The Andy Griffith Show (season 1)
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This is a list of episodes from the first season of The Andy Griffith Show.
Episodes [edit]
| Series No. | Season No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The New Housekeeper" | Sheldon Leonard | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | October 3, 1960 | 001 |
| After the Taylors' old housekeeper gets married and moves away, Aunt Bee moves in to take care of Andy and Opie, but Opie just will not accept her. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Manhunt" | Don Weis | Charles Stewart and Jack Elinson | October 10, 1960 | 002 |
| Andy and Barney decide to take action when the state police leave them out of a manhunt for an escaped criminal. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Guitar Player" | Don Weis | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | October 17, 1960 | 003 |
| Andy helps guitar player Jim Lindsey get a chance at stardom – by arresting a visiting music group. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Ellie Comes to Town" | Don Weis | Charles Stewart and Jack Elinson | October 24, 1960 | 006 |
| Ellie Walker comes to Mayberry to help her ailing uncle with the drugstore, but runs into trouble with the local hypochondriac. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Irresistible Andy" | Don Weis | David Adler | October 31, 1960 | 007 |
| Andy suspects that Ellie is thinking about marriage when he invites her to the annual church picnic. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Runaway Kid" | Don Weis | Arthur Stander | November 7, 1960 | 004 |
| Andy teaches Opie about keeping promises, then must figure what to do with a friend of Opie's who's run away from home. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Andy the Matchmaker" | Don Weis | Arthur Stander | November 14, 1960 | 009 |
| Andy and Ellie stage a fake robbery to boost Barney's self-confidence. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Opie's Charity" | Don Weis | Arthur Stander | November 28, 1960 | 005 |
| Andy is disappointed in Opie for giving so little to a charity drive – until he learns the reason. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "A Feud Is a Feud" | Don Weis | David Adler | December 5, 1960 | 008 |
| Andy seeks to end a long-running family feud before joining two lovers (one from each family) in marriage. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Ellie for Council" | Bob Sweeney | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | December 12, 1960 | 012 |
| Ellie starts a battle of the sexes when she decides to run for council. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Christmas Story" | Bob Sweeney | David Adler | December 19, 1960 | 011 |
| Despite being forced to arrest bootlegger Sam Muggins at Christmastime, Andy still manages to have the most wonderful Christmas in Mayberry. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Stranger in Town" | Don Weis | Arthur Stander | December 26, 1960 | 010 |
| The citizens of Mayberry are suspicious of a stranger who seems to know everything about them. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Mayberry Goes Hollywood" | Bob Sweeney | Benedict Freedman and John Fenton Murray | January 2, 1961 | 013 |
| Mayberry is chosen as the backdrop for an upcoming movie, so the whole town gets carried away with all the glamour. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Horse Trader" | Bob Sweeney | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | January 9, 1961 | 014 |
| Andy makes up a history for an old useless cannon to sell it – even though he just told Opie about honesty. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Those Gossipin' Men" | Bob Sweeney | Charles Stewart and Jack Elinson | January 16, 1961 | 015 |
| Aunt Bee sets out to prove that men are bigger gossips than women. The men spread a rumor that a visiting shoe salesman may actually be a talent scout. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Beauty Contest" | Bob Sweeney | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | January 23, 1961 | 020 |
| Andy is made judge of a beauty contest that's been chosen to end the annual Founder's Day celebration. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Alcohol and Old Lace" | Gene Reynolds | Charles Stewart and Jack Elinson | January 30, 1961 | 017 |
| Two spinsters point Andy and Barney in the direction of local moonshiners, only the spinsters are moonshiners, too. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Andy the Marriage Counselor" | Gene Reynolds | David Adler | February 6, 1961 | 018 |
| A couple who just moved into town are always disturbing the peace with their arguing, so Andy tries an experiment to make them act nice to each other, but it makes them snap at everyone else. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Mayberry on Record" | Gene Reynolds | John Fenton Murray and Benedict Freedman | February 13, 1961 | 019 |
| A stranger comes to town with the intention of making a record of the Mayberry townsfolk, but Andy suspects he's a con artist. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Andy Saves Barney's Morale" | Bob Sweeney | David Adler | February 20, 1961 | 016 |
| Andy leaves Barney in charge for the day, and when he comes back, he finds that Barney put the whole town in jail. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Andy and the Gentleman Crook" | Bob Sweeney | Ben Gershman and Leo Solomon | February 27, 1961 | 021 |
| A notorious con man being held in the Mayberry prison becomes a hero to everyone but Andy. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Cyrano Andy" | Bob Sweeney | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | March 6, 1961 | 022 |
| Andy tries to help Barney win over Thelma Lou, but Barney think Andy is trying to steal her away. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Andy and Opie, Housekeepers" | Bob Sweeney | David Adler | March 13, 1961 | 023 |
| Andy and Opie try to break their habit of making the house a mess while Aunt Bee is away tending to a sick cousin. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The New Doctor" | Bob Sweeney | Charles Stewart and Jack Elinson | March 27, 1961 | 024 |
| Andy suspects that the new doctor is trying to steal Ellie away. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "A Plaque for Mayberry" | Bob Sweeney | Leo Solomon and Ben Gershman | April 3, 1961 | 025 |
| The Women's Historical Society have deduced that a descendant of a Revolutionary War hero is living in Mayberry, but that person turns out to be Otis, the town drunk. | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "The Inspector" | Bob Sweeney | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | April 10, 1961 | 026 |
| A by-the-book state inspector intends to impeach Andy and Barney for the way they run the courthouse. | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | "Ellie Saves a Female" | Bob Sweeney | David Adler | April 17, 1961 | 027 |
| Ellie decides to give a farmgirl a makeover, despite the protests of the girl's father. | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | "Andy Forecloses" | Bob Sweeney | Leo Solomon and Ben Gershman | April 24, 1961 | 028 |
| Andy tries to help a poor family keep their home, in spite of being ordered to give them an eviction notice. | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Quiet Sam" | Bob Sweeney | Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum | May 1, 1961 | 029 |
| Barney is suspicious of new farmer Sam Becker, so he convinces Andy into paying Sam a visit. | ||||||
| 30 | 30 | "Barney Gets His Man" | Bob Sweeney | Leo Solomon and Ben Gershman | May 8, 1961 | 030 |
| Barney is credited with the capture of an escaped convict, but the criminal escapes his custody and swears to get Barney for his arrest. | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | "The Guitar Player Returns" | Bob Sweeney | Charles Stewart and Jack Elinson | May 15, 1961 | 031 |
| Jim Lindsey returns to Mayberry after making it big in show business, but it turns out he's behind on his bills. | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | "Bringing Up Opie" | Bob Sweeney | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | May 22, 1961 | 032 |
| Aunt Bee forbids Opie from visiting Andy and Barney at the courthouse, so with nothing else to do, Opie decides to run away from home. | ||||||
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