220. OPIE'S FIRST LOVE
Air Date: 09-11-67.
Opie is crushed when his first love accepts but then rejects his invitation to a big dance.
*Factoid: Guest star Suzanne Cupito (as Mary Alice Carter) would become better known as actress Morgan Brittany.

221. HOWARD THE BOWLER
Air Date: 09-18-67.
Howard Sprague is in the midst of bowling a perfect game when a power outage disrupts the match.

222. A TRIP TO MEXICO
Air Date: 09-27-67.
Aunt Bee is thrilled to win an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Mexico. However, which of her friends will she choose to accompany her?

223. ANDY'S TRIP TO RALEIGH
Air Date: 10-02-67.
Andy has some explaining to do to Helen when he returns from a "business" trip to Raleigh with a sunburn.
*Guest Star: Whitney Blake (as lawyer Lee Drake) played Dorothy Baker in the hit series Hazel, is mother to actress Meredith Baxter. Blake also co-created "One Day at a Time".

224. OPIE STEPS UP IN CLASS
Air Date: 10-09-67.
Andy and Aunt Bee put on airs when Opie becomes friendly with the son of a wealthy bank director.
*Factoid: This story was written by Joseph Bonaduce, the father of Danny Bonaduce of "The Partridge Family" fame.

225. HOWARD'S MAIN EVENT
Air Date: 10-16-67.
Howard Sprague is smitten with Millie Hutchins (Arlene Golonka), an employee of Boysinger's Bakery. Her last boyfriend, however, is the jealous type.
*Look For: Arlene Golonka (as Mille Hutchins) who played Sam Jones' girlfriend in "Mayberry R.F.D."

226. AUNT BEE, THE JUROR
Air Date: 10-23-67.
Aunt Bee causes controversy when she hangs a jury on the basis that the defendant (Jack Nicholson) does not look like a criminal.

227. TAPE RECORDER
Air Date: 10-20-67.
Opie and Arnold hear a little more information about a prisoner than they should, after they plant a small tape recorder in his cell.
*Look For: Jerome Guardino (as Myles Bentley) who played Officer Anonnucci on "Car 54 Where Are You?"

228. OPIE'S GROUP
Air Date: 11-06-67.
Opie and his pals form a rock 'n' roll band and Andy worries when his schoolwork starts to suffer.
*Dont Miss: Opie "make the scene" while talking hip to Phoebe.

229. AUNT BEE AND THE LECTURER
Air Date: 11-13-67.
A visiting professor is attracted to Aunt Bee because she resembles his deceased wife.

230. ANDY'S INVESTMENT
Air Date: 11-20-67.
Andy opens a self-serve Laundromat in order to save money for Opie's college fund.
*Factoid: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (featured in this episode) is Andy Griffith's alma mater.

231. HOWARD AND MILLIE
Air Date: 11-27-67.
Howard and Millie's wedding plans are in jeopardy when they take a train trip to Millie's hometown in West Virginia.

232. AUNT BEE'S COUSIN
Air Date: 12-04-67.
Aunt Bee's visiting cousin Bradford promises to sell her luscious homemade ice cream internationally and make the Taylor family a fortune.
*Guest Star: Jack Albertson of "Chico and the Man" and Ann Morgan Guilbert, the Petrie's next door neighbor, Mille on "The Dick Van Dyke Show".

233. SUPPOSE ANDY GETS SICK
Air Date: 12-11-67.
Law and order in Mayberry goes berserk when Andy is forced to swear in Goober as a deputy after he comes down with the flu.

234. HOWARD'S NEW LIFE
Air Date: 12-18-67.
Howard Sprague tires of the daily grind and decides to move to a Caribbean Island.
*Look For: Film and TV actor Harry Dean Stanton as the proprietor of the general store

235. GOOBER THE EXECUTIVE
Air Date: 12-25-67.
Andy and Emmett co-sign a bank loan that enables Goober to buy Wally's filling station.
*Guest Star: Bo Hopkins ("The Rockford Files", "Dynasty", "American Graffiti")

236. THE MAYBERRY CHEF
Air Date: 01-01-68.
Unbeknownst to Aunt Bee, Andy and Opie suffer from poor eating at home while she stars as television chef.
*Factoid: This story was written by James L. Brooks, creator of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and later, won an Academy Award for his work on "Terms Of Endearment."

236. EMMETT'S BROTHER-IN-LAW
Air Date: 01-08-68.
In order to increase his income, Emmett closes his beloved fix-it shop and starts selling insurance.
*Factoid: This story was written by James L. Brooks, creator of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and later, won an Academy Award for his work on "Terms Of Endearment."

238. OPIE'S DRUGSTORE JOB
Air Date: 01-15-68.
Responsible Opie is given the task of running the drugstore while the owner is away.
*Factoid: Andy Griffith's first real job was popping corn at a movie theatre.

239. THE CHURCH BENEFACTORS
Air Date: 01-22-68.
When the church acquires money from an estate, one faction wants to buy new choir robes, while another group wants to fix a structure problem within the house of worship.

240. BARNEY HOSTS A SUMMIT MEETING
Air Date: 01-29-68.
In Don Knotts' final appearance on the show, Barney brings the East and West together in sleepy Mayberry for a summit meeting.
*Factoid: This is the highest rated episode in the series. It garnered a 33.4 audience share.

241. GOOBER GOES TO AN AUTO SHOW
Air Date: 03-05-68.
Goober feels like a failure when one of his old classmates appears to be quite successful.
*Guest Star: Noam Pitlik (as Roy Swanson) also had featured roles in "Sanford and Sons" and "The Bob Newhart Show". He won an Emmy as best director of a comedy series for "Barney Miller" in 1976

242. AUNT BEE'S BIG MOMENT
Air Date: 02-12-68.
To the surprise of everyone, Aunt Bee is bound and determined to learn how to fly an airplane.

243. HELEN'S PAST
Air Date: 02-19-68 .
All of Mayberry is in shock when it's discovered that teacher Helen Crump was once arrested on a felony charge.

244. EMMETT'S ANNIVERSARY
Air Date: 02-26-68.
Tightfisted Emmett Clark decides to throw caution to the wind and buy his wife, Martha, a mink coat as an anniversary gift.

245. THE WEDDING
Air Date: 03-04-68.
When Howard's mother gets married and moves away, he decides to change his lifestyle and become a swinging bachelor.
*Dont Miss: Goober dancing wildly with Helen.

246. SAM FOR TOWN COUNCIL
Air Date: 03-11-68.
Emmett gets upset with Andy, Howard and Goober, when they decide to support local farmer Sam Jones for town council instead of him.

247. OPIE AND MIKE
Air Date: 03-18-68.
Young Mike Jones looks up to Opie as a big brother. However, their relationship is strained when Opie falls for a new girl in town.
*Factoid: Buddy Foster (Mike Jones) is the brother of Academy Award-winning actress, Jodie Foster.

248. A GIRL FOR GOOBER
Air Date: 03-25-68.
On a lark, lonely Goober Pyle decides to try a computer dating service.

249. MAYBERRY RFD
Air Date: 04-01-68.
Sam Jones (Ken Berry) is joined in Mayberry by his old Army buddy, Mario Vinchenti, and his family.
*Factoid: This episode serves as the pilot for the successful run of the series by the same name from 1968 - 1971. However, the Vinchenti family never appeared on the series.