| 1. | The Andy Griffith Show: Season 1 | 1960 |
| 2. | The Andy Griffith Show: Season 2 | 1960 |
| 3. | The Andy Griffith Show: Season 3 | 1960 |
| 4. | The Andy Griffith Show: Season 4 | 1960 |
| 5. | The Andy Griffith Show: Season 5 | 1960 |
The Andy Griffith Show
Down-home humor and an endearing cast of characters helped make The Andy Griffith Show one of the most beloved comedies in the history of TV. The show centered around widower Andy Taylor, who divided his time between raising his young son Opie, and his job as sheriff of the sleepy North Carolina town, Mayberry. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee, who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife, is his deputy sheriff whose incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually crime-free.
Andy, through Barney, learns that Opie has been targeted by a bully who's been shaking him down for milk money, leaving Andy to wonder how to intervene without letting Opie know he knows.
When the State Attorney's Office sends Andy a man to give practical lawman experience to, Barney believes Andy wants him to train a "replacement" deputy.
An out-of-town speeder thinks Andy runs a speed trap in Mayberry. Awaiting her day in court gives her plenty of time to work on swaying the witnesses - Barney, Floyd and Opie.
The callous eviction of a down-on-his-luck elder citizen comes back to bite the town council when the man's uncashed municipal bond amounts to more than the town can pay.
After a spat with Thelma Lou, a sophisticated new girl arrives in Mayberry and takes a surprisingly deep interest in Barney, trapping him in an unintentional proposal.
Andy must put away the welcome mat when a likable drifter, passing through Mayberry, starts putting Artful Dodger-ish notions into Opie's head.
All but Andy get excited over Mayberry's distinction at being named the most crime-free town in America, unaware they're being targeted by criminals while honoring their lawmen.
Barney and Thelma Lou successfully match-make Andy and Thelma Lou's cousin Karen, but Barney's unfortunate way of describing the situation has Karen rifle-ready to shoot down Andy's supposed inflated ego.
Handyman Henry Wheeler enters the Taylors' life, for whom Aunt Bee develops a wistful soft spot. For her sake, Andy keeps him on with chores but progressively discovers Henry's true vocation - that of a freeloader.
When Andy and Barney have a chance to join an exclusive men's club, Andy wonders how to break it to sensitive Barney when he learns they only want Andy.
No one will admit to Aunt Bee's homemade pickles being the worst they've ever tasted. Andy switches them with store-bought ones to avoid eating hers, but her decision to enter them in the county fair presents a dilemma.
When Barney is offered the job of sheriff in a nearby town, he and Andy trade jobs for a day to see what kind of sheriff he would be.
Local farmer 'Big' Jeff Pruitt comes to town to pick a wife. Unfortunately for Barney, he chooses Thelma Lou.
Opie joins a secret club and is in charge of the candle they use in their meetings. After the barn where they meet burns down, he is accused by the owner of starting the fire.
Andy teaches self-reliance and responsibility to the spoiled son of a rich man.
When a pretty young manicurist starts working in Floyd's Barber Shop, the men are uneasy about it at first but eventually take to the idea in a big way. Their jealous wives, however, do not.
A loss to Floyd at checkers while Henry Bennett looks over his shoulder prompts Barney to label him a jinx for "hexing" him. Andy resolves to rectify Henry's bad reputation before it forces the dejected man to leave Mayberry.
The state police come to town to catch some payroll robbers. They want Andy and Barney to stay out of the way and let them handle it. The big boys end up needing Andy and Barney more than they thought.
Opie signs up for a race to win a medal but learns a lesson in good sportsmanship instead.
The choir director invites Barney to join the choir before he realizes Barney can't sing.
The town decides to celebrate Founder's Day by picking a stranger at random to be the town's 'Guest of Honor.' Unfortunately the person they choose turns out to be a thief who's just been kicked out of the neighboring county.
Andy helps a struggling salesman stay in town.
With the jail full of angry moonshiners, Otis serves his latest public intoxication sentence at the Taylor residence under the stern and watchful eye of Aunt Bee.
When local farmer Rafe Hollister refuses to take his tetanus shot, Andy and Barney try to convince him he should.
Andy and Barney travel to Raleigh on business and help catch a jewel thief in their hotel.
Clara convinces Aunt Bee that her presence is keeping Andy from finding a wife. When Mr. Goss shows interest in her, she pretends to be interested in him and nearly ends up married.
Barney interferes with Andy's new romance.
When business gets too hectic, Floyd hires a second barber who turns out to be a bookie. Barney goes undercover as an old lady to catch them.
Andy travels to a nearby city to issue a summons for a Mayberry traffic violation to a big newspaper publisher who failed to pay his fine. The publisher seeks revenge by having his attorney file charges of official misconduct against Andy.
Barney's awkward cousin visits and makes a mess of everything he tries. When Andy finds something that Virgil is good at, he finds a way to teach him self-confidence.
Otis is made a temporary deputy so he can impress his visiting older brother.
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Don Knotts | Barney Fife |
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Ron Howard | Opie Taylor |
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Andy Griffith | Andy Taylor |
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Frances Bavier | Aunt Bee Taylor |
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Colin Male | Announcer |
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Tom Jacobs | Townsman |
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Hal Smith | Otis Campbell |
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Howard McNear | Floyd Lawson |
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Robert McQuain | Ike Gordon |
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Betty Lynn | Thelma Lou |
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Frank Warren | Art Crowley / the Grocer |
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Hope Summers | Clara Johnson |
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Dick Elliott | Mayor Pike |
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Sherwood Keith | Mr. Murray |
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Benjie Bancroft | State Investigator |
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Allan Melvin | Hotel Detective Bardoli |
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Michael Jeffers | Townsman at Social |
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Rudy Germane | Restaurant Patron |
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Sue Ane Langdon | Mary Simpson |
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Mary Lansing | Mary |
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Orville Sherman | Billy Gordon |
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Fred Sherman | H. Goss / the Dry Cleaner |
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Cheerio Meredith | Emma Brand |
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Stanley Farrar | Ray Watson |
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Jack Prince | Rafe Hollister |
| Director | Bob Sweeney |
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| Writer | Sheldon Leonard, Aaron Ruben, Danny Thomas, Charles Stewart, Jack Elinson, Harvey Bullock, Leo Solomon, Ben Gershman, Irving Elinson, Fred S. Fox, Frank Tarloff, Phil Shuken, John L. Greene, Paul Henning, R.S. Allen | |
| Producer | Sheldon Leonard, Aaron Ruben, Richard O. Linke | |
| Musician | Earle Hagen | |
| Photography | Sidney Hickox | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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