The Andy Griffith Show Searchable Episode Guide

The Andy Griffith Show Episode 10: Stranger in Town

Originally Aired on Dec 26, 1960.   Average User Rating: 8.1 out of 10  (76 entries).

Ed Sawyer, a mysterious stranger, arrives in Mayberry and puts the entire town on edge when he displays an eerie familiarity with the town's people, places, and things. Andy finally confronts Sawyer and learns that he is neither a foreign spy nor a spook, but only a man without a home.

The Andy Griffith Show Episode 44: Sheriff Barney

Originally Aired on Dec 25, 1961.   Average User Rating: 5.4 out of 10  (122 entries).

Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of Greendale, and Andy tries to discourage him. Unsure how to handle matters, Andy gets an idea to let Barney be sheriff of Mayberry for a day. Given the opportunity to get a taste of what the office of high sheriff entails, Barney understands that he is not up to the job and calls Greendale to decline.

The Andy Griffith Show Episode 100: Sermon for Today

Originally Aired on Oct 21, 1963.   Average User Rating: 6.1 out of 10  (398 entries).

A visiting minister from New York delivers a sermon encouraging the members of the Mayberry congregation to "slow down." Those who are still awake take the message so seriously they spend the Sabbath working themselves to exhaustion in order to arrange a concert in an effort to relax.

The Andy Griffith Show Episode 232: Suppose Andy Gets Sick

Originally Aired on Dec 11, 1967.   Average User Rating: 7.8 out of 10  (53 entries).

The town is near martial law when the Police Emergency Committee--made up of Goober, Emmett, and Howard--forms after Andy succumbs to the flu and must take several days of bed rest. Goober sets a record, issuing fourteen tickets in one day. When he's not writing tickets, he is bothering Andy. Fed up with the costant annoyance, Andy drags himself out of bed and back to work.

The Andy Griffith Show Episode 247: Sam for Town Council

Originally Aired on Mar 11, 1968.   Average User Rating: 4 out of 10  (22 entries).

It's Sam Jones vs. Emmett Clark in a showdown for the town council seat vacated by Herb Bradshaw. Emmett proves to be a wily campaigner, but honest Sam prevails.