Season 4
Episode Guide
Opie The Birdman
S4
E1
Opie accidentally kills a mother bird with his new slingshot, and decides to care for the three baby birds left behind.
The Haunted House
S4
E2
Andy, Barney and Gomer go into the old abandoned Rimshaw House to retrieve a baseball, and discover the truth behind the house's ghostly reputation.
Ernest T. Bass Joins The Army
S4
E3
Ernest T. Bass tries to enlist in the Army so he can get a uniform to impress his girlfriend. When he's rejected, he takes it out on Mayberry.
A Sermon For Today
S4
E4
A visiting preacher encourages the congregation to relax and enjoy life - which is not as easy as they thought, as they frantically rehearse the town's out-of-tune band and try to repair the broken bandstand and worn uniforms.
Briscoe Declares For Aunt Bee
S4
E5
Briscoe Darling, after enjoying a hearty meal and music session at the Taylors, proposes marriage to Aunt Bee. When she won't accept his repeated advances, he kidnaps her.
Gomer The House Guest
S4
E6
Gomer is fired from Wally's Filling Station and moves in with the Taylors. Customers then drive into the Taylors' yard at all hours to have Gomer diagnose their cars' problems, disturbing the Taylors' sleep.
Black Day For Mayberry
S4
E7
A gold shipment is coming through Mayberry and Barney accidentally leaks the news, causing a crowd to turn out to welcome the armored car. Ron Howard's (Opie) real father appears as one of the Treasury Agents.
Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain
S4
E8
Andy rewards Opie with a new bicycle for his perfect grades, which then turn out to be a grading mistake.
A Date For Gomer
S4
E9
Barney sets Gomer up with Thelma Lou's homely, shy cousin as a date for a dance. This episode, originally scheduled for November 25, was pre-empted due to CBS News' extended coverage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination and funeral.
Up In Barney's Room
S4
E10
Despite a longstanding friendship with his sweet elderly landlady Mrs. Mendelbright, Barney is evicted for cooking in his room. He soon finds Mrs. Mendelbright is under the influence of a con man.
Citizen's Arrest
S4
E11
Barney gives Gomer a ticket for making a U-turn, then the tables are turned when Gomer "arrests" Barney for the same violation.
Opie and His Merry Men
S4
E12
Opie and his friends play Robin Hood and his Merry Men, when they steal food from their parents to give to a hobo.
Barney and the Cave Rescue
S4
E13
Barney is mocked by the town for doing his duty too zealously. When Andy and Helen are trapped in a mine, they find their way out the back, but learn Barney has mounted a full-scale rescue and secretly return to save Barney further humiliation.
Andy And Opie's Pal
S4
E14
Opie gets jealous when Andy pays extra attention to Opie's new friend Trey Bowden.
Aunt Bee The Crusader
S4
E15
Aunt Bee leads a ladies' protest against Andy and Barney when a chicken farmer is about to be evicted to make way for a new highway. They are shocked, however, when Mr. Frisby, the evictee they are sympathetic for, is found to be a moonshiner.
Barney's Sidecar
S4
E16
Barney gets a motorcycle for the Sheriff's Department and finds many uses for it.
My Fair Ernest T. Bass
S4
E17
Andy tries to turn wild hillbilly Ernest T. Bass into a sophisticated gentleman, taking him to a society party.
Prisoner of Love
S4
E18
An attractive female jewel thief attempts to seduce Andy and Barney so she can escape from the Mayberry jail.
Hot Rod Otis
S4
E19
Otis, the town drunk, has Andy and Barney worried when he buys a car.
The Song Festers
S4
E20
Barney's pride is hurt when he is replaced in the town choir by Gomer, who is discovered to have a beautiful singing voice. Andy Griffith's wife had a cameo in this episode.
The Shoplifters
S4
E21
Barney goes undercover as a mannequin to find a shoplifter at Weaver's Department Store.
Andy's Vacation
S4
E22
Andy takes a vacation at home, leaving Barney and Gomer in charge of the courthouse. They then continually pester Andy for help with problems that arise.
Andy Saves Gomer
S4
E23
Gomer is overly grateful to Andy for putting out a fire at Wally's, and pesters Andy by wanting to help him in gratitude. Howard McNear returns as Floyd, after suffering a stroke during the third season.
Bargain Day
S4
E24
Aunt Bee buys a 150-pound side of beef at a discount market, but the Taylors' old freezer (also a "bargain") doesn't work. However, she refuses to call the handyman because he is "too expensive".
Divorce Mountain Style
S4
E25
After an argument, Charlene Darling Wash impulsively leaves Dud (Bob Denver) and determines to marry Andy, forcing Andy and Barney to simulate "supernatural interference" to drive Charlene back to Dud.
A Deal Is A Deal
S4
E26
Opie and his friends get involved in a deal to sell salve door-to-door. Barney and Gomer pose as a veterinarian and Opie's father to try to get the distributors to buy the salve back from the boys.
The Fun Girls
S4
E27
Two fun-loving but overbearing women from Mount Pilot cause problems by being amorous to Andy and Barney, which makes Helen and Thelma Lou needlessly jealous. First appearance of Goober. Only episode with both Goober and Gomer together.
The Return of Malcolm Merriwether
S4
E28
Malcolm Merriweather returns to Mayberry, doing housework and cooking for Andy and making Aunt Bee feel unneeded.
The Rumor
S4
E29
Barney starts a rumor that Andy and Helen are engaged after he sees them kissing in a jewelry store. He then holds a surprise party for the bewildered couple.
Barney and Thelma Lou, PHFFTT
S4
E30
Feeling that Barney takes her for granted, Thelma Lou starts dating Gomer to purposefully make Barney jealous.
Back to Nature
S4
E31
Andy, Barney and Gomer take Opie and his friends on a camping trip, where Barney and Gomer manage to get themselves lost in the woods.
Gomer Pyle - U.S.M.C.
S4
E32
In this backdoor pilot for the spin-off series Gomer Pyle-USMC, Gomer enlists in the Marine Corps and Andy comes along to make sure things go well with Sergeant Carter. 1964