Season 1
Episode Guide
The New Housekeeper
S1
E1
In this first episode, Sheriff Andy Taylor and son, Opie, are in the market for a new housekeeper. Their current housekeeper, Rose, is getting married and moving away. As a replacement for Rose, Andy's Aunt Bee comes to live with the family.
Manhunt
S1
E2
Andy and his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife, must help visiting state troopers catch an escaped convict named Dirksen. The only problem is, Captain Barker of the state police doesn't want the small-town sheriff's help.
The Guitar Player
S1
E3
Mayberry's local guitar minstrel has upset Mr. Monroe of OrvilleMonroe's Funeral Parlor and Mortuary one too many times. Continually playing rock n' roll music out in front of the funeral parlor has gotten Jim arrested by a reluctant Sheriff Andy.
Ellie Comes to Town
S1
E4
Pharmacist Ellie Walker comes to Mayberry to help her ailing uncle run his drugstore, but she has to adjust to the town's unusual ways and people, including Emma the hypochondriac.
Irresistible Andy
S1
E5
Andy suspects that Ellie is thinking about marriage when he invites her to the annual church picnic.
Runaway Kid
S1
E6
Andy teaches Opie about keeping promises, then must figure what to do with a friend of Opie's who has run away from home and sworn Opie to secrecy.
Andy The Matchmaker
S1
E7
Andy and Ellie stage a fake robbery at the pharmacy to boost Barney's self-confidence. Andy also encourages Barney to date shy Rosemary, whom he had only been walking to church on Sundays.
Opie's Charity
S1
E8
Andy is disappointed in Opie for giving so little to a charity drive, until he learns the reason. Meanwhile, a former Mayberry resident who was presumed dead unexpectedly returns to town.
Feud Is A Feud
S1
E9
Andy seeks to end a long-running family feud before joining two lovers (one from each family) in marriage.
Ellie For Council
S1
E10
Ellie starts a battle of the sexes when she decides to run for town council.
Christmas Story
S1
E11
Despite being forced by a Scrooge-like store owner to arrest bootlegger Sam Muggins on Christmas Eve, Andy still manages to have the most wonderful Christmas in Mayberry. This is the only Christmas episode in the eight-year series.
Stranger In Town
S1
E12
The citizens of Mayberry are suspicious of a young stranger who seems to know everything about them. First appearance of Floyd the barber, played for the only time by Walter Baldwin.
Mayberry Goes Hollywood
S1
E13
Mayberry is chosen as the setting for an upcoming movie, and the whole town (except Andy) gets carried away with all the glamour. First appearance of Howard McNear as Floyd Lawson, the barber.
The Horse Traders
S1
E14
Andy makes up a story about an old useless cannon in order to sell it to an antique dealer (Casey Adams aka Max Showalter) - even though he had just told Opie about honesty.
Those Gossipin' Men
S1
E15
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. The salesman is puzzled when townspeople individually come to his hotel room to perform for him.
The Beauty Contest
S1
E16
Andy is made sole judge of a beauty contest, and the townspeople pester him by promoting their favorite contestants. He ends up choosing an unlikely woman.
Alcohol and Old Lace
S1
E17
Andy and Barney finally solve the problem of moonshining in Mayberry.
Andy The Marriage Counselor
S1
E18
A bickering couple and are always disturbing the peace with their arguing, so Andy tries an experiment to make them act nicely to each other.
Mayberry On Record
S1
E19
A stranger comes to town to produce a record of Andy and a local bluegrass band, but Andy suspects he's a con artist.
Andy Saves Barney's Morale
S1
E20
Andy goes out of town leaving Barney in charge for the day, but when he returns, he finds that Barney put the whole town in jail.
Andy And The Gentleman Crook
S1
E21
Gentleman' Dan Caldwell, a notorious con man being held in the Mayberry jail, becomes a hero to everyone but Andy, who is not fooled.
Cyrano Andy
S1
E22
Andy plays matchmaker for Barney but finds himself in difficulty when Barney misinterprets his efforts.
Andy & Opie, Housekeepers
S1
E23
Andy and Opie try to break their habit of making the house a mess while Aunt Bee is away tending to a sick cousin. First appearance of Hope Summers's character Clara Edwards, called Bertha Edwards in this episode.
The New Doctor
S1
E24
Andy suspects that the handsome new doctor is trying to steal Ellie away from him.
A Plaque for Mayberry
S1
E25
The Women's Historical Society has discovered that a descendant of a Revolutionary War hero is living in Mayberry, but that person turns out to be Otis, the town drunk.
The Inspector
S1
E26
A state inspector learns some unique but effective police methods employed by the Mayberry sheriff.
Ellie Saves A Female
S1
E27
Ellie decides to give a shy farm girl a beauty makeover, despite the protests of the girl's overbearing father.
Andy Foreclosures
S1
E28
Andy tries to help a financially strapped family keep their home, in spite of having to give them a foreclosure notice initiated by heartless old mortgage holder Ben Weaver.
Quiet Sam
S1
E29
Barney is suspicious of reticent farmer Sam Becker and his strange behaviors, believing Sam may be either harboring a criminal or growing illegal crops. Andy soon discovers the real trouble when Sam calls him to attend to his wife Lily.
Barney Gets His Man
S1
E30
Barney accidentally helps capture Eddie Brooke, an escaped convict. Brooke vows revenge before escaping again, and Andy must deal with a terrified Barney.
Guitar Player Returns
S1
E31
Andy helps a local musician get back to reality after success goes to his head.
Bringing Up Opie
S1
E32
Andy and Aunt Bee forbid Opie from visiting the courthouse after school; with nothing else to do, Opie wanders away from home and falls asleep in the back of a delivery truck.