33. OPIE AND THE BULLY
Air Date: 10-02-61.
A schoolboy bully makes life miserable for seven-year-old Opie.

34. BARNEY'S REPLACEMENT
Air Date: 10-09-61.
Barney believes that Andy is grooming a new man to replace him as deputy, so he tries his hand at vacuum cleaner sales.

35. ANDY AND THE WOMAN SPEEDER
Air Date: 10-16-61.
A stubborn but charming lady speeder makes life difficult for Andy.
*Guest Star: Speeder Elizabeth Crowley is played by Jean Hagen who played Danny Thomas's wife in The Danny Thomas Show.

36. MAYBERRY GOES BANKRUPT
Air Date: 10-23-61.
Mayberrian Frank Myers (Andy Clyde) and the Town Council are shocked to learn that the township owes him nearly $350,000.
*Guest Star: Andy Clyde as Frank Meyers. You may remember him as Timmy's elderly friend, Cully on the series Lassie.

37. BARNEY ON THE REBOUND
Air Date: 10-30-61.
A scheming young couple victimizes Barney, after a tiff with Thelma Lou.
*Guest Star: Former child-star Jackie Coogan appears as George Stevens. Coogan later played the role of Uncle Fester on The Addams Family series.

38. OPIE'S HOBO FRIEND
Air Date: 11-13-61.
A ne'er-do-well vagrant Dave Brown has a bad influence on Opie, but he sets things straight before leaving town.
*Guest Star: Buddy Ebsen plays Dave Browne. Mr. Ebsen is best known as Jed Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies."

39. CRIME-FREE MAYBERRY
Air Date: 11-20-61.
Andy and Barney are honored for achieving the lowest crime-rate in the country.
*Factoid: The writer of this episode, Paul Henning, created the hit sitcom, "The Beverly Hillbillies."
*Dont Miss: Andy's fishing story as told to a newspaper reporter from Raleigh.

40. THE PERFECT FEMALE
Air Date: 11-27-61.
Barney and his sweetheart play cupid as they match Andy up with Thelma Lou's sharp-shooting cousin.

41. AUNT BEE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Air Date: 12-04-61.
Aunt Bee is smitten by a traveling handyman, but Andy ends up doing all of the work.
*Guest Star: Edgar Buchanan (handyman Wheeler), is best known as Uncle Joe on "Petticoat Junction". Years later, he reunited with Frances Bavier in the movie, Benji (1974).

42. THE CLUBMEN
Air Date: 12-11-61.
Andy and Barney become prospective members of an exclusive men's club in Raleigh.
*Dont Miss: Andy catches Barney napping without his shoes and socks.

43. THE PICKLE STORY
Air Date: 12-18-61.
Andy, Barney and Opie find themselves in a real pickle when they pretend to love Aunt Bee's homemade "kerosene cucumbers."
*Factoid: This is Don Knotts' favorite episode.

44. SHERIFF BARNEY
Air Date: 12-25-61.
Impressed by Mayberry's low crime-rate, officials from a neighboring town ask Barney to become their sheriff.
*Dont Miss: "The Barney Fife Subconscious Prober Primer."

45. THE FARMER TAKES A WIFE
Air Date: 01-01-62.
A gregarious farmer comes to town to choose a wife. Unfortunately for Barney, he chooses Thelma Lou.
*Guest Star: Alan Hale Jr. plays farmer, Jeff Pruitt, but he is better known as the Skipper on "Gilligan's Island". Notice how Pruitt refers to Barney as "little buddy" in this episode.

46. KEEPER OF THE FLAME
Air Date: 01-08-62.
Opie joins a secret kids club, headquartered in a neighboring farmer's barn. When the barn goes up in flames, more than one secret is revealed.
*Dont Miss: Barney repeating the name "Jubal."

47. BAILEY'S BAD BOY
Air Date: 01-15-62.
A spoiled young man, arrested for speeding, threatens to use his father's clout against Andy unless charges are dismissed.
*Guest Star: Ron Bailey is played by Bill Bixby who would go on to star in "My Favorite Martian", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and "The Incredible Hulk".

