Season 5
Episode Guide
Opie Loves Helen
S5
E1
Barney tries to train Blue, a bloodhound, to track criminals. His plan backfires when he leads Blue to a criminal and the dog starts obeying him instead of Barney.
Barney's Physical
S5
E2
Andy's patience is tried when the Taylors are visited by relatives.
Family Visit
S5
E3
Aunt Bee's former beau, Roger Hanover, pays her a visit and begins courting her again. Andy and Opie soon become annoyed at Roger's bad jokes and gags.
The Education of Ernest T. Bass
S5
E4
Barney needs help to pass a civil service physical, or he will lose his job.
Aunt Bee Romance
S5
E5
Opie has a crush on his teacher, who is also Andy's girlfriend.
Barney's Bloodhound
S5
E6
Ernest T. Bass returns to Mayberry to get his diploma and falls in love with Helen, the town's elementary school teacher and Andy's girlfriend.
Man in the Middle
S5
E7
Barney and Thelma Lou have an argument. When Andy tries to console Barney, it leads to a parade of other arguments among Andy, Barney, Thelma Lou and Helen.
Barney's Uniform
S5
E8
Barney starts wearing his uniform all the time after a tough guy threatens to beat him up if he catches Barney out of uniform.
Opie's Fortune
S5
E9
Opie finds a purse containing $50, but Andy tells him that the money will only be his if no one claims it within a week. Soon, Opie gets the money but has to return it.
Goodbye Sheriff Taylor
S5
E10
Andy lets Barney take over as sheriff for a day when he goes to Raleigh to attend a job interview. By the time he returns, Barney has turned the whole town upside down.
The Pageant
S5
E11
Aunt Bee gets the leading role in Mayberry's Centennial Pageant when Clara is suddenly called out of town. However, Aunt Bee is a terrible actress, causing her to get kicked out at her first rehearsal.
The Darling Baby
S5
E12
The Darling family returns to Mayberry to look for a husband for Charlene's newborn daughter. Things get complicated when they choose Opie and refuse to take no for an answer.
Andy and Helen Have Their Day
S5
E13
Andy and Helen take a day off to go on a picnic, but are constantly interrupted by Barney, Goober and other people.
Three Wishes For Opie
S5
E14
Otis slips in the sheriff's office and a crooked lawyer convinces him to sue the county so it will be forced to upgrade the jail. Thinking Andy and Barney will be happy, Otis agrees.
Otis Sues The County
S5
E15
Barney buys a fortune-telling game and mistakenly summons the 200-year-old spirit of a count who offers to grant Opie three wishes.
Barney Fife, Realtor
S5
E16
Barney becomes a part-time real-estate agent and soon has a couple of buyers and sellers lined up, including Andy.
Goober Takes A Car Apart
S5
E17
Left in charge for just a few days, Goober dismantles a car in Andy's office.
The Rehabilitation of Otis
S5
E18
Otis rides into town on a cow under the impression that it's a horse.I63
The Lucky Letter
S5
E19
Barney believes he is hexed when several accidents occur after he fails to continue a "lucky" chain letter.
Goober And The Art of Love
S5
E20
Andy and Barney hope they will have some privacy with their girlfriends after Goober finds a girl of his own.
Barney Runs for Sheriff
S5
E21
Barney runs for sheriff when it seems Andy has found another job.
If I Had 1/4 Million
S5
E22
Barney stumbles upon a huge sum of money from a bank robbery. Thinking the thief will return to look for his money, Barney decides to go undercover to find and capture him.
TV Or Not TV
S5
E23
A TV production team comes to Mayberry with a proposal to do a television show about the town's sheriff department. Andy becomes suspicious when the production team starts taking interest in Mayberry's bank.
Guest in the House
S5
E24
Helen gets jealous when Andy's very attractive cousin Gloria stays with the Taylors for a change of environment after she recently got broken up with.
The Case of the Punch in the Nose
S5
E25
Barney comes across a 19-year-old assault case file between Floyd and Mr. Foley. Determined to officially close the case, he tries to get statements from the parties involved.
Opie's Newspaper
S5
E26
Opie and his friend Howie make their own newspaper, the Mayberry Sun, but nobody buys it. After Andy and Barney encourage him to print more interesting stories, Opie decides to publish all the gossip from around town.
Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau
S5
E27
Aunt Bee pretends that she is dating a married man to avoid being a third wheel after Clara convinces her that she is preventing romance from blossoming between Andy and Helen.
The Arrest of the Fun Girls
S5
E28
When two young women get a speeding ticket, they enjoy the attention from Andy and Barney.
The Lucky Newton Monroe
S5
E29
A traveling salesman who sells items out of the trunk of his car arrives in Mayberry. However, he is plagued with bad luck and everything he touches turns into a minor disaster.
Opie Flunks Arithmetic
S5
E30
Barney helps Opie with his schoolwork by using a teaching method of his own.
Opie and the Carnival
S5
E31
Opie tries to win a birthday present for his father at a carnival.
Banjo Playing Deputy
S5
E32
A carnival's destitute banjo player is hired to take Barney's place.