96. OPIE THE BIRDMAN
Air Date: 09-30-63.
Opie kills a mother bird with his slingshot and is forced to become her babies' surrogate mother.
*Dont Miss: The last scene in this gem.

97. THE HAUNTED HOUSE
Air Date: 10-07-63.
Two of Mayberry's bravest souls--Barney and Gomer--enter an old abandoned (and, purportedly, haunted) house.

98. ERNEST T. BASS JOINS THE ARMY
Air Date: 10-14-63.
When Mayberry's resident wild man is barred from enlisting in the Army, Ernest T. Bass goes on a glass-breaking rampage.
*Dont Miss: Ernest T. Bass gets his Army physical.

99. THE SERMON FOR TODAY
Air Date: 10-21-63.
Inspired by the day's church sermon (What's Your Hurry?), several Mayberrians decide to organize a relaxing band concert.

100. BRISCOE DECLARES FOR AUNT BEE
Air Date: 11-28-63.
Attracted by her "rose poetry" and fine cooking, Briscoe Darling kidnaps Aunt Bee.
*Dont Miss: Briscoe serenading Aunt Bee with "Low and Lonely."

101. GOMER THE HOUSE GUEST
Air Date: 11-04-63.
Gomer, having lost his job and living quarters in one fell swoop, takes up temporary residence in the Taylor household.

102. A BLACK DAY FOR MAYBERRY
Air Date: 11-11-63.
A truck carrying gold is scheduled to travel through Mayberry while en route to Fort Knox.
*Guest Star: Doodles Weaver as Regis, tax protester. He's the brother of former NBC president Pat Weaver and the uncle of actress Sigourney Weaver.

103. OPIE'S ILL-GOTTEN GAIN
Air Date: 11-18-63.
Opie is rewarded with a new bike after receiving straight A's. However, due to a mistake, Opie decides to run away from home.
*Dont Miss: Deputy Fife's rendition of the Preamble.

104. UP IN BARNEY'S ROOM
Air Date: 12--02-63.
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."

105. A DATE FOR GOMER
Air Date: 11-25-63.
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".

106. CITIZEN'S ARREST
Air Date: 12-16-63.
A war between Barney and Gomer erupts after Barney arrests Gomer for making an illegal U-turn.
*Factoid: This was Jim Nabors' favorite episode.

107. OPIE AND HIS MERRY MEN
Air Date: 12-30-63.
Opie and his friends are taken in by a dishonest hobo while playing Robin Hood.

108. BARNEY AND THE CAVE RESCUE
Air Date: 01-06-64.
Barney comes to the rescue when he believes Andy and Helen are trapped in Lost Lover's Cave.

109. ANDY AND OPIE'S PAL
Air Date: 01-13-64.
Opie gets jealous when Andy pays more attention to a new boy in town who doesn't have a father.

110. AUNT BEE THE CRUSADER
Air Date: 01-20-64.
Aunt Bee and her friends anger Andy and Barney when they come to the support of a local farmer who is being evicted.
*Dont Miss: Barney questions Otis to the "third degree".

111. BARNEY'S SIDECAR
Air Date: 01-27-64.
Mayberry is in mayhem after Barney buys an old motorcycle with a sidecar in order to enhance the town's law enforcement.
*Dont Miss: Listen for Aunt Bee's uncharacteristic remark on how to get rid of the sidecar and Barney!

112. MY FAIR ERNEST T. BASS
Air Date: 02-03-64.
Andy steps into the role of Professor Henry Higgins to transform wild mountain man Ernest T. Bass into a sophisticated gentleman.

113. PRISONER OF LOVE
Air Date: 02-10-64.
This off-beat episode features Andy and Barney falling for a beautiful female prisoner who is being held at the Mayberry jail.
*Look For: The alluring female prisoner is played by Susan Oliver who later played Laura Horton on the soap opera, "Days of Our Lives".

114. HOT ROD OTIS
Air Date: 02-17-64.
Andy and Barney fear for Otis Campbell's safety when he decides to buy a car.
*Dont Miss: Barney tests Otis's driving skills with toy cars.

115. THE SONG FESTERS
Air Date: 02-24-64.
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.

116. THE SHOPLIFTERS
Air Date: 03-02-64.
Barney goes to extreme measures in order to discover who is shoplifting at the Department Store.
*Dont Miss: Barney as a store mannequin.

117. ANDY'S VACATION
Air Date: 03-09-64.
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.

118. ANDY SAVES GOMER
Air Date: 03-16-64.
Andy begins to wish that he hadn't saved Gomer's life when the well-meaning mechanic cannot do enough to repay the debt.
*Dont Miss: Opie discovers that Andy is pretending to be passed-out!

119. BARGAIN DAY
Air Date: 03-23-64.
Aunt Bee learns the hard way that buying at bargain prices isn't always the right decision.
*Dont Miss: Aunt Bee refers to Opie as a "naked savage".

120. DIVORCE, MOUNTAIN STYLE
Air Date: 03-3-64.
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.

121. A DEAL IS A DEAL
Air Date: 04-06-64.
Barney and Gomer take it upon themselves to get Opie and his pals out of a selling scam with the Miracle Salve Company.
*Dont Miss: Opie trying to wake up Barney.

122. FUN GIRLS
Air Date: 04-13-64.
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.

123. THE RETURN OF MALCOLM MERRIWEATHER
Air Date: 04-20-64.
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".

124. THE RUMOR
Air Date: 04-27-64.
When Barney spots Andy and Helen in Sterling's Jewelry Store, he starts telling everyone in town that the pair are getting married.

125. BARNEY AND THELMA LOU, PHFFTT
Air Date: 05-04-64.
When Barney starts taking Thelma Lou for granted, she tosses him a curve by going out with Gomer Pyle!

126. BACK TO NATURE
Air Date: 05-11-64.
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.
*Dont Miss: Andy's ghost story about the man with the golden arm.

127. GOMER PYLE, U.S.M.C.
Air Date: 05-19-64.
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 1964-1969.