EPISODES

160-Opie's Job
Air Date: 09-13-65.
When Opie wrecks his bike, he decides to compete with another boy for a grocery store job.

Don't Miss: Goober gives Opie advice on how to apply for a job.

161-Andy's Rival
Air Date: 09-20-65.
Andy worries that he is losing Helen to another teacher who seems to be an expert at everything.

162- The Bazaar
Air Date: 10-11-65.
Andy is irate at his new deputy, Warren Ferguson, when he enforces the full letter of the law.

Factoid: This episode marks the first appearance of Jack Burns as the new deputy.

163-Aunt Bee, the Swinger
Air Date: 10-04-65.
Aunt Bee begins dating an ex-congressman named John Canfield.

Look For: Bullwinkle fans may recognize the voice of John Canfield (Charlie Ruggles) as the narrator of the Aesop's Fables segments.

164- Warning from Warren
Air Date: 10-15-65.
Warren believes that his powers of ESP are telling him to keep Andy and Helen from going to a picnic at Myers Lake.

165- Off to Hollywood
Air Date: 10-25-65.
Andy decides to take Aunt Bee and Opie with him to watch the filming of the story of his life, Sheriff without a Gun, in Hollywood.

Don't Miss: Andy and Opie in their matching outfits.

166- Taylor's in Hollywood
Air Date: 11-01-65.
Andy and Opie are shocked to see how horrible the production of Sheriff without a Gun is, but Aunt Bee thinks it's great!

Don't Miss: Andy's calls to Belmont Picture Studios that all seem to end up at the tailor's shop.

167-The Hollywood Party
Air Date: 11-08-65.
Andy falls for the beautiful actress who stars in Sheriff without a Gun. Back in Mayberry, Helen gets suspicious.

Look For: Ruta Lee as Miss Darlene Mason and Sid Melton as publicist Pat Michaels. Melton also played carpenter Alf Monroe on Green Acres.

168-Aunt Bee on TV
Air Date: 11-15-65.
Aunt Bee begins getting on her friend's nerves when she brags about winning on a game show while in California.

Look For: William Christopher as IRS agent Heathcote. He was a regular on Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. M*A*S*H fans will recognize him as Father Mulcahy.

169-The Cannon
Air Date: 11-22-65.
Andy makes the mistake of allowing Warren to be in charge of security during the Founder's Day celebration.

Look For: The insider joke when the band director mentions that "Jesse Earle Hagen" will be coming to play with the Mayberry Marching Band. The real Earle Hagen wrote the music for the show and even whistles in its theme song.

170-A Man's Best Friend
Air Date: 11-29-65.
Gullible Goober is taken in by Opie and a mischievous friend when they secretly plant a small walkie-talkie under Goober's dog's collar.

Factoid: Goober's dog's name is Spot.

171-Aunt Bee Takes a Job
Air Date: 12-06-65.
Aunt Bee decides to take a job as a receptionist at a new printing shop in Mayberry. Too bad she doesn't wonder why her bosses only use green ink!

172- The Church Organ
Air Date: 12-13-65.
Clara Edwards turns on her feminine charms in order to secure a new church organ.

Don't Miss: When Andy quiets a laughing Opie in church.

173- Girl-Shy
Air Date: 12-20-65.
Warren's bad habit of sleepwalking gets him in hot water with Andy and Helen.

174- Malcolm at the Crossroads
Air Date: 09-27-65.
Malcolm Merriweather (Bernard Fox) and Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) make their final appearances in this episode about which one of the two is the best school crossing guard.

Don't Miss: Goober's impression of Cary Grant.

175- Otis the Artist
Air Date: 01-03-66.
Warren attempts to stop Otis from drinking by getting him interested in mosaics.

176-The Return of Barney Fife
Air Date: 01-10-66.
Barney Fife returns to Mayberry for his class reunion. He soon learns some heartbreaking news.

Factoid: This is the first of five guest appearances by Don Knotts, who left the series after the fifth season.

177-The Legend of Barney Fife
Air Date: 01-17-66.
Warren begins to question if Barney Fife was the great deputy that he always thought he was.

178-Lost and Found
Air Date: 01-24-66.
Aunt Bee frets when she loses a family heirloom.

Guest Star: Jack Dodson as insurance man, Ed Jenkins, in the following season, he would return as regular cast member, Howard Sprague.

179- Wyatt Earp Rides Again
Air Date: 01-31-66.
A traveling Wild West show comes to town, featuring the great-nephew of famed lawman Wyatt Earp.

180-Aunt Bee Learns to Drive
Air Date: 02-07-66.
Goober takes on the difficult task of attempting to teach Aunt Bee how to drive.

Don't Miss: The scene where Floyd tells Andy that the dingo dog is from Australia.

181- Look Paw, I'm Dancing
Air Date: 02-14-66.
Opie doesn't want to go to this year's school party, because it is going to be a dance and he has two left feet.

182-The Gypsies
Air Date: 02-21-66.
When Andy orders a group of gypsies to leave town, they put a curse on Mayberry in the form of a drought.

Guest Star: Jamie Farr (Corporal Klinger from M*A*S*H) as Sylvio.

183- Eat Your Heart Out
Air Date: 02-28-66.
Goober falls head over heels in love with the new waitress at the Mayberry Diner.

Look For: The rarely-seen candy store.

184-A Baby in the House
Air Date: 03-07-66.
Aunt Bee is beside herself when her niece's baby cries every time she picks her up.

Look For: The door-to-door kitchenware salesman is played by Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball on Green Acres).

185- The County Clerk
Air Date: 03-14-66.
Andy tries his best to get County Clerk Howard Sprague out from under his mother's apron strings.

Don't Miss: The way that Helen gets Andy to do her bidding.

186-The Foster Lady
Air Date: 03-21-66.
Aunt Bee is selected to appear as the spokeswoman on a television commercial for Foster's Furniture Polish.

187-Goober's Replacement
Air Date: 03-28-66.
When Goober leaves for a fishing trip, his pretty girlfriend, Flora, proves to be a rousing success as his replacement at Wally's service station.

188-The Battle of Mayberry
Air Date: 04-04-66.
Opie proves to be the most unpopular person in town when he brings to light the shocking truth about the infamous Battle of Mayberry.

Factoid: The Grand Theatre was in Mt. Airy during Andy Griffith's childhood. The theatre building has since been turned into offices.

189-A Singer in Town
Air Date: 04-11-66.
Aunt Bee and Clara Edwards are outraged when their beautiful ode to Mayberry, "My Hometown," is turned into a rock 'n' roll song.

Guest Star: Jesse Pearson played Conrad Birdie in the 1963 hit movie, Bye Bye Birdie.