48. THE MANICURIST
Air Date: 01-22-62.
A voluptuous manicurist sets up shop in Mayberry and unintentionally provokes trouble between husbands and wives.
*Guest Star: Barbara Eden (Jeannie) guest stars as the Manicurist.

49. THE JINX
Air Date: 01-29-62.
Barney becomes convinced that a local man is a true jinx.
*Dont Miss: Barney's attempts to ward off bad luck.

50. JAILBREAK
Air Date: 02-05-62.
Barney inadvertently allows a fugitive to escape from the Mayberry Jail.
*Guest Star: Allan Melvin stars as "Doc" Malloy. In addition to playing Sam the Butcher in "The Brady Bunch" series, he had roles on "The Phil Silvers Show", "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." and "All in the Family". You may also recognize his voice as cartoon character, Magilla Gorilla.

51. A MEDAL FOR OPIE
Air Date: 02-12-62.
Opie displays poor sportsmanship after finishing last in the 50-yard dash at the annual Sheriff's Boys Day meet.
*Dont Miss: Barney's rope-jumping verses.

52. BARNEY AND THE CHOIR
Air Date: 02-19-62.
Barney joins the Mayberry choir, which isn't exactly "music" to his fellow choir members' ears.
*Dont Miss: Thelma Lou telling Andy that Barney "can't sing a lick".

53. GUEST OF HONOR
Air Date: 02-26-62.
A traveling salesman passing through town is selected as Mayberry's guest of honor. Unfortunately, he's a pickpocket.
*Factoid: Don Knots said that the scene where Barney deputizes Floyd, Sam and Art had to be re-shot 20 times because he was laughing so hard.

54. THE MERCHANT OF MAYBERRY
Air Date: 03-05-62.
Andy helps a frazzled local salesman become established--to the chagrin of feisty Ben Weaver.
*Factoid: This is Will Wright's last appearance as Ben Weaver.

55. AUNT BEE THE WARDEN
Air Date: 03-12-62.
When the Mayberry jail cells are full, Andy has little choice but to temporarily incarcerate the town drunk, Otis Campbell, in his home. Aunt Bee, to whom Otis refers as "Bloody Mary," proves to be an effective warden.

56. THE COUNTY NURSE
Air Date: 03-19-62.
Mayberry's county nurse, Mary Simpson, is determined to give tetanus shots to everyone who needs one. Farmer Rafe Hollister is just as determined to avoid her.

57. ANDY AND BARNEY IN THE BIG CITY
Air Date: 03-26-62.
While on a business trip, Andy and Barney become involved in a cat and mouse game between a hotel detective and a notorious jewel thief.
*Dont Miss: Barney signs the hotel register "Barney Fife, M.D." That's Mayberry Deputy, of course.

58. WEDDING BELLS FOR AUNT BEE
Air Date: 04-12-62.
Believing that her presence is holding Andy back from pursuing a wife, Aunt Bee considers a relationship with a man she can barely tolerate--dry cleaner H. Fred Goss.
*Factoid: This was Frances Bavier's favorite episode.

59. THREE'S A CROWD
Air Date: 04-09-62.
Andy would like to spend some time alone with Mary Simpson, but Barney keeps turning up like a bad penny.

60. THE BOOKIE BARBER
Air Date: 04-16-62.
Floyd inadvertently allows a bookie to set up business in his barbershop.

61. ANDY ON TRIAL
Air Date: 04-23-62.
A simple speeding ticket so enrages an out-of-town newspaper publisher, he sends an undercover reporter to Mayberry to dig up dirt on Sheriff Taylor.
*Dont Miss: Barney's heartfelt testimony in defense of Andy.

62. COUSIN VIRGIL
Air Date: 04-30-62.
Barney's clumsy young cousin stops by for a visit and manages to wreak havoc at the courthouse.
*Look For: Rance Howard, father of Ron and Clint Howard, appears as the bus driver.

63. DEPUTY OTIS
Air Date: 05-07-62.
Otis is allowed to pose as one of Andy's deputies in order to convince his visiting brother that he is not the black sheep his family was certain he would become.