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Season 2 – The Andy Griffith Show

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Andy Taylor is the widower sheriff of the small, sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry. Andy and son Opie live with Aunt Bee, who takes care of the family. Andy's deputy is his bumbling but neurotically hilarious cousin, Barney Fife. Among Andy's Mayberry friends is the town's resident barber, Floyd.
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Steve Butts IGN Movies 03/06/2019
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The show has matured a bit since the first season and the actors have settled more into their characters. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Micah H 09/02/2024 Perhaps the most emotionally impactful season, but also lined with some of the series’ funniest episodes. See more Read all reviews
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Andy Griffith

Andy Taylor

Ron Howard

Opie Taylor

Don Knotts

Barney Fife

Frances Bavier

Aunt Bee Taylor

Howard McNear

Floyd Lawson

Betty Lynn

Thelma Lou

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 2, 1961 Opie and the Bully Andy learns that a bully has been demanding Opie's milk money at school. Andy must decide whether to intervene or let Opie deal with the bully and learn to stand up for himself. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 9, 1961 Barney's Replacement Barney resigns when he believes Andy is trying to ease him out of his job as deputy. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 16, 1961 Andy and the Woman Speeder An attractive out-of-town woman gets a speeding ticket from Andy. While waiting for her trial, she uses flattery and bribes to sway the witnesses for the prosecution. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 23, 1961 Mayberry Goes Bankrupt A citizen of Mayberry forestalls his eviction by trying to redeem a century-old municipal bond. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 30, 1961 Barney on the Rebound Barney becomes smitten with Melissa after he helps her cross the street and soon has dinner with her and her supposed dad. Before Barney can realize what is happening, she announces that they are engaged. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 13, 1961 Opie's Hobo Friend Andy and Opie go fishing and encounter an unhoused person, who later becomes friends with Opie and negatively impacts his conscience. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 20, 1961 Crime-Free Mayberry A bogus FBI agent and his accomplice nearly make off with the Mayberry bank's money. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 27, 1961 The Perfect Female Thelma Lou and Barney play matchmaker for Andy and Karen, Thelma Lou's attractive cousin. However, Barney slips up, making Karen think that Andy is as crude as Barney makes him out to be. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 4, 1961 Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter Aunt Bee hires Mr Wheeler, an itinerant handyman, to help around the Taylor home. She has taken a liking to him, but Andy discovers that he is actually a freeloader. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 11, 1961 The Clubmen Andy accepts a friend's offer to join an exclusive club and brings along Barney, who makes a fool of himself by putting on airs. Andy soon learns that only he has been selected for membership. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 18, 1961 The Pickle Story Andy, Barney and Opie substitute Aunt Bee's terrible homemade pickles with store-bought ones to avoid eating hers. Their plan backfires when Aunt Bee decides to enter them in the county fair. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 25, 1961 Sheriff Barney A trial run as sheriff of Mayberry convinces Barney that he is not ready for a similar job in a nearby town. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 1, 1962 The Farmer Takes a Wife Andy and Barney help Jeff, a farmer visiting Mayberry, search for a bride by cleaning him up and teaching him proper etiquette. Unfortunately for Barney, Jeff chooses Thelma Lou as his wife. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 8, 1962 The Keeper of the Flame Opie joins a secret club and is responsible for the candle they use in their meetings. When the barn the club meets in is burned to the ground, Opie is accused of starting the fire. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 15, 1962 Bailey's Bad Boy Andy teaches Ronald Bailey, the spoiled son of a rich man, the importance of being self-reliant and responsible. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 22, 1962 The Manicurist After a shaky start, male patrons accept the addition of a manicurist to Floyd's barbershop. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 29, 1962 The Jinx A Mayberry resident is convinced he is a jinx until Andy helps restore his self-confidence. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 5, 1962 Jailbreak Mayberry's small-town methods prove more effective in capturing a fugitive than those of the state police. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 12, 1962 A Medal for Opie Opie signs up for a race to win a medal, but he loses and learns an important lesson in good sportsmanship instead. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 19, 1962 Barney and the Choir Andy's diplomacy and modern engineering techniques are required to upgrade the music of the town choir. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 26, 1962 Guest of Honor To celebrate Founder's Day, Andy and Barney decide to choose a stranger at random to be Mayberry's Guest of Honor. Unbeknownst to them, the person they have chosen turns out to be a pickpocket. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 5, 1962 The Merchant of Mayberry Andy uses his wits to help a struggling salesman, despite strong pressure to put him out of business. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 12, 1962 Aunt Bee the Warden With the courthouse full of moonshiners, Otis has to serve his jail time for public intoxication at the Taylor house under the supervision of Aunt Bee. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 19, 1962 The County Nurse Andy and Barney exert all their efforts to convince local farmer Rafe Hollister to take his tetanus shot when he refuses. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 26, 1962 Andy and Barney in the Big City Andy and Barney travel to Raleigh on a business trip and get involved in the capture of a jewel thief in their hotel. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 2, 1962 Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee A misunderstanding leads Andy and Aunt Bee to believe that they are both anxious to get married. Details Episode 27 Aired Apr 9, 1962 Three's a Crowd Barney interferes with Andy's attempts to romance Mayberry's County Nurse, Mary Simpson; when Andy suggests to Barney that he and Mary need some alone time, Barney immediately thinks that they are getting married. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 16, 1962 The Bookie Barber Floyd hires a second barber, Medwin, when his barbershop gets too hectic. The shop flourishes, but Andy becomes suspicious when he sees the same men going into the shop every day. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 23, 1962 Andy on Trial J. Howard Jackson, a big-shot newspaper publisher, accuses Andy of misconduct in office after Andy fines him for a traffic violation. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 30, 1962 Cousin Virgil Barney's cousin Virgil overcomes his awkwardness as soon as he learns that people have confidence in him. Details Episode 31 Aired May 7, 1962 Deputy Otis Otis overcomes his weakness for liquor and impresses his relatives when Andy makes him a temporary deputy. Details

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The Andy Griffith Show — Season 2

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Season Info

Director
Bob Sweeney
Screenwriter
Jack Elinson, Harvey Bullock, Leo Solomon, Fred S. Fox, Frank Tarloff, Ray Allen Saffian, Phillip Shuken, Paul Henning, Charles Stewart, Ben Gershman, Irving Elinson, John L. Greene
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 2, 1961
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