Andy Taylor is the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life.
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- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes aired
- 249
- Latest aired
- S08E30
- Total runtime
- 4d 7h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 1960 – May 1961 32 episodes
- Season 2 October 1961 – May 1962 31 episodes
- Season 3 October 1962 – May 1963 32 episodes
- Season 4 September 1963 – May 1964 32 episodes
- Season 5 September 1964 – May 1965 32 episodes
- Season 6 September 1965 – April 1966 30 episodes
- Season 7 September 1966 – April 1967 30 episodes
- Season 8 September 1967 – April 1968 30 episodes
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S08E01 Opie's First Love
September 11 · 25min find the promo
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Opie has a really big crush on classmate Mary Alice Carter, but she has her eyes on hunk Fred Simpson. When Opie asks her to the dance, she says yes, not thinking Fred will ask her. When Fred asks her, she immediately says yes and has to think of a way to tell Opie she can't go with him. At the dance, Mary Alice realizes that she really wants to be with Opie and they end up together.
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S08E02 Howard the Bowler
September 18 · 25min find the promo
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Howard is on a bowling hot streak. When the lights go out during the final frame of the championship game, he gets the jitters but must still finish the game.
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S08E03 A Trip to Mexico
September 25 · 25min find the promo
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Aunt Bea and her friends go to Mexico. While there, their friendships gets strained.
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S08E04 Andy's Trip to Raleigh
October 2 · 25min find the promo
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Andy cancels a big date with Helen in order to confer with a lawyer in Raleigh, who turns out to be a beautiful women.
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S08E05 Opie Steps Up in Class
October 9 · 25min find the promo
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After Andy sends a reluctant Opie to a swanky boy’s camp over his summer vacation, he becomes fast friends with a boy from a rich family. As a result, Andy becomes worried that Opie has grown accustomed to living a rich lifestyle during his time away from the laid back way of life in Mayberry. It is after he comes home for lunch one day Opie has his friend over that he sees how lavish a lunch Aunt Bee prepared that he decides to sit them down to explain money doesn’t make life enjoyable, being yourself does.
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S08E06 Howard's Main Event
October 16 · 25min find the promo
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Howard, dating Millie, is threatened by her husky former boyfriend
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S08E07 Aunt Bee, the Juror
October 23 · 25min find the promo
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Aunt Bee, summoned for jury duty, disagrees with fellow jurors on her first case.
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S08E08 The Tape Recorder
October 30 · 25min find the promo
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Opie disobeys Andy and tape-records a bank robber's confession.
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S08E09 Opie's Group
November 6 · 25min find the promo
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Opie joins a rock-and-roll group and starts getting failing grades in school.
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S08E10 Aunt Bee and the Lecturer
November 13 · 25min find the promo
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A visiting professor is attracted to Aunt Bee because she resembles his deceased wife.
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S08E11 Andy's Investment
November 20 · 25min find the promo
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Andy opens a coin laundry to save money for Opie's college education.
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S08E12 Howard and Millie
November 27 · 25min find the promo
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Howard proposes to Millie at the bakery where she works.
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S08E13 Aunt Bee's Cousin
December 4 · 25min find the promo
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Andy learns the truth when he sees his cousin Bradford alight from a freight train but keeps quiet because Aunt Bee thinks he's a wealthy relative.
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S08E14 Suppose Andy Gets Sick
December 11 · 25min find the promo
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Andy catches the flu and Goober takes over as his deputy.
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S08E15 Howard's New Life
December 18 · 25min find the promo
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Howard quits his boring job as county clerk and becomes a Caribbean island beachcomber.
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S08E16 Goober the Executive
December 25 · 25min find the promo
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Goober buys the gas station with financial backing from Andy and Emmett.
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S08E17 The Mayberry Chef
January 1 · 25min find the promo
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The head of a local TV station enlists Aunt Bee to do a nightly cooking show, having heard about her cooking. Although she may not exude great professionalism, she has that extra "naturalness" that they're looking for. But her main concern is that someone suitable is cooking for Andy and Opie during her absence each evening. Unable to find someone, but not wanting Aunt Bee to back out of this opportunity, Andy (with Opie) maintains the pretense that a "Mrs. Parkinson" is on the job. Andy actually does the cooking -- to his and Opie's mutual gastric discomfort. After 2 days on the job, Aunt Bee shows unusual quickness of mind in seeing through the charade and finding a resolution.
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S08E18 Emmett's Brother-In-Law
January 8 · 25min find the promo
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Emmett's brother in law wants him to leave the fix it shop and join him in selling life insurance.
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S08E19 Opie's Drugstore Job
January 15 · 25min find the promo
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Opie gets a job working at the drugstore and learns that everyone makes mistakes.
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S08E20 The Church Benefactors
January 22 · 25min find the promo
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The Church Members must decide what to purchase with the $500 that's willed to the church. The choice is between Choir robes and repairing the church's foundation.
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S08E21 Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting
January 29 · 25min find the promo
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An international summit is in the hands of Barney.
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S08E22 Goober Goes to an Auto Show
February 5 · 25min find the promo
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An old friend makes Goober feel worthless.
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S08E23 Aunt Bee's Big Moment
February 12 · 25min find the promo
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Aunt Bee decides that she wants to be more exciting, so she announces that she will learn to fly.
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S08E24 Helen's Past
February 19 · 25min find the promo
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As Andy is looking through Helen's old newspaper clippings, he finds one of her being taken to jail by the police. He decides to keep his discovery secret until it leaks out to the school board which could destroy Helen's teaching career.
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S08E25 Emmett's Anniversary
February 26 · 25min find the promo
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Emmett Clark cannot decide on a suitable anniversary gift for his spouse. Helpful friend Flora Mahlerbie {Alberta Nelson} finds a way and suggests her friend Bernie the wholesale fur man as the golden answer to Emmett's problem. Flora takes Emmett to Bernie's shop one night to haggle over furs and things. Ultimately, though, Cheapskate Emmett will not cough up the change for the pricey women's wear, even at 40% off, which leaves Flora a trifle sad.
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S08E26 The Wedding
March 4 · 25min find the promo
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Howard's mother decides to get married and move to Mt. Pilot. Howard is so glad to have the house to himself that he decides to throw a couples party, but Helen ends up being the only female there.
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S08E27 Sam for Town Council
March 11 · 25min find the promo
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Sam runs against Emmett for office.
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S08E28 Opie and Mike
March 18 · 25min find the promo
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Opie sticks up for a young boy and must pay the price.
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S08E29 A Girl for Goober
March 25 · 25min find the promo
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Sam and Andy call on modern technology to finally get Goober a steady girl.
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S08E30 Mayberry R.F.D.
April 1 · 25min find the promo
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Sam brings over one of his Italian friends from the war--but unbenowst to him the friend brings over his elderly father and sister--and this creates mayhem in his family and business.