Box set: The Andy Griffith Show: Seasons 1-5

The Andy Griffith Show: Season 1
CBS (1960)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Family
In Collection
#1601
0*
Seen ItYes
IMDB   8.4
915 mins USA / English
DVD 
Ron Howard Opie Taylor
Andy Griffith Andy Taylor
Don Knotts Barney Fife
Frances Bavier Aunt Bee Taylor
Colin Male Announcer
Tom Jacobs Townsman
Elinor Donahue Ellie Walker
Hal Smith Otis Campbell
Joseph Crehan Councilman
Howard McNear Floyd Lawson
Dick Elliott Mayor Pike
Burt Mustin Jud Fletcher
Cheerio Meredith Emma Brand
Joy Ellison Mary Scobey
Frank Ferguson Sam Lindsey
Michael Jeffers Townsman
Mary Treen Clara Lindsey
Norman Leavitt Gil
Jonathan Hole Orville Monroe
George Dunn Pete
Director
Don Weis
Gene Reynolds
Bob Sweeney
Sheldon Leonard
Producer Aaron Ruben
Sheldon Leonard
Richard O. Linke
Writer Frank Tarloff
Aaron Ruben
James Fritzell
Everett Greenbaum
Cinematography Sidney Hickox


Down-home humor and an endearing cast of characters helped make The Andy Griffith Show one of the most beloved comedies in the history of TV. The show centered around widower Andy Taylor, who divided his time between raising his young son Opie, and his job as sheriff of the sleepy North Carolina town, Mayberry. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee, who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife, is his deputy sheriff whose incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually crime-free.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/3/1960  1.  The New Housekeeper
Rose, the former housekeeper, gets married and Opie is unhappy at her departure. Aunt Bee comes to live with Andy and Opie, and Opie is not exactly thrilled with her.
Director:  Sheldon Leonard  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Frank FergusonMary Treen
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/10/1960  2.  The Manhunt
The state police ask Andy and Barney to step aside while they search for an escaped convict in Mayberry.
Director:  Don Weis  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Ken Lynch, Mike Steen, Lillian Culver,  Norman Leavitt, Frank Gerstle, Frank Challee
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/17/1960  3.  The Guitar Player
Andy schemes to help a young local guitarist (James Best).
Director:  Don Weis  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  James BestJonathan Hole, Connie Van,  Dub TaylorHenry Slate
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/24/1960  4.  Ellie Comes to Town
Andy is smitten by Mayberry's new ""pharmacy gal""--Miss Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue).
Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Elinor Donahue
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/31/1960  5.  Irresistible Andy
Andy comes to believe that Ellie is a ""deadly female hunter"" out to marry him.
Director:  Don Weis  Writer:  David Adler 
Guest starring:  Harry Antrim, Bill Mulliken, Ray Lanier,  Robert Easton
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/7/1960  6.  Runaway Kid
Opie befriends an eight-year-old runaway.
Director:  Don Weis  Writer:  Arthur Stander 
Guest starring:  Pat Rosson, Pat Losby, Dennis Holmes
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/14/1960  7.  Andy the Matchmaker
Andy, trying to lift Barney's spirits, stages a minor robbery and tries to match his deputy with a shy seamstress.
Director:  Don Weis  Writer:  Arthur Stander 
Guest starring:  Amzie Strickland, Jack Mann
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/28/1960  8.  Opie's Charity
Andy becomes upset when Opie contributes a measly three cents to the Underprivileged Children's drive.
Director:  Don Weis  Writer:  Arthur Stander 
Guest starring:  Stuart Erwin,  Lurene Tuttle
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/5/1960  9.  A Feud is a Feud
Andy strives to end a long-running feud between two neighboring families.
Director:  Don Weis  Writer:  David Adler 
Guest starring:  Arthur Hunnicutt, Tammy Windsor, Claude Johnson,  Chubby Johnson
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/12/1960  10.  Ellie for Council
Ellie's decision to run for town council sparks a battle of the sexes.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Mary Treen, Dorothy Neumann,  Frank Ferguson, Forrest Lewis, Florence MacMichael
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/19/1960  11.  The Christmas Story
A modern-day Scrooge (businessman Ben Weaver) causes trouble on Christmas Eve.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  David Adler 
Guest starring:  Will WrightMargaret Kerry, Sam Edwards,  Joy Ellison, Kelly Flynn
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/26/1960  12.  Stranger in Town
Mayberrians (especially Barney) become suspicious of a stranger who seems to possess knowledge about everyone.
Director:  Don Weis  Writer:  Arthur Stander 
Guest starring:  Phil ChambersWalter BaldwinWilliam LanteauGeorge Dunn, Marlene Willis,  Sara SeegarPat Colby, William Erwin
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/2/1961  13.  Mayberry Goes Hollywood
Almost everyone puts on airs when a Hollywood film crew decides to use Mayberry as the backdrop for a movie.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  John Fenton Murray  / Benedict Freeman 
Guest starring:  Jonathan HoleDan Frazer, Josie Lloyd
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/9/1961  14.  The Horse Trader
Ignoring his own advice to Opie, Andy plays fast and loose with the facts when trying to sell the old town cannon.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Max Showalter, Pearl Cooper, Spec O'Donald
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/16/1961  15.  Those Gossipin' Men
After Andy teases the fairer sex about gossiping, Aunt Bee pulls a prank to prove that men are gossips, too.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Sara Seegar, Jack Finch,  Harry AntrimPhil ChambersJonathan HoleMary Treen
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/23/1961  16.  The Beauty Contest
Andy is chosen to be the sole judge of a local beauty pageant. The entrants include Floyd's niece, the mayor's daughter and Ellie Walker.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Gail Lucas, Yvonne Adrian,  Elvia AllmanLillian Bronson, Josie Lloyd,  Frank FergusonJoy Ellison
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/30/1961  17.  Alcohol and Old Lace
Andy and Barney, on a still-smashing spree, are surprised when a trail leads them to two spinster sisters.
Director:  Gene Reynolds  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Charity Grace, Gladys Hurlbut, Thom Carney, Jack Prince
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/6/1961  18.  Andy the Marriage Counselor
Andy counsels a Mayberry couple who are constantly bickering with each other
Director:  Gene Reynolds  Writer:  David Adler 
Guest starring:  Claudia Bryar, Tim Stevenson,  Jesse White, Forrest Lewis,  Norman Leavitt
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/13/1961  19.  Mayberry on Record
Andy becomes suspicious when a record promoter comes to town to gather material for a folk music album.
Director:  Gene Reynolds  Writer:  Benedict Freeman  / Jack Fenton Murray 
Guest starring:  William Erwin,  Hugh MarloweGeorge Dunn
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/20/1961  20.  Andy Saves Barney's Morale
Barney's overzealous policing enrages the people of Mayberry.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  David Adler 
Guest starring:  Florence MacMichael,  Burt MustinJoseph HamiltonGeorge Dunn
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/27/1961  21.  Andy and the Gentleman Crook
An infamous con artist, held temporarily in Mayberry, manages to enchant everyone except Andy.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Ben Gershman  / Leo Solomon 
Guest starring:  Hal Smith, Mike Steen,  Dan Tobin
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/6/1961  22.  Cyrano Andy
Andy tries to help Barney express his lovestruck feelings for Thelma Lou.
Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/13/1961  23.  Andy and Opie, Housekeepers
Andy and Opie go to great lengths to show Aunt Bee what a mess they'd be without her.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  David Adler 
Guest starring:  Hope Summers, Rory Stevens
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/27/1961  24.  The New Doctor
A handsome new doctor arouses suspicion in Aunt Bee and Barney and jealousy in Andy.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  George Nader
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/3/1961  25.  A Plaque for Mayberry
Mayor Pike (Dick Elliott) and the townspeople are shocked to discover that the last living descendant of Revolutionary War hero, Nathan Tibbs, is Mayberry's town drunk, Otis Campbell.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Ben Gershman  / Leo Solomon 
Guest starring:  Isabel Randolph, Dorothy Neumann,  Carol VeazieBurt MustinJoseph HamiltonJoseph Crehan
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/10/1961  26.  The Inspector
A by-the-book courthouse inspector condemns Andy and Barney's lack of proper procedure.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Tod AndrewsWillis Bouchey, Jack Prince, Ray Lanier
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/17/1961  27.  Ellie Saves a Female
Ellie encourages and helps a female farmhand to express her femininity.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  David Adler 
Guest starring:  R.G. Armstrong, Edris March, Bob McQuain
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/24/1961  28.  Andy Forecloses
Grumpy businessman Ben Weaver insists that Andy foreclose on a down-on-his-luck neighbor.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Ben Gershman  / Leo Solomon 
Guest starring:  Hope Summers, Sam Edwards,  Margaret KerryJoy EllisonWill Wright, Bob McQuain, Jack Prince
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/1/1961  29.  Quiet Sam
Barney is suspicious of Mayberry's mysterious new farmer (William Schallert).
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Everett Greenbaum  / Jim Fritzell 
Guest starring:  William Schallert
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/8/1961  30.  Barney Gets His Man
An escaped convict vows revenge on the man who sent him back to prison--Barney Fife.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Ben Gershman  / Leo Solomon 
Guest starring:  Barney Phillips, Mike Steen, Bob McQuain,  Burt MustinJoseph HamiltonNorman Leavitt
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/15/1961  31.  The Guitar Player Returns
Mayberry guitarist Jim Lindsey (James Best), a success as a solo artist, returns to a hero's welcome. However, Andy suspects trouble.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  James BestPhil ChambersThomas Browne Henry, Herb Ellis
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/22/1961  32.  Bringing Up Opie
Aunt Bee, believing that the jailhouse environment is adversely affecting Opie, forbids the lad to spend time at the courthouse.
Director:  Bob Sweeney  Writer:  Jack Elinson  / Charles Stewart 
Guest starring:  Mike Brent
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Series The Andy Griffith Show
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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