The Andy Griffith Show

Opie kills a mother bird with his slingshot and is forced to become her babies' surrogate mother. Look For: The last scene in this episode.

Two of Mayberry's bravest souls, Barney and Gomer, enter an old abandoned (and reportedly haunted) house.

When Mayberry's resident wild man is barred from enlisting in the Army, Ernest T. Bass goes on a glass-breaking rampage. Look For: Ernest T. Bass getting his Army physical

Inspired by the day's church sermon (What's Your Hurry?), several Mayberrians decide to organize a relaxing band concert.

Attracted by her rose poetry and fine cooking, Briscoe Darling kidnaps Aunt Bee. Look For: Briscoe serenading Aunt Bee with 'Low and Lonely.'

Gomer, having lost his job and living quarters in one fell swoop, takes up temporary residence in the Taylor household.

A truck carrying gold is scheduled to travel through Mayberry while en route to Fort Knox. Guest Star: Doodles Weaver as Regis the tax protester; he's the brother of former NBC president Pat Weaver and the uncle of actress Sigourney Weaver.

Opie is rewarded with a new bike after receiving straight As. However, due to a mistake, Opie decides to run away from home. Look For: Deputy Fife's rendition of the Preamble.

Barney's dear friend and landlord Mrs. Mendelbright kicks him out of his room after being taken in by an elderly con man. Guest Star: Enid Markey, was the first actress to portray Jane in the 1918 silent movie Tarzan of the Apes.

Girl-shy Gomer Pyle is asked to escort Thelma Lou's homely cousin (Mary Grace Canfield), to the Chamber of Commerce dance. Guest Star: Mary Grace Canfield is also known as Ralph Monroe in Green Acres.

A war between Barney and Gomer erupts after Barney arrests Gomer for making an illegal U-turn. Factoid: This was Jim Nabors' favorite episode.

Opie and his friends are taken in by a dishonest hobo while playing Robin Hood.

Barney comes to the rescue when he believes Andy and Helen are trapped in Lost Lover's Cave.

Opie gets jealous when Andy pays more attention to a new boy in town who doesn't have a father.

Aunt Bee and her friends anger Andy and Barney when they come to the support of a local farmer who is being evicted. Look For: Barney questioning Otis in the third degree.

Mayberry is in mayhem after Barney buys an old motorcycle with a sidecar in order to enhance the town's law enforcement. Look For: Listen for Aunt Bee's uncharacteristic remark on how to get rid of the sidecar and Barney.

Andy steps into the role of Professor Henry Higgins to transform wild mountain man Ernest T. Bass into a sophisticated gentleman.

Andy and Barney fall for a beautiful female prisoner who is being held at the Mayberry jail. Look For: The alluring female prisoner, played by Susan Oliver -- who later portrayed Laura Horton on the soap opera Days of our Lives.

Andy and Barney fear for Otis Campbell's safety when he decides to buy a car. Look For: Barney testing Otis' driving skills with toy cars.

Barney gets discouraged when Gomer replaces him in the choir. Look For: The role of Sharon is played by Andy Griffith's wife at the time, Barbara Griffith. See her standing next to Barney in the choir.

Barney goes to extreme measures in order to discover who is shoplifting at the Department Store. Look For: Barney as a store mannequin.

There is no peace for Andy when he leaves Deputy Fife in charge of the courthouse. Factoid: This episode was awarded the prestigious Writer's Guild of America Award for comedy.

Andy begins to wish that he hadn't saved Gomer's life when the well-meaning mechanic cannot do enough to repay the debt. Look For: Opie discovering that Andy is pretending to be passed-out!

Aunt Bee learns the hard way that buying at bargain prices isn't always the right decision. Look For: Aunt Bee referring to Opie as a naked savage.

Charlene Darling Wash enlists the aid of Andy and Barney to use mountain folklore in order to divorce her husband. Guest Star: Bob (Gilligan) Denver as Dud Wash.

Barney and Gomer take it upon themselves to get Opie and his pals out of a selling scam with the Miracle Salve Company. Look For: Opie trying to wake up Barney.

When the fun girls from Mt. Pilot return to Mayberry, Andy and Barney are soon in trouble with Helen and Thelma Lou. Factoid: This is the only episode in which Gomer and his cousin Goober Pyle appear together.

Andy believes that Aunt Bee is working too hard, so he asks Malcolm Merriweather to help her with the household duties. Guest Star: Bernard Fox makes his second of three appearances as Malcolm Merriweather. He is also known as Doctor Bombay from Bewitched.

When Barney spots Andy and Helen in Sterling's Jewelry Store, he starts telling everyone in town that the pair are getting married.

When Barney starts taking Thelma Lou for granted, she tosses him a curve by going out with Gomer Pyle.

Barney proves to be a poor woodsman and pioneer when he goes on a camping trip with Andy, Gomer, Opie and a group of Opie's friends. Look For: Andy's ghost story about the man with the golden arm.

Gomer decides that he wants to join the Marine Corps. Andy attempts to discourage him, but Gomer is determined to succeed. Factoid: This episode serves as the pilot for the successful series of the same name that aired from 1964 to 1969.