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When did Mayberry turn into Potterville? In The Andy Griffith Show's fifth season, Opie (Ronny Howard) buys silk stockings for an older woman, and publishes all of Mayberry's gossip in a scandal sheet. Sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith) is accused of gross malfeasance. A former beau of Aunt Bee's tries to shake Andy down for $400. Bee herself (Frances Bavier) is a victim of a carny purse-snatching ring. And recidivists Otis (Hal Smith) and Ernest T. (Howard Morris) continue their drinking and rock-throwing unabated. As Bee wails in "Banjo-Playing Deputy," "What's this world coming to?" Not to worry. This is, after all, Mayberry, and Andy still has the patience, understanding and country smarts to restore calm and order. In "TV or Not TV," he sees through bank robbers (led by Gavin MacLeod) posing as a Hollywood film crew. In "Opie and the Carnival," he takes aim at two crooked barkers who have rigged a sharpshooting game. As the sheriff of Mayberry, much of his time is spent bailing out his hapless deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts). In "Barney's Uniform," Andy recruits a judo instructor to stand in when Barney is threatened by a disgruntled citizen.

Season 5 marked two notable lasts for this beloved series, which never fell below the Top Seven in the ratings. This was the last season in black and white. More devastating, it was multi-Emmy-winner Knotts' last season as Barney Fife. By the penultimate episode, "Opie and the Carnival," he is just gone, an unceremonious departure for an iconic character so integral to the show's success. That "Banjo-Playing Deputy" in the season finale is Jerry Van Dyke, who might have been a worthy replacement for Knotts. Instead, he reportedly turned down the role to star in his own sitcom, My Mother, the Car. The rest is TV infamy. By this time, though, The Andy Griffith Show's best years were behind it. But this season contains at least two classics, "Goodbye Sheriff Taylor," in which Barney is sheriff for a day while Andy interviews for a job in Raleigh, and "The Case of the Punch in the Nose," in which Barney reopens an unresolved 1946 case involving Floyd the Barber and Charley Foley. And with episodes featuring the late Howard Morris' Ernest T. ("The Education of Ernest T."), the Darling family ("The Darling Baby"), Mt. Pilot "fun girls" Skippy and Daphne ("The Arrest of the Fun Girls"), and a guest star turn by Don Rickles ("The Luck of Newton Monroe"), Andy Griffith Show devotees are advised to take the Fifth. --Donald Liebenson

Season 5 (1964-1965)

32 episodes

Note: This is Don Knotts' last season.

