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Season 3 – 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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Micah H 09/02/2024 This might be the strongest season of the show. Each episode is just so good and hilarious, especially with the addition of Gomer. 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

Parley Baer

Mayor Stoner

Jim Nabors

Gomer Pyle

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 1, 1962 Mr. McBeevee When Opie starts talking about Mr. McBeevee, Andy and Barney suspect he has an imaginary friend. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 8, 1962 Andy's Rich Girlfriend Peggy McMillan and Andy get along fine until he learns her father is rich. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 15, 1962 Andy and the New Mayor The new mayor of Mayberry is critical of Andy's work as sheriff. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 22, 1962 Andy and Opie -- Bachelors When Aunt Bee goes away for a visit, Andy and Opie discover the problems of bachelorhood. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 29, 1962 The Cow Thief The Mayberry mayor demands Andy get a crime expert from the city to help solve several cow thefts. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 5, 1962 Barney Mends a Broken Heart Peggy McMillan breaks a date with Andy and Barney tries to console him. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 12, 1962 Lawman Barney Barney loses his self-confidence when two farmers ignore his warning to stop selling produce from their truck. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 19, 1962 The Mayberry Band The Mayberry band, which has more flats than sharps, gets ready for its annual trip to the state band competition. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 26, 1962 Floyd, the Gay Deceiver Floyd tries to impress his pen pal Madelyn Grayson, a rich widow, by pretending to be a wealthy man. Things get complicated when Madelyn decides to visit Mayberry and meet him face-to-face. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 3, 1962 Opie's Rival Opie is jealous of all the time his father spends with his new girlfriend, so he feigns several illnesses to keep them apart. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 10, 1962 Convicts at Large Barney and Floyd run out of gas on their way home from a fishing trip. While looking for a telephone, they are captured and held hostage in a remote cabin by a group of escaped female convicts. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 17, 1962 The Bed Jacket Aunt Bee drops hints that she wants a bed jacket for her birthday, but Andy is oblivious. When he realizes he let his aunt down, Andy goes to great lengths to get her the bed jacket. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 24, 1962 The Bank Job Barney sets out to prove that the Mayberry Bank is prone to robberies and is not safe. Disguised as a cleaning lady, he easily slips by the bank teller and accidentally locks himself in the vault. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 31, 1962 One Punch Opie Opie must learn to fight when new boy Steve moves into town, bullies him, and causes trouble for him and his friends. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 7, 1963 Barney and the Governor Barney issues the governor a parking ticket when his chauffeur parks in a no-parking zone. The governor, impressed, visits Mayberry to commend him for doing his job without favoritism. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 14, 1963 Man in a Hurry Malcolm Tucker, a wealthy businessman, has trouble getting his car to start and finds himself stranded in Mayberry on a Sunday. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 21, 1963 High Noon in Mayberry Barney orders Gomer and Otis to keep watch on Andy when an ex-con Andy sent to prison many years before returns to Mayberry. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 28, 1963 The Loaded Goat Andy and Barney must figure out a way to prevent a farmer's goat who has eaten a load of dynamite from blowing up Mayberry. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 4, 1963 Class Reunion Andy and Barney look forward to seeing their high-school sweethearts at the Mayberry Class of '45 reunion. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 11, 1963 Rafe Hollister Sings Rafe Hollister, a farmer with a golden voice, is chosen to represent Mayberry at a musical, but Mayor Stoner believes he looks too seedy. It is then up to Andy to make Rafe presentable enough. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 18, 1963 Opie and the Spoiled Kid Opie meets Arnold Winkler, a spoiled kid who teaches him how to manipulate Andy into increasing his allowance by throwing tantrums. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 25, 1963 The Great Filling Station Robbery Andy uses common sense and Barney uses modern technology to solve several burglaries at a filling station. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 4, 1963 Andy Discovers America Andy's knowledge of American history is put to the test by Opie and a new teacher. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 11, 1963 Aunt Bee's Medicine Man Colonel Harvey, a traveling salesman, arrives at Mayberry and captivates Aunt Bee, who buys Harvey's dubious elixir and invites him for dinner. When Andy and Barney find Aunt Bee clearly drunk, they analyze Harvey's elixir. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 18, 1963 The Darlings Are Coming Andy unexpectedly has his hands full as The Darlings, a family of musicians from the mountains, arrive in Mayberry to meet a bus due the next day. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 25, 1963 Andy's English Valet Malcolm Merriwether, an English tourist, passes by Mayberry on a bicycle. After causing a traffic accident, he agrees to work off the damages as Andy's personal valet. Details Episode 27 Aired Apr 1, 1963 Barney's First Car Barney spends his life savings to buy a used car. Unbeknownst to him, the car is actually a lemon and has several issues and defects. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 8, 1963 The Rivals After Opie is struck with puppy love, Barney tries to show him how to handle women. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 15, 1963 A Wife for Andy Barney thinks it's time Andy got married, but Andy has a plan of his own. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 22, 1963 Dogs, Dogs, Dogs A pack of hunting dogs overruns the Mayberry courthouse just as Andy is trying to impress a state official. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 29, 1963 Mountain Wedding The Darling family returns to Mayberry and asks Andy for help in dealing with Ernest T. Bass, a mountain man who keeps pursuing Briscoe's married daughter Charlene. Details Episode 32 Aired May 6, 1963 The Big House Barney and Gomer are responsible for watching over two thieves who are temporarily jailed in Mayberry. Between the two of them, the criminals manage to escape three times. Details

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The Andy Griffith Show — Season 3

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Season Info

Director
Bob Sweeney
Screenwriter
James Fritzell, Aaron Ruben, Ray Allen Saffian, John Whedon, Bill Freedman, Sid Morse, Everett Greenbaum, Harvey Bullock
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 1, 1962
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