out what to do with them before a state investigator arrives to do an audit.	8.1
The Rivals	3	1963	2	B	1	Bob Sweeney	Harvey Bullock	When Opie feels too shy to ask classmate Karen to the movies, Thelma Lou tries to boost Opie's confidence--but destroys Barney's along the way. Can Andy realign this skewed love quadrangle?	8.1

The Andy Griffith Show [1963]Pick a Random Episode

The Andy Griffith Show [1963]
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