Production # Broadcast # Airdate Title
128 133 October 26, 1964 Barney's Bloodhound
Barney attempts to train a bloodhound to aid in Mayberry law enforcement.
  • Frances Bavier and Ron Howard do not appear in this episode.
129 130 October 5, 1964 Family Visit
Aunt Bee invites relatives to visit and Andy becomes concerned when Uncle Ollie borrows the patrol car to go fishing.
  • Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
130 132 October 19, 1964 Aunt Bee's Romance
Aunt Bee's old flame, a practical joker, shows up in Mayberry and resumes his courtship. Andy has misgivings.
  • Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
131 129 September 28, 1964 Barney's Physical
A campaign to fatten and stretch Barney gets underway when it becomes apparent he doesn't match up to new Civil Service physical requirements.
132 128 September 21, 1964 Opie Loves Helen
Opie develops a crush on his teacher, Miss Helen Crump, who happens to be his father's girlfriend.
  • Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
133 131 October 12, 1964 The Education of Ernest T. Bass
Ernest T. goes back to school to earn a diploma after his girl spurns him as illiterate.
  • Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
134 134 November 2, 1964 Man in the Middle
Barney and Thelma Lou have a lovers' quarrel. Andy tries to help but only succeeds in getting caught in the middle.
  • Frances Bavier and Ron Howard do not appear in this episode.
135 135 November 9, 1964 Barney's Uniform
Barney starts wearing his uniform all the time after being threatened with bodily harm if he's ever caught off-duty.
136 136 November 16, 1964 Opie's Fortune
Opie finds a wallet containing $50. Opie waits a week for the owner to claim the money but the owner shows up after Opie is given the money.
137 137 November 23, 1964 Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor
Andy goes to Raleigh for a job interview, and chaos prevails in Mayberry, with Barney Fife as acting Sheriff.
  • George Lindsey returns to the show as Goober Pyle. He won't be a series regular until the beginning of the sixth season.
138 138 November 30, 1964 The Pageant
Aunt Bee lands the starring role in the Mayberry Centennial Pageant, but she turns out to be a terrible actress.
139 139 December 7, 1964 The Darling Baby
The Darlings come to town and choose Opie to become the future husband of Charlene's infant daughter.
140 140 December 14, 1964 Andy and Helen Have Their Day
Andy and Helen are supposed to have a day off, but are continually interrupted at their secluded picnic spot by Barney's constant questions.
141 142 December 28, 1964 Otis Sues the County
Otis slips and falls in jail and is convinced by a lawyer that he should sue the county.
  • Frances Bavier and Ron Howard does not appear in this episode.
142 141 December 21, 1964 Three Wishes for Opie
Barney buys old fortune-telling equipment which seem to be able to grant wishes.
  • Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
143 143 January 4, 1965 Barney Fife, Realtor
Barney decides to dabble in real estate as a sideline and he tries convince Andy to sell his house.
144 144 January 11, 1965 Goober Takes a Car Apart
Goober dismantles a car and rebuilds it inside the courthouse.
  • Don Knotts does not appear in this episode. In this episode, it was mentioned that while Barney was on vacation, Andy needed to find somebody to fill in for him temporarily.
145 145 January 18, 1965 The Rehabilitation of Otis
Otis rides into Mayberry on a cow under the impression it is a horse. Barney takes on the task of curing Otis' moonshine habit.
146 146 January 25, 1965 The Lucky Letter
Barney believes he's hexed when several accidents happen after he fails to continue a "lucky" chain letter.
  • Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
147 147 February 1, 1965 Goober and the Art of Love
Andy and Barney think they'll have some privacy with their girlfriends after Goober finds a girl of his own, but they discover Goober favors triple dates.
  • Frances Bavier and Ron Howard do not appear in this episode.
148 148 February 8, 1965 Barney Runs for Sheriff
Barney runs for Sheriff when Andy seems likely to accept another job. Andy's job falls through and he becomes a write-in candidate for re-election.
149 149 February 15, 1965 If I Had a Quarter Million
Barney finds $250,000 in cash from a bank robbery and decides to capture the robber himself.
  • Frances Bavier and Ron Howard do not appear in this episode.
150 150 March 1, 1965 TV or Not TV
Phony Hollywood filmakers come to Mayberry, claiming to be researching the "Sheriff Without A Gun" for TV show.
151 151 March 8, 1965 Guest in the House
Helen becomes jealous when a pretty friend of the family stays at the Taylor home.
  • Jan Shutan as Gloria.
  • Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
152 152 March 15, 1965 The Case of the Punch in the Nose
Barney divides Mayberry into two hostile camps when he finds that an old assault case, involving Floyd and a friend, that was never resolved.
  • Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode.
  • One of the few episodes to make reference of a sheriff that preceded Andy (Sheriff Poindexter)
153 153 March 22, 1965 Opie's Newspaper
Opie becomes a newspaper publisher and proceeds to distribute free copies full of scandal and gossip.
154 154 March 29, 1965 Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau
Aunt Bee invents a beau. When she's pressed for a name, she names the butter and egg man, who happens to be married.
155 155 April 5, 1965 The Arrest of the Fun Girls
The Fun Girls purposely get a speeding ticket to grab the attention of Andy and Barney. Helen and Thelma Lou become jealous and refuse to go to the town dance.
156 156 April 12, 1965 The Luck of Newton Monroe
An itinerant peddler seems unable to do anything but anger Barney.
  • Don Rickles guest stars.
  • Frances Bavier and Ron Howard does not appear in this episode.
157 157 April 19, 1965 Opie Flunks Arithmetic
Barney helps Opie with his schoolwork, using a teaching method all his own.
  • This is Don Knotts's last episode. He left the show after he signed up with Universal Studios to star in motion picture movies, though Andy Griffith relented to pressure from the network (CBS), keeping his show on for several more years. Knotts then said he strongly regretted leaving the show, because his movies prevented him from being a series regular.
158 158 April 26, 1965 Opie and the Carnival
Opie tries to win a birthday present for his father at a carnival, not realizing that the shooting gallery is a scam.
  • Don Knotts does not appear in this episode.
159 159 May 3, 1965 Banjo-Playing Deputy
In the final black and white episode, Andy gives a destitute banjo player a job as a Deputy Sheriff.