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The Andy Griffith Show

Season 2 1961 - 1962
TV-G

  • 1961-10-03T01:30:00Z on CBS
  • 25m
  • 12h 55m (31 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy, Family
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.

31 episodes

Season Premiere

1961-10-03T01:30:00Z

2x01 Opie and the Bully

Season Premiere

2x01 Opie and the Bully

  • 1961-10-03T01:30:00Z25m

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

1961-10-10T01:30:00Z

2x02 Barney's Replacement

2x02 Barney's Replacement

  • 1961-10-10T01:30:00Z25m

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.

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.

1961-10-24T01:30:00Z

2x04 Mayberry Goes Bankrupt

2x04 Mayberry Goes Bankrupt

  • 1961-10-24T01:30:00Z25m

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!

1961-10-31T02:30:00Z

2x05 Barney on the Rebound

2x05 Barney on the Rebound

  • 1961-10-31T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1961-11-14T02:30:00Z

2x06 Opie's Hobo Friend

2x06 Opie's Hobo Friend

  • 1961-11-14T02:30:00Z25m

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

1961-11-21T02:30:00Z

2x07 Crime-Free Mayberry

2x07 Crime-Free Mayberry

  • 1961-11-21T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1961-11-28T02:30:00Z

2x08 The Perfect Female

2x08 The Perfect Female

  • 1961-11-28T02:30:00Z25m

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.

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

1961-12-12T02:30:00Z

2x10 The Clubmen

2x10 The Clubmen

  • 1961-12-12T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1961-12-19T02:30:00Z

2x11 The Pickle Story

2x11 The Pickle Story

  • 1961-12-19T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1961-12-26T02:30:00Z

2x12 Sheriff Barney

2x12 Sheriff Barney

  • 1961-12-26T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-01-02T02:30:00Z

2x13 The Farmer Takes a Wife

2x13 The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • 1962-01-02T02:30:00Z25m

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!

1962-01-09T02:30:00Z

2x14 The Keeper of the Flame

2x14 The Keeper of the Flame

  • 1962-01-09T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-01-16T02:30:00Z

2x15 Bailey's Bad Boy

2x15 Bailey's Bad Boy

  • 1962-01-16T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-01-23T02:30:00Z

2x16 The Manicurist

2x16 The Manicurist

  • 1962-01-23T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-01-30T02:30:00Z

2x17 The Jinx

2x17 The Jinx

  • 1962-01-30T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-02-06T02:30:00Z

2x18 Jailbreak

2x18 Jailbreak

  • 1962-02-06T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-02-13T02:30:00Z

2x19 A Medal for Opie

2x19 A Medal for Opie

  • 1962-02-13T02:30:00Z25m

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!

1962-02-20T02:30:00Z

2x20 Barney and the Choir

2x20 Barney and the Choir

  • 1962-02-20T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-02-27T02:30:00Z

2x21 Guest of Honor

2x21 Guest of Honor

  • 1962-02-27T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-03-06T02:30:00Z

2x22 The Merchant of Mayberry

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.

1962-03-13T02:30:00Z

2x23 Aunt Bee the Warden

2x23 Aunt Bee the Warden

  • 1962-03-13T02:30:00Z25m

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!

1962-03-20T02:30:00Z

2x24 The County Nurse

2x24 The County Nurse

  • 1962-03-20T02:30:00Z25m

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.

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.

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.

1962-04-10T02:30:00Z

2x27 Three's a Crowd

2x27 Three's a Crowd

  • 1962-04-10T02:30:00Z25m

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

1962-04-17T02:30:00Z

2x28 The Bookie Barber

2x28 The Bookie Barber

  • 1962-04-17T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-04-24T02:30:00Z

2x29 Andy on Trial

2x29 Andy on Trial

  • 1962-04-24T02:30:00Z25m

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.

1962-05-01T01:30:00Z

2x30 Cousin Virgil

2x30 Cousin Virgil

  • 1962-05-01T01:30:00Z25m

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.

Season Finale

1962-05-08T01:30:00Z

2x31 Deputy Otis

Season Finale

2x31 Deputy Otis

  • 1962-05-08T01:30:00Z25m

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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