Season 7
Episode Guide
Opie's Girlfriend
S7
E1
Opie wins a competition for a grocery delivery job, then gives it up to his competitor who needs the job a lot more.
The Lodge
S7
E2
Malcolm Merriweather replaces Ernest T. Bass as school crossing guard, and Ernest T. wants to fight Malcolm to get even. Last appearance of both Malcolm Merriweather and Ernest T. Bass.
The Barbershop
S7
E3
Andy gets jealous of a handsome new teacher Frank Smith spending time working with Helen.
The Ballgame
S7
E4
Warren, who thinks he has ESP, believes a picnic will not go so well for Andy and Helen.
Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory
S7
E5
Andy's new deputy, Warren Ferguson, Floyd's nephew, arrests Aunt Bee and her friends for "gambling" at the church bazaar.
The Darling Fortune
S7
E6
Aunt Bee and her new beau John Canfield, a recently retired Congressman, attempt to recapture their youth.
Mind Over Matter
S7
E7
Andy starts a fundraising drive to help the church buy a new organ, but problems arise when church members go back on their pledges.
Politics Begins at Home
S7
E8
Andy poses with a Hollywood starlet, Darlene Mason, jeopardizing his relationship with Helen.
The Senior Play
S7
E9
Through sheer luck, Warren catches a pair of art thieves with his supposed "knowledge" of cannons.
Opie Finds A Baby
S7
E10
The Taylors decide to take a trip to Hollywood after Andy is given a check from a studio that wants to make his life story into a movie.
Big Fish in a Small Town
S7
E11
The Taylors visit the studio where Andy's biopic, Sheriff Without a Gun, is being filmed. Gavin MacLeod plays the actor portraying Andy in the movie.
Only A Rose
S7
E12
Warren becomes a sleepwalking Casanova, pursuing Helen after watching his suave hero on TV.
Otis The Deputy
S7
E13
While in Hollywood, Aunt Bee wins several new appliances on a TV quiz show, but when she returns home she loses her friends as a result. William Christopher plays the IRS agent who visits the Taylors to collect taxes on the prizes.
Goober Makes History
S7
E14
Opie and his friend Tommy use walkie-talkies to fool Goober into thinking he really has a talking dog.
New Doctor In Town
S7
E15
Aunt Bee gets a job at the print shop where her employers turn out to be counterfeiters.
Don't Miss A Good Bet
S7
E16
Warren tries to get Otis to start a career in art.
Dinner at 8:00
S7
E17
Barney Fife returns to Mayberry for a high school reunion and so does Thelma Lou, who has recently married someone else. This is Thelma Lou's final appearance on the series.
A Visit to Barney Fife
S7
E18
Clarence Earp (Richard Jury), a supposed descendant of Wyatt Earp, comes to Mayberry with Wild West show promoter Fred Gibson. Last appearance of Warren Ferguson.
Barney Comes to Mayberry
S7
E19
A band of gypsies causes trouble for Andy with their supposed magic and weather predicting abilities. Jamie Farr and Vito Scotti played two of the gypsies.
Andy's Old Girlfriend
S7
E20
Andy has a big problem when Aunt Bee buys a car and takes driving lessons from Goober.
Aunt Bee's Restaurant
S7
E21
Opie learns to enjoy his first dance party.
Floyd's Barbershop
S7
E22
Barney has to demonstrate his "legendary courage" to Warren when Avery Noonan a vengeful convict escapes from prison.
The Statue
S7
E23
Aunt Bee collects insurance money for the loss of her jeweled pin, then finds it after she spends the money on a garbage disposer. Jack Dodson, later cast as Howard Sprague, makes his first appearance in the series as insurance man Ed Jenkins.
Helen The Authoress
S7
E24
Goober falls for Flora, the diner's new waitress, but she has her eye on Andy.
Goodbye Dolly
S7
E25
Aunt Bee agrees to babysit her niece for a week, but the infant doesn't seem to like her.
Opie's Piano Lessons
S7
E26
Andy and Helen try to set up county clerk Howard Sprague with Irene Fairchild, the new county nurse.
Howard The Comedian
S7
E27
Aunt Bee is picked to star in a TV commercial for furniture polish.
Big Brother
S7
E28
Goober's girlfriend Flora fills in for him at Wally's and attracts a long line of male customers.
Opie's Most Unforgettable Character
S7
E29
Opie causes an uproar when he discovers and publishes the truth about the Battle of Mayberry.
Goober's Contest
S7
E30
Rock-n'-Roll singer Keevy Hazelton performs a song about Mayberry written by Aunt Bee and Clara Edwards.