This is a list of episodes from the cbs television comedy the andy griffith show. He grew up, moved away, became a successful actor on broadway and in hollywood, and then turned memories of his mount airy childhood into the fictional town of mayberry when he created the andy griffith show. Both the love boat and the andy griffith show had 249 episodes. The patrol car was andy and barneys only authorized vehicle aside from the short time barney had a motorcycle. Episodes involve sheriff andy taylor played by andy griffith and his family and friends life in a small rural town called mayberry, north carolina. The andy griffith show is a syndicated family situation comedy series created by sheldon leonard and aaron ruben, which was broadcast on cbs for eight seasons from 1960 to 1968. Widower sheriff andy taylor, and his son opie, live with andys aunt bee in mayberry, north carolina. Andy s pretty young cousin comes for a visit, after breaking up with her boyfriend. Factfilled episode summaries are accompanied by cast notes and trivia for each episode. Howard appeared in 209 of 249 episodes of the andy griffith show, in which he was. They put a curse on the town, saying it will not rain again until they are allowed to come back. Jul 04, 2012 andy griffith was more complex than andy taylor, although the show was based on his hometown, mount airy, n. Watch the andy griffith show season 5, episode 24 guest in the house.
Mayberry, rfd tags episode mayberry historical society. The show comprises 8 full seasons and 249 episodes 159 episodes in black and white seasons 15 and 90 in color seasons 68. The andy griffith show season 1 episode mayberry goes holywood cliff notes by college football plus. The andy griffith show the gypsies tv episode 1966 imdb. Please check our online schedule or your local listings. When asked in 2007 what was his favorite the andy griffith show 1960 episode. Each episode from 19601967 would be in black and white until it was aired in color from 19671968.
Sam jones has his friend mario from italy come to help out on the. The series partially originated from an episode of the danny thomas show. The andy griffith show made its debut on october 3, 1960 on the cbs television network. On october 3, 2020, we will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the debut of the andy griffith show on the cbs television network, one of the most beloved sitcoms of all times. Andy and opie live with andys aunt bee, who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Watch the andy griffith show episodes online season 8 tv. With andy griffith, ron howard, frances bavier, george lindsey. Before he fetched up in mayberry, he was known for. Created by sheldon leonard, aaron ruben, danny thomas. Widower sheriff andy taylor, and his son opie, live with andy s aunt bee in mayberry, north carolina. The andy griffith show is a spinoff of the danny thomas show.
Feb 12, 2014 the andy griffith show started october 3, 1960 and ended with 249 episodes stay safe and healthy. In fact it became so popular that it launched two successful spinoffs. After 30 years, the faithful still gather to remember andy and mayberry. The andy griffith show is one of the most popular shows of the 1960s that continues to air on tv decades later after an eightseason run a spinoff of longrunning the danny thomas show, it aired on cbs from october 3, 1960 through april 1, 1968 and starred andy taylor as the titular character, a widowed sheriff of mayberry, north carolina, a fictional community of about 2,000 people. It was the shows 249th episode and served as the pilot for mayberry r. That opened up the whole series because i could play straight for everybody else. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the andy griffith show anytime, anywhere. Mount airy is also known as mayberry and called by both. The andy griffith show pilot opening scene by jed6271.
The numbers before the titles represent the order the episodes were filmed and aired respectively. The second episode that we shot i knew don should be funny and i should play straight for him. When the final halfhour episode number 249 ran eight years later, it was one of only three american television shows to end its primetime run at no. The andy griffith show the statue tv episode 1967 imdb.
Andy griffith is an actor and singer best known for his 1960s starring role in the andy griffith show. Andys pretty young cousin comes for a visit, after breaking up with her boyfriend. Howard appeared in 209 of 249 episodes of the andy griffith show, in which he was billed as ronny howard. The andy griffith show full episodes uploaded a video 2 years ago. Sep, 2017 the andy griffith show first aired on cbs on october 3, 1960. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The andy griffith show is available in most metv markets. Andy never got credit as a writer, but he was involved with the story line of every episode. Sam jones has his friend mario from italy come to help out on the farm.
Andys nervous cousin, barney fife, is his deputy sheriff whose utter incompetence is tolerated because mayberry is virtually crimefree. Andy was really kind to me, always playful and fun, but, by the same token, he wanted to get the work done. Howard appeared in 209 of 249 episodes of the andy griffith show, in. There were 249 episodes in all, 159 in black and white seasons 15 and 90. Dal mckennon plays brian jackson, the sculptor, in this episode. It offers the most complete episode guide of any of the mayberry books. Introduced as a spinoff from the danny thomas show in 1960, the andy griffith show ran for eight seasons in prime time. Mayberry was also the setting for a 1986 reunion television movie titled return to mayberry. By contrast, ross notes, cbn quoted a statement from. The andy griffith show rerun watchers club is your one stop location for anything to do with the andy griffith show, mayberry,nc, and the cast and crew of tags.
