128. OPIE LOVES HELEN
Air Date: 09-21-64.
Helen has to find a way to let Opie down easy when he comes down with a bad case of "puppy love."
*Dont Miss: Barney calls one of Juanita's co-workers at the diner, sweetie pie by mistake.

129. BARNEY'S PHYSICAL
Air Date: 09-28-64.
Barney has one week to gain seven pounds and grow one full inch in order to meet the new civil service weight and height requirements.
*Dont Miss: Opie charges his pals a nickel to watch Barney "hang" himself.

130. FAMILY VISIT
Air Date: 10-05-64.
Andy is not thrilled to learn that Aunt Bee's gossiping sister Nora, her annoying husband Ollie and their two boys are coming to Mayberry for an extended visit.
*Look For: Child actor Billy Booth (Tommy Anderson in "Dennis the Menace") appears as Opie's friend, Bruce.

131. THE EDUCATION OF ERNEST T. BASS
Air Date: 10-12-64.
In order to win the heart of a girl back in the mountains, Ernest T. returns to Mayberry to get an education...at any cost!
*Dont Miss: Ernest T.'s unique way of adding 25 + 25.

132. AUNT BEE'S ROMANCE
Air Date: 10-19-64.
Andy is not happy with Aunt Bee's decision to date a conniving elderly gentleman named Roger Hanover.

133. BARNEY'S BLOODHOUND
Air Date: 10-26-64.
To Andy's dismay, Barney enlists the aid of an old bloodhound named Blue to track an escaped criminal.
*Factoid: This is the first of eight episodes directed by Howard Morris, best known to fans of the show as Ernest T. Bass.

134. MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Air Date: 11-02-64.
It's mayhem in Mayberry when Andy tries to console Barney after an argument with Thelma Lou.
*Dont Miss: Barney's mussed up hair and lipstick-covered face after making up with Thelma Lou.

135. BARNEY'S UNIFORM
Air Date: 11-09-64.
Barney is scared to death of a local bully who has threatened to beat him up if he ever catches him in his civvies.
*Dont Miss: Barney practices Judo on Andy

136. OPIE'S FORTUNE
Air Date: 11-16-64.
Opie finds a change purse containing fifty dollars. Andy promises that it will be his if the rightful owner doesn't claim it in one week.

137. GOODBYE, SHERIFF TAYLOR
Air Date: 11-23-64.
Barney discovers that the role of Mayberry sheriff is not so easy when Andy travels to Raleigh to interview for a detective job.

138. THE PAGEANT
Air Date: 11-30-64.
The Mayberry Centennial Pageant is featuring a play about the founding of Mayberry.
*Dont Miss: Barney's unforgettable performance as Chief Noogatuck and his attempt at tongue twisters.

139. THE DARLING BABY
Air Date: 12-07-64.
The Darling family returns to Mayberry. This time Charlene brings her three-month-old daughter Andelina in order to find a young boy, such as Opie, to become betrothed to the baby.

140. ANDY AND HELEN HAVE THEIR DAY
Air Date: 12-14-64.
Andy and Helen have an awful time while trying to enjoy a picnic, thanks to the one and only Barney Fife.
*Factoid: Colin Male portrays the game warden. His voice is used throughout the series as the announcer during the opening credits.

141. THREE WISHES FOR OPIE
Air Date: 12-21-64.
Superstitious Barney believes that the spirit of Count Istvan Teleky is the reason that wishes are coming true in Mayberry.
*Dont Miss: Pay attention to the exceptional background music during this show.

142. OTIS SUES THE COUNTY
Air Date: 12-28-64.
Otis hires a shyster attorney after he trips and falls while exiting his jail cell.

143. BARNEY FIFE, REALTOR
Air Date: 01-04-65.
Barney tries to earn some extra money by becoming a real estate agent.

144. GOOBER TAKES A CAR APART
Air Date: 01-11-65.
Andy wishes he had not allowed Goober to run the courthouse in his absence.
*Look For: Larry Hovis (as Gilly Walker) who went on to play Sergeant Andrew Carter on "Hogan's Heroes".

145. THE REHABILITATION OF OTIS
Air Date: 01-18-65.
After an argument with Barney, Otis decides to do his drinking elsewhere.
*Dont Miss: Otis rides into Mayberry on a cow!

146. THE LUCKY LETTER
Air Date: 01-25-65.
Barney is intimidated by Andy not to respond to a chain letter.
*Factoid: Barney subscribes to a men's magazine called "LOVE."

147. GOOBER AND THE ART OF LOVE
Air Date: 02-01-65.
Goober goes out on an awkward date with Lydia Crosswaithe (Josie Lloyd).

148. BARNEY RUNS FOR SHERIFF
Air Date: 02-08-65.
Andy and Barney square off for the upcoming sheriff's election in Mayberry.
*Dont Miss: Listen for Barney's 76 cases of malfeasance by Sheriff Andy Taylor.

149. IF I HAD A QUARTER-MILLION
Air Date: 02-15-65.
Barney discovers a briefcase containing $250,000, and is soon taken in by the con man that lost it.
*Look For: Hank Patterson as the Hobo. He is best known as Arnold the pig's "father" on "Green Acres".

150. TV OR NOT TV
Air Date: 03-01-65.
A group of crooks try to take advantage of Andy and Barney while posing as a television crew.
*Guest Star: Gavin McLeod, known for his roles as Murray Slaughter from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and Captain Stubing in "Love Boat".

151. GUEST IN THE HOUSE
Air Date: 03-08-65.
A visiting young female friend of Aunt Bee's falls in love with Andy while on the rebound.
*Dont Miss: Andy and Goober drop their silverware at Morelli's to talk under the table.

152. THE CASE OF THE PUNCH IN THE NOSE
Air Date: 03-15-65.
Barney brews up trouble when he attempts to solve an old assault case between Floyd the barber and grocer Charlie Foley.
*Look For: Larry Hovis (as Gilly Walker) who went on to play Sergeant Andrew Carter in "Hogan's Heroes".

153. OPIE'S NEWSPAPER
Air Date: 03-22-65.
In order to increase sales of his newspaper, Opie starts printing some local gossip he hears around town.
*Factoid: While in high school, Barney was the editor of a paper called "Pickups and Splashes from Floor and Pool."

154. AUNT BEE'S INVISIBLE BEAU
Air Date: 03-29-65.
Aunt Bee makes up a story that she is romantically involved with the butter and egg man when she believes she is responsible for Andy and Helen not getting married.

155. THE ARREST OF THE FUN GIRLS
Air Date: 04-05-65.
The "fun girls" from Mt. Pilot make one final trip to Mayberry. Once again, Andy and Barney soon find themselves in hot water.

156. THE LUCK OF NEWTON MONROE
Air Date: 04-12-65.
Barney jails a down-on-his-luck traveling salesman for selling faulty merchandise.
*Guest Star: Don Rickles

157. OPIE FLUNKS ARITHMETIC
Air Date: 04-19-65.
Andy becomes concerned when Opie gets a "D" in arithmetic. Of course, Barney adds more fuel to the fire.
*Dont Miss: Barney administers a vocational aptitude test to Opie

158. OPIE AND THE CARNIVAL
Air Date: 04-26-65.
Opie is taken in by two shady carnival workers when he attempts to win Andy an electric razor at the shooting gallery.
*Dont Miss: Andy barking like a dog

159. BANJO-PLAYING DEPUTY
Air Date: 05-03-65.
While Barney is away, Aunt Bee persuades Andy to deputize an inept musician friend of hers.
*Guest Star: Jerry Van Dyke (of My Mother the Car, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Coach)