Season 2

Episodes • 1961

Andy Griffith
Ron Howard
Frances Bavier
Don Knotts
Opie and the Bully

1. Opie and the Bully

25 min

Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son Opie at school.

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Barney's Replacement

2. Barney's Replacement

25 min

When a rookie policeman is sent to Mayberry for training, Barney mistakenly believes the man is his replacement and quits the police force to become a vacuum-cleaner salesman.

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Andy and the Woman Speeder

3. Andy and the Woman Speeder

25 min

Andy arrests an attractive speeder, who promptly uses flattery and charm to turn the various prosecution witnesses -- Opie, Barney and Floyd the barber -- against a hapless Andy and his case.

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Mayberry Goes Bankrupt

4. Mayberry Goes Bankrupt

25 min

Will the town coffers run out of cash? It appears that way when Mayberry resident Frank Myers is stunned to discover that the township apparently owes him close to $350,000!

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Barney on the Rebound

5. Barney on the Rebound

25 min

After a disagreement with Thelma Lou, Barney unwittingly falls under the spell of the female half of a scheming con team and Andy must attempt to save the day.

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Opie's Hobo Friend

6. Opie's Hobo Friend

25 min

Andy is wary when Opie becomes fascinated by a wily hobo (Buddy Ebsen) who begins to influence the boy with his carefree, conniving ways.

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Crime-Free Mayberry

7. Crime-Free Mayberry

25 min

Two crooks masquerade as an FBI agent and a professional photographer in a scheme to honor the Mayberry Sheriff's Department for preserving the community's low crime rate -- but they actually have their eye on the town bank.

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The Perfect Female

8. The Perfect Female

25 min

When Thelma Lou arranges a blind date between her visiting cousin and Andy, the two lovebirds hit it off -- but a skeet-shooting competition sets Andy's romantic record straight.

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Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter

9. Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter

25 min

Aunt Bee falls for traveling handyman Henry Wheeler, but Andy becomes convinced that Wheeler is a less-than-ideal suitor and decides to intervene.

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The Clubmen

10. The Clubmen

25 min

Both Andy and Barney are offered membership in an exclusive men's club, but Barney manages to alienate the entire group by trying too hard to fit in -- an endeavor that threatens his chances at joining the elite organization.

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The Pickle Story

11. The Pickle Story

25 min

Andy and Barney are horrified when Aunt Bee decides to enter her prized pickles -- with a taste described as "kerosene cucumbers" -- in a county fair contest, hoping to claim first prize over the competition's perennial winner.

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Sheriff Barney

12. Sheriff Barney

25 min

When Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of nearby Greendale, Andy decides to let him be the sheriff of Mayberry for a day to give him a taste of what the top law-enforcement spot entails.

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The Farmer Takes a Wife

13. The Farmer Takes a Wife

25 min

Big Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale) comes to Mayberry, determined to find a suitable wife. Andy and Barney are more than happy to help him with his search -- until Pruitt announces his choice: Barney's girlfriend, Thelma Lou!

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The Keeper of the Flame

14. The Keeper of the Flame

25 min

Opie joins a secret club known as The Wildcats and is subsequently suspected of being the guilty party when the barn that the club meets in catches fire and burns to the ground.

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Bailey's Bad Boy

15. Bailey's Bad Boy

25 min

Andy has his hands full with a rich, arrogant lawbreaker (Bill Bixby) who threatens to have his influential father make life miserable for Andy and Barney unless the charges against him are dismissed.

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The Manicurist

16. The Manicurist

25 min

The men of Mayberry become infatuated with Ellen Brown (Barbara Eden), a curvaceous manicurist who sets up shop in Floyd's barbershop. But the women of Mayberry are less than enthusiastic about the situation.

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The Jinx

17. The Jinx

25 min

After a series of mishaps, Barney declares that Mayberry resident Henry Bennett is a "jinx." Andy sets out to prove him wrong -- but begins to believe it himself after the troubles continue.

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Jailbreak

18. Jailbreak

25 min

Barney must attempt to salvage his reputation after he inadvertently allows a criminal to escape from the Mayberry jail and the state police are called in to assist in the manhunt.

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A Medal for Opie

19. A Medal for Opie

25 min

Opie has his heart set on winning a medal in the annual Sheriff's Boys Day race -- so he seeks training tips from an expert in the field: legendary 50-Yard Dash champion Barney Fife!

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Barney and the Choir

20. Barney and the Choir

25 min

Things hit a sour note when Barney joins the Mayberry choir -- and it's quickly determined that his singing voice isn't exactly harmonious to the other members of the group.

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Guest of Honor

21. Guest of Honor

25 min

As part of the Founder's Day festivities, the residents of Mayberry decide to give a key to the city to the first visitor entering the town. Unfortunately, that visitor is Sheldon Davis, a highly skilled pickpocket and petty thief.

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The Merchant of Mayberry

22. The Merchant of Mayberry

25 min

Weaver's Department Store in Mayberry has some new competition -- in the form of Bert Miller, a traveling salesman who sets up shop in the town with a little help from Andy.

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Aunt Bee the Warden

23. Aunt Bee the Warden

25 min

With the town jail full, Andy reluctantly decides to have the town drunk, Otis Campbell, incarcerated in Andy's own home. But when Aunt Bee takes charge as the "warden," Otis is soon howling to be locked up in the real jail!

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The County Nurse

24. The County Nurse

25 min

Feisty country farmer Rafe Hollister is determined to avoid getting a tetanus shot when county nurse Mary Simpson arrives in Mayberry to inoculate the citizenry.

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Andy and Barney in the Big City

25. Andy and Barney in the Big City

25 min

While on a trip to Raleigh, Andy and Barney find themselves swept into an adventure involving a jewel thief being watched by a hotel detective.

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Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee

26. Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee

25 min

Aunt Bee invents an imaginary beau so that Andy can be free to concentrate on finding a wife for himself. But when it comes time to produce her boyfriend in person, Bee must scramble to find an actual contender.

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Three's a Crowd

27. Three's a Crowd

25 min

Andy's attempts to date county nurse Mary Simpson are constantly thwarted by an unwanted third wheel -- Barney -- who continually interferes with their courtship.

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The Bookie Barber

28. The Bookie Barber

25 min

Floyd's dreams of expanding his haircutting business seem to be coming true when semi-retired barber Bill Medwin offer to come on board. But what Floyd doesn't realize is that his new barber is actually a bookie.

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Andy on Trial

29. Andy on Trial

25 min

A newspaper publishing mogul is ticketed for speeding and retaliates by sending an undercover reporter to Mayberry to dig up whatever dirt she can on Andy and his department.

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Cousin Virgil

30. Cousin Virgil

25 min

When Barney's awkward cousin Virgil arrives from New Jersey, Barney attempts to put him to work -- but Virgil's earnest attempts to lend a helping hand create havoc at every turn.

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Deputy Otis

31. Deputy Otis

25 min

Can the town drunk masquerade as a respected Mayberry deputy? That's the plan when Otis Campbell receives a letter from his brother, who is planning to visit the town and observe his brother's law-enforcement talents.

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