Ben weaver complains to the mayberry sheriffs office that merchandise has been disappearing from his department store. Episode 249 mayberry rfd sam jones ken berry sponsors his old army buddy, mario vinchenti gabrielle tinti from italy, to come to help out on the farm. What was the last episode of the andy griffith show about. The andy griffith show is an american situation comedy television series that aired on cbs from october 3, 1960, to april 1, 1968, with a total of 249 halfhour episodes spanning over eight seasons159 in black and white and 90 in color. The patrol car changed model years each season but, with only a few exceptions, the license plate. Opie and arnold find an abandoned baby on the courthouse steps.
On the other hand, having more seasons does not always equate to having more episodes. The definitive andy griffith show reference this reference book is one of our fastestselling books ever. Mario brings his father and sister along without telling sam first. In the small north carolina town of mayberry, widower andy taylor andy griffith divides his time between his duties as sheriff and raising his young son, opie ron howard.
Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. The andy griffith show andys rival tv episode 1965 imdb. Jul 03, 2012 andy was really kind to me, always playful and fun, but, by the same token, he wanted to get the work done. The andy griffith show is an american situation comedy which aired on cbs from october 3, 1960, to april 1, 1968, with a total of 249 halfhour episodes spanning over eight seasons159 in black. The first episode aired on october 3, 1960 and the final episode aired on april 1, 1968. The andy griffith show rerun watchers club is your one stop location for anything to do with the andy griffith show. Before he fetched up in mayberry, he was known for bringing authenticity to dark. Sam invites an italian friend to work for him on the farm, but the man shows up with his entire family. The andy griffith show started october 3, 1960 and ended with. The real andy griffith lives quietly in the outer banks. The andy griffith show watch full episodes and clips. Frances bavier is in the episode but not as aunt bee. Contents1 early life and family2 career3 personal life, late husband andy griffith4 andy griffith4.
With virtually no crimes to solve, most of andys time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin deputy barney fife. They also reprise salty dog blues for the second and last time. Griffith ended his longrunning series with this eighthseason finale, which aired on april 1, 1968. The andy griffith show started october 3, 1960 and ended. Andy griffith, ron howard, frances bavier, don knotts.
Only griffith, howard, bavier, knotts, and hope summers appeared in all eight seasons. Andy gets jealous when a bigcity teacher arrives to work with helen and ends up spending several evenings with her. When there is no rain for over a week, the town turns against andy. One of televisions most warmly remembered comedies, the andy griffith show follows a small town sheriff and his bumbling but wellmeaning deputy. Griffith ended his longrunning series with this eighthseason finale, which aired on april. When they have a difficult time adjusting to life in mayberry, sam has to decide if they can stay in the u. The andy griffith shows direct spinoffs were gomer. While the show started as a spinoff of the danny thomas show, the andy griffith show became popular in its own right. Andy taylor appeared in all 249 episodes of the andy griffith show and was played by comedian, musician, and actor andy griffith. This episode, in which thomass character is stopped for running a stop sign in a little town, served as a backdoor pilot for the andy griffith show.
It aired as the final episode of the andy griffith show and was used as the pilot for the spinoff series of the same name. The untold truth of andy griffiths wife cindi knight. Andy griffith, as sheriff taylor, also has a brief comedy cameo in rowan and martin at the movies 1969, a psa short subject promoting the purchase of u. The andy griffith show is an american situation comedy television series that aired on cbs from october 3, 1960, to april 1, 1968, with a total of 249 halfhour.
Watch the andy griffith show online full episodes all. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the andy griffith show. From 1960 to 1968, andy taylor and the rest of mayberry were welcomed into homes across america. Widower andy taylor divides his time between raising his young son, opie, and his job as sheriff and justice of the peace of the sleepy north carolina town, mayberry. Those five seasons focus primarily on the relationships between andy and his son, opie, and andy with his deputy, barney fife. The series partially originated from an episode of the danny thomas show the show starred andy griffith in the role of andy taylor, the widowed sheriff of. With andy griffith, ron howard, frances bavier, charles aidman. Mayberry patrol car license place this is a reproduction of the north carolina jl 327 license plate that was seen on the mayberry patrol car in the 1963 season of the andy griffith show. The andy griffith show trivia challenge howstuffworks. The andy griffith show first aired on cbs on october 3, 1960. The first five seasons in black and white are the best of the series with excellent writing and out loud laughs.
The andy griffith show opie finds a baby tv episode. The series would consistently place within the top ten during its run. There were 249 episodes in all, 159 in black and white seasons 15 and 90 in color seasons 6. When a band of gypsies comes to town and starts selling junk to people, andy tries running them off.
This episode features ken berry in the role of gentleman farmer sam jones. Watch the andy griffith show episodes online season 8 tv guide. Jan 03, 2020 contents1 early life and family2 career3 personal life, late husband andy griffith4 andy griffith4. Mayberry is said to be based on andy griffiths hometown of mount airy, north carolina. The andy griffith show the shoplifters tv episode 1964. Andy griffith was more complex than andy taylor, although the show was based on his hometown, mount airy, n. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the andy griffith show. Mayberry, north carolina is a fictional community that was the setting for two popular american television sitcoms, the andy griffith show and mayberry r. There were 249 episodes in all, 159 in black and white seasons 15 and 90 in color seasons 68. The andy griffith show tags is an absolute classic that is just as enjoyable today as it was in the 1960s.