Season 7

Episode Guide

Opie's Girlfriend

S7 E1
Sep 12, 1966
Opie feels inadequate when he meets Helen's niece who is athletically superior to him.

The Lodge

S7 E2
Sep 19, 1966
Goober blackballs county clerk Howard when he applies for membership in the Mayberry men's lodge.

The Barbershop

S7 E3
Sep 26, 1966
The Mayberry barbershop quartet loses its tenor right before a big singing contest so Andy drafts an unsavory prisoner with a beautiful voice.

The Ballgame

S7 E4
Oct 3, 1966
Andy umpires a crucial baseball game and becomes the town pariah.

Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory

S7 E5
Oct 10, 1966
Aunt Bee buys a blonde wig and upsets Andy and the rest of Mayberry.

The Darling Fortune

S7 E6
Oct 17, 1966
Andy and the town of Mayberry undergo a trying experience when the hillbilly Darling family comes into a fortune of 300 dollars and are looking for wives.

Mind Over Matter

S7 E7
Oct 31, 1966
Goober's friends convince him that his minor mishap has resulted in a severe case of whiplash and he promptly becomes a helpless invalid.

Politics Begins at Home

S7 E8
Nov 7, 1966
Aunt Bee and Howard both decide to run against each other for town council.

The Senior Play

S7 E9
Nov 14, 1966
Helen Crump and her students convince a crotchety old school principal that today's youngsters aren't so different from his own generation.

Opie Finds A Baby

S7 E10
Nov 21, 1966
Opie and his friend find an abandoned baby and they run into trouble when they innocently try to find it some new parents.

Big Fish in a Small Town

S7 E11
Nov 28, 1966
Town clerk Howard, a novice fisherman, tags along on the first day of the season and antagonizes the town's anglers by catching Old Sam, the legendary fish in the lake.

Only A Rose

S7 E12
Dec 5, 1966
Opie accidentally ruins Aunt Bee's prize rose entry on the eve of the annual Mayberry flower show.

Otis The Deputy

S7 E13
Dec 12, 1966
Otis and Howard nearly botch rescuing Andy who has been taken prisoner by a pair of desperate bank robbers.

Goober Makes History

S7 E14
Dec 16, 1966
Inarticulate Goober grows a beard and suddenly turns into a verbose philosopher.

New Doctor In Town

S7 E15
Dec 26, 1966
The town's new doctor is shunned by all the Mayberry citizens until Andy shows his faith in the young physician by letting him remove Opie's tonsils.

Don't Miss A Good Bet

S7 E16
Jan 2, 1967
Andy and four of his levelheaded friends and relatives are taken in by a con man's get-rich-quick scheme.

Dinner at 8:00

S7 E17
Jan 9, 1967
Andy looks forward to eating a few snacks and spending an evening alone in the house but he finds he must eat three spaghetti dinners cooked by thoughtful friends.

A Visit to Barney Fife

S7 E18
Jan 16, 1967
Andy visits Barney Fife, now with the Raleigh police department, and makes a hero out of his bumbling former deputy.

Barney Comes to Mayberry

S7 E19
Jan 16, 1967
Detective Barney Fife pays a visit to his old hometown, the same day a glamorous movie star returns to Mayberry.

Andy's Old Girlfriend

S7 E20
Jan 30, 1967
Andy's perennial romance with Helen is jolted a bit when Andy's old high school sweetheart moves back to town.

Aunt Bee's Restaurant

S7 E21
Feb 6, 1967
Aunt Bee allows her superstitions dictate her decision to be a brief co-owner of a Chinese restaurant.

Floyd's Barbershop

S7 E22
Feb 13, 1967
Floyd decides to give up his Mayberry barbershop when Howard Sprague buys the building and raises the rent fifteen dollars a month.

The Statue

S7 E23
Feb 2, 1967
Andy and Aunt Bee learn their ancestor was the state's biggest swindler, just before the town of Mayberry unveils his statue as a hero.

Helen The Authoress

S7 E24
Feb 27, 1967
Helen writes a children's book that will be published and Andy faces the uncomfortable prospect of being the fiance of a famous writer.

Goodbye Dolly

S7 E25
Mar 6, 1967
Andy and Opie face the difficult problem of helping an old milk-wagon horse find contentment in retirement.

Opie's Piano Lessons

S7 E26
Mar 13, 1967
Opie insists on studying piano until he finds out that football practice and piano practice conflict.

Howard The Comedian

S7 E27
Mar 20, 1967
Staid Howard Sprague becomes a comedian and gets on a TV amateur hour.

Big Brother

S7 E28
Mar 27, 1967
Howard volunteers to become the Big Brother of a high school boy.

Opie's Most Unforgettable Character

S7 E29
Apr 8, 1967
Andy is distressed when Opie receives a failing grade for his school essay naming him his most unforgettable character.

Goober's Contest

S7 E30
Apr 10, 1967
Goober faces disaster when a printing error awards Floyd a large cash prize in his gas station contest.