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The Andy Griffith Show hit its stride during its third season (1962-63),
admirably restored in this five-disc, 32-episode boxed set. Andy Griffith
perfects his levelheaded Sheriff Andy Taylor; Don Knotts is unsurpassed as the
comically neurotic Barney Fife; and Ron Howard continues his legendary run as
earnest Opie. The season opens with the endearing episode "Mr. McBeevee," Opie's
friend in the trees who Andy believes to be a figment of his son's imagination.
From there, every disc contains renowned classics, such as "Floyd, the Gay
Deceiver" starring the dashing Howard McNear; "Andy and Opie, Bachelors"
offering some of the season's greatest quips; and "The Darlings Are Coming,"
that crazy clan of mountain musicians including the overtly flirtatious
Charlene. The season is acclaimed for introducing several new, recurring
characters into the cast including Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors), "Miss Peggy" (Joanna
Moore), and Helen Crump (Aneta Corsaut). Except for two episodes missing closing
epilogue scenes (which Paramount discloses), the set contains 13 hours of
full-length, uncut, black-and-white magic. Also included is the originally aired
"Fishin' Hole" theme music throughout the collection, as well as more than two
dozen "Sponsor Spots," vintage commercial advertisements featuring the show's
cast. Don't miss the season highlight, "Man In A Hurry," a touching story where
Malcolm Tucker delivers the now-famous summation of Mayberry, "Outrageous… a
whole town is standing still because two old women's feet fall asleep,"
precisely the reason why this beloved sitcom remains a timeless treasure. (All
ages) --Lynn Gibson
Season 3 Episode Guide (1962-1963)
32 episodes
| Production # |
Broadcast # |
Airdate |
Title |
| 064 |
073 |
December 3, 1962 |
Opie's Rival |
Opie becomes jealous when his
father appears to be paying special attention to a pretty girl—even taking
her fishing with them.
- Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
|
| 065 |
067 |
October 22, 1962 |
Andy and Opie - Bachelors |
Andy and Opie try to cope when
Aunt Bee is away by letting Peggy cook and do chores.
- Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
|
| 066 |
064 |
October 1, 1962 |
Mr. McBeevee |
| Andy and Barney don't believe
Opie's tale about meeting Mr. McBeevee, "a man that walks around in the
trees, blows smoke out of his ears,wears a shiny silver hat" and has "twelve
extra hands". |
| 067 |
065 |
October 8, 1962 |
Andy's Rich Girlfriend |
| Andy has to deal with the
wealthy upper-class upbringing of his girlfriend, Peggy McMillan. |
| 068 |
069 |
November 5, 1962 |
The Fun Girls |
| Andy and Peggy have a fight, and
Barney tries to console Andy with dates with other girls.
|
| 069 |
066 |
October 15, 1962 |
Andy and the New Mayor |
The new mayor of Mayberry, Roy
Stoner (Parley
Baer), is critical of Andy's work as Sheriff.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 070 |
068 |
October 29, 1962 |
The Cow Thief |
Mayor Stoner steps on Andy's
toes as Sheriff by calling upon a crime expert from the city to help solve
several cow thefts.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 071 |
072 |
November 26, 1962 |
Floyd, the Gay Deceiver |
Floyd misrepresents his worldly
goods to a wealthy widow pen pal, who suddenly decides to visit Mayberry.
- Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
|
| 072 |
071 |
November 19, 1962 |
The Mayberry Band |
The Mayberry band, composed of
more flats than sharps, gets ready for its annual trip to the state band
competition. Unfortunately, Mayor Stoner won't let them go because they're
terrible. Andy comes up with a clever way to fool the mayor into thinking
the town band has improved.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 073 |
070 |
November 12, 1962 |
Lawman Barney |
Barney loses his self-confidence
when two farmers ignore his warnings to stop selling their produce
illegally.
-
Allan Melvin guest stars.
- One of the rare episodes where Don Knotts has a
non-comedic scene
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 074 |
074 |
December 10, 1962 |
Convicts at Large |
Three women prisoners escape and
are holed up in a remote cabin. Barney and Floyd stumble across them and are
held prisoners. It is up to Andy to rescue them.
- (This was Howard McNear's final episode for 1 1/2
seasons as he suffered a massive stroke in 1963).
- Frances Bavier and Ron Howard do not appear in this
episode.
|
| 075 |
075 |
December 17, 1962 |
The Bed Jacket |
Andy must make a personal
sacrifice to obtain a pretty bed jacket that Aunt Bee wants for her
birthday.
- Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
|
| 076 |
078 |
January 7, 1963 |
Barney and the Governor |
Barney hangs a parking ticket on
the Governor's car and refuses to tear it up.
- (The Governor's chauffeur is played by Ron Howard's
dad, Rance).
- Frances Bavier and Ron Howard do not appear in this
episode.
|
| 077 |
079 |
January 14, 1963 |
Man in a Hurry |
| A car containing a high-powered
businessman breaks down in the slow-paced town of Mayberry. |
| 078 |
076 |
December 24, 1962 |
The Bank Job |
Barney, frustrated by Mayberry's
careless overall attitude toward security, stages a phony bank robbery to
prove his point.
- This episode marks the first appearance of
Gomer
Pyle (Jim
Nabors).
- Frances Bavier and Ron Howard do not appear in this
episode.
- Leon is played by Ron Howard's brother,
Clint Howard, though they didn't share a line with each other.
|
| 079 |
077 |
December 31, 1962 |
One-Punch Opie |
| Opie must stand up to a bully by
himself. |
| 080 |
080 |
January 21, 1963 |
High Noon in Mayberry |
| Barney is convinced that an
ex-con's visit to town is to take revenge on Sheriff Taylor. |
| 081 |
081 |
January 28, 1963 |
The Loaded Goat |
Andy and Barney must contend
with a goat with a bellyful of dynamite before he goes "blooie".
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 082 |
082 |
February 4, 1963 |
Class Reunion |
Andy and Barney organize a high
school reunion and meet their old friends. Andy meets his old sweetheart and
realizes why the relationship never worked out.
- Frances Bavier and Ron Howard do not appear in this
episode.
- The Mayberry Union High school song is introduced and
sung in this episode.
- Mayberry Union High,
- Victory is yours well-nigh!
- We'll hit the line for points every time,
- The Orange and Blue will try, try, try, try!
- And when the victory’s won,
- You'll be our favorite son!
- Proud waves your banner in the sky,
- Mayberry Union High!
|
| 083 |
083 |
February 11, 1963 |
Rafe Hollister Sings |
Rural farmer Rafe Hollister
outshines Barney in singing tryouts but Mayor Stoner objects to his
unsophisticated appearance.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 084 |
084 |
February 18, 1963 |
Opie and the Spoiled Kid |
Opie meets a spoiled youngster,
played by
Ronnie Dapo as Arnold Winkler, and decides his own allowance should be
tripled. Andy refuses, and Opie starts throwing tantrums to try and guilt
his father into giving in.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 085 |
085 |
February 25, 1963 |
The Great Filling Station Robbery |
Andy and Barney investigate a
string of robberies at Wally's Filling Station. A young employee is blamed
for the crimes but acts to uncover the true thieves.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 086 |
086 |
March 4, 1963 |
Andy Discovers America |
Andy's advice to Opie about his
American history homework gets Andy in hot water with the new school
teacher, Miss
Helen
Crump (Aneta
Corsaut).
- This is the first appearance of Helen Crump, who
eventually becomes Andy Taylor's wife in the first episode of
Mayberry R.F.D..
|
| 087 |
087 |
March 11, 1963 |
Aunt Bee's Medicine Man |
| Aunt Bee falls for the sales
pitch of a fast-talking medicine man (who is really a con) and his "Indian
Elixir", which is really 85% alcohol! Aunt Bee has the women of the church's
ladies' group to come over and indulge in the "elixir", which produces
hilarious results! |
| 088 |
088 |
March 18, 1963 |
The Darlings Are Coming |
The Sheriff has his hands full
as a clan of mountain musicians descends on Mayberry.
- This is the first appearance of
The Darlings. Trivia buffs will note that Andy's microphone cord is
visible in his pants leg as he steps around the Darling's truck at the
watering trough.
- Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
|
| 089 |
089 |
March 25, 1963 |
Andy's English Valet |
English tourist Malcolm
Merriweather works off his reckless driving fine by being a valet and
chauffeur for Andy.
- This is the first appearance of
Bernard Fox as "Malcolm Merriweather".
|
| 090 |
090 |
April 1, 1963 |
Barney's First Car |
Barney invests his life's
savings in buying a used car which turns out to be a lemon.
- Guest appearance by
Ellen Corby as "Myrt". She went on to play Grandma Ellen on
The
Waltons.
- Years later, Don Knotts would be reunited with Andy
Griffith on
Matlock, where Knotts played Matlock's annoying neighbor who was
accused of killing the salesman's partner, who also sold him a lemon.
|
| 091 |
091 |
April 8, 1963 |
The Rivals |
Opie fails at romance so Barney
attempts to show him how to handle women.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 092 |
092 |
April 15, 1963 |
A Wife for Andy |
| Barney tries to help find a wife
for Andy and sets him up with Opie's teacher, Helen Crump. Andy and Helen
like each other but Barney now disapproves of Helen after learning that she
can't cook and wouldn't quit working if she got married. Guest star:
Janet
Waldo as Amanda. |
| 093 |
093 |
April 22, 1963 |
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs |
Opie brings in a stray dog, a
minute later there is a whole pack of dogs, and just at the time as Andy is
trying to impress a visiting state official.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
|
| 094 |
094 |
April 29, 1963 |
Mountain Wedding |
| The Darling clan returns to
Mayberry to seek Andy's help with a wild mountain-man who refuses to accept
Charlene's marriage as valid. Andy and Barney share a song with the family.
|
| 095 |
095 |
May 6, 1963 |
The Big House |
Barney treats the jailhouse as
if it were Alcatraz after two thieves are jailed in Mayberry.
- Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
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