Season 5
Episode Guide
Opie Loves Helen
S5
E1
Sep 21, 1964
Opie Taylor develops a crush on his teacher, who also happens to be his father's girlfriend.
Barney's Physical
S5
E2
Sep 28, 1964
A campaign to fatten and stretch Barney Fife gets underway when it becomes apparent he doesn't match up to Civil Service physical requirements.
Family Visit
S5
E3
Oct 5, 1964
Aunt Bee invites relatives to Mayberry for a visit but they quickly wear out their welcome.
The Education of Ernest T. Bass
S5
E4
Oct 12, 1964
Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) goes back to school when his girl demands it.
Aunt Bee Romance
S5
E5
Oct 19, 1964
Andy has his misgivings when Aunt Bee's old beau shows up in Mayberry and tries to win her over again.
Barney's Bloodhound
S5
E6
Oct 26, 1964
Barney Fife buys a bloodhound to aid in Mayberry law enforcement.
Man in the Middle
S5
E7
Nov 2, 1964
Barney and Thelma Lou have a lovers' quarrel. Andy tries to help but only succeeds in getting caught in the middle.
Barney's Uniform
S5
E8
Nov 9, 1964
Barney starts wearing his uniform all the time after being threatened with bodily harm if he's ever caught without it on.
Opie's Fortune
S5
E9
Nov 16, 1964
Opie almost becomes $50 richer after finding a change purse.
Goodbye Sheriff Taylor
S5
E10
Nov 23, 1964
Andy goes to Raleigh for a job interview and chaos prevails in Mayberry with Barney Fife as acting sheriff.
The Pageant
S5
E11
Nov 30, 1964
When Aunt Bee snags the starring role in the Mayberry Centennial Pageant, Andy and Opie become neglected at home.
The Darling Baby
S5
E12
Dec 7, 1964
Opie's an unwilling participant when he's betrothed to marry a mountain family's daughter.
Andy and Helen Have Their Day
S5
E13
Dec 14, 1964
Andy and Helen are supposed to have a day off but are continually interrupted at their secluded picnic spot by Barney Fife asking questions about his duties.
Three Wishes For Opie
S5
E14
Dec 21, 1964
Barney Fife demonstrates gypsy fortune telling to Opie and then Opie's wishes seem to begin to come true.
Otis Sues The County
S5
E15
Dec 28, 1965
Otis slips and falls in jail and is convinced by a lawyer that he should sue the county.
Barney Fife, Realtor
S5
E16
Jan 4, 1965
Barney Fife decides to dabble in real estate as a side job. He tries to get the sheriff to put his house up for sale.
Goober Takes A Car Apart
S5
E17
Jan 11, 1965
Goober dismantles a car in the sheriff's office.
The Rehabilitation of Otis
S5
E18
Jan 18, 1965
Otis (Hal Smith) rides into Mayberry on a cow under the impression it is a horse.
The Lucky Letter
S5
E19
Jan 25, 1965
Barney Fife believes he's hexed when several accidents happen after he fails to continue a "lucky" chain letter.
Goober And The Art of Love
S5
E20
Feb 1, 1965
Andy and Barney think they'll have some privacy with their girlfriends after Goober finds a girl of his own. But they discover Goober favors triple dates.
Barney Runs for Sheriff
S5
E21
Feb 8, 1965
Barney runs for sheriff when Andy seems lined up for another job. Andy's job falls through and he becomes a write-in candidate for re-election.
If I Had 1/4 Million
S5
E22
Feb 15, 1965
Barney finds $250,000 in cash from a bank robbery and decides to capture the robber himself.
TV Or Not TV
S5
E23
Mar 1, 1965
Andy's reputation brings a proposal from a Hollywood writer that he star in a television series as a sheriff without a gun.
Guest in the House
S5
E24
Mar 8, 1965
Andy's girlfriend becomes jealous when a pretty friend of the family stays at the Taylor home.
The Case of the Punch in the Nose
S5
E25
Mar 15, 1965
Barney divides Mayberry into two hostile camps when he finds that an old assault case was never resolved.
Opie's Newspaper
S5
E26
Mar 22, 1965
Opie becomes a newspaper publisher and proceeds to put out a scandal sheet and distributes free samples.
Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau
S5
E27
Mar 29, 1965
Aunt Bee invents a beau. When she's pressed for a name she names the butter and egg man who is married.
The Arrest of the Fun Girls
S5
E28
Apr 5, 1965
Two fast girls from Mt. Pilot get a speeding ticket and enjoy the attention they get from the law officers.
The Lucky Newton Monroe
S5
E29
Apr 12, 1965
Comedian Don Rickles guest stars as Newton Monroe, an itinerant peddler who seems unable to do anything right.
Opie Flunks Arithmetic
S5
E30
Apr 19, 1965
Deputy Barney Fife helps Opie with his schoolwork, using a teaching method all his own.
Opie and the Carnival
S5
E31
Apr 26, 1965
Opie tries to win a birthday present for his father at a carnival, not realizing that the carnival shooting gallery is crooked.
Banjo Playing Deputy
S5
E32
May 3, 1965
Jerry Van Dyke, brother of Dick Van Dyke guest stars as a carnival's destitute banjo player. He also proves to be an inept lawman when he is hired in Barney's Fife's absence.