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Season 5 – 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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The Andy Griffith Show — Season 5

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Andy Griffith

Andy Taylor

Ron Howard

Opie Taylor

Don Knotts

Barney Fife

Frances Bavier

Aunt Bee Taylor

Aneta Corsaut

Helen Crump

Betty Lynn

Thelma Lou

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 21, 1964 Opie Loves Helen Opie has a crush on his teacher, who is also Andy's girlfriend. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 28, 1964 Barney's Physical Andy and Aunt Bee help Barney reach the new civil service height and weight requirements so that he can keep his job. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 5, 1964 Family Visit Andy's patience is tried when the Taylors are visited by relatives. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 12, 1964 The Education of Ernest T. Bass Ernest T. Bass returns to Mayberry to get his diploma and falls in love with Helen, the town's elementary school teacher and Andy's girlfriend. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 19, 1964 Aunt Bee's Romance Aunt Bee's former beau, Roger Hanover, pays her a visit and begins courting her again. Andy and Opie soon become annoyed at Roger's bad jokes and gags. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 26, 1964 Barney's Bloodhound Barney tries to train Blue, a bloodhound, to track criminals. His plan backfires when he leads Blue to a criminal and the dog starts obeying him instead of Barney. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 2, 1964 Man in the Middle Barney and Thelma Lou have an argument. When Andy tries to console Barney, it leads to a parade of other arguments among Andy, Barney, Thelma Lou and Helen. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 9, 1964 Barney's Uniform Barney starts wearing his uniform all the time after a tough guy threatens to beat him up if he catches Barney out of uniform. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 16, 1964 Opie's Fortune Opie finds a purse containing $50, but Andy tells him that the money will only be his if no one claims it within a week. Soon, Opie gets the money but has to return it. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 23, 1964 Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor Andy lets Barney take over as sheriff for a day when he goes to Raleigh to attend a job interview. By the time he returns, Barney has turned the whole town upside down. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 30, 1964 The Pageant Aunt Bee gets the leading role in Mayberry's Centennial Pageant when Clara is suddenly called out of town. However, Aunt Bee is a terrible actress, causing her to get kicked out at her first rehearsal. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 7, 1964 The Darling Baby The Darling family returns to Mayberry to look for a husband for Charlene's newborn daughter. Things get complicated when they choose Opie and refuse to take no for an answer. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 14, 1964 Andy and Helen Have Their Day Andy and Helen take a day off to go on a picnic, but are constantly interrupted by Barney, Goober and other people. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 21, 1964 Three Wishes for Opie Barney buys a fortune-telling game and mistakenly summons the 200-year-old spirit of a count who offers to grant Opie three wishes. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 28, 1964 Otis Sues the County Otis slips in the sheriff's office and a crooked lawyer convinces him to sue the county so it will be forced to upgrade the jail. Thinking Andy and Barney will be happy, Otis agrees. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 4, 1965 Barney Fife, Realtor Barney becomes a part-time real-estate agent and soon has a couple of buyers and sellers lined up, including Andy. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 11, 1965 Goober Takes a Car Apart Left in charge for just a few days, Goober dismantles a car in Andy's office. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 18, 1965 The Rehabilitation of Otis Otis rides into town on a cow under the impression that it's a horse. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 25, 1965 The Lucky Letter Barney believes he is hexed when several accidents occur after he fails to continue a "lucky" chain letter. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 1, 1965 Goober and the Art of Love Andy and Barney hope they will have some privacy with their girlfriends after Goober finds a girl of his own. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 8, 1965 Barney Runs for Sheriff Barney runs for sheriff when it seems Andy has found another job. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 15, 1965 If I Had a Quarter-Million Barney stumbles upon a huge sum of money from a bank robbery. Thinking the thief will return to look for his money, Barney decides to go undercover to find and capture him. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 1, 1965 TV or Not TV A TV production team comes to Mayberry with a proposal to do a television show about the town's sheriff department. Andy becomes suspicious when the production team starts taking interest in Mayberry's bank. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 8, 1965 Guest in the House Helen gets jealous when Andy's very attractive cousin Gloria stays with the Taylors for a change of environment after she recently got broken up with. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 15, 1965 The Case of the Punch in the Nose Barney comes across a 19-year-old assault case file between Floyd and Mr. Foley. Determined to officially close the case, he tries to get statements from the parties involved. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 22, 1965 Opie's Newspaper Opie and his friend Howie make their own newspaper, the Mayberry Sun, but nobody buys it. After Andy and Barney encourage him to print more interesting stories, Opie decides to publish all the gossip from around town. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 29, 1965 Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau Aunt Bee pretends that she is dating a married man to avoid being a third wheel after Clara convinces her that she is preventing romance from blossoming between Andy and Helen. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 5, 1965 The Arrest of the Fun Girls When two young women get a speeding ticket, they enjoy the attention from Andy and Barney. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 12, 1965 The Luck of Newton Monroe A traveling salesman who sells items out of the trunk of his car arrives in Mayberry. However, he is plagued with bad luck and everything he touches turns into a minor disaster. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 16, 1965 Opie Flunks Arithmetic Barney helps Opie with his schoolwork by using a teaching method of his own. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 26, 1965 Opie and the Carnival Opie tries to win a birthday present for his father at a carnival shooting gallery without knowing that it is a scam. Details Episode 32 Aired May 3, 1965 Banjo-Playing Deputy A carnival's destitute banjo player is hired to take Barney's place. Details

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The Andy Griffith Show — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Coby Ruskin, Howard Morris, Alan Rafkin, Peter Baldwin, Theodore J. Flicker, Gene Nelson, Aaron Ruben
Screenwriter
Bill Idelson, Fred Freeman, Harvey Bullock, Richard Powell, Ben Joelson, James Fritzell, Sam Bobrick, Bob Ross, Lawrence J. Cohen, Art Baer, Everett Greenbaum, David Evans
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 21, 1964
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