The Andy Griffith Show Episode 40: Opie's Hobo Friend

Originally Aired on Nov 13, 1961.   Average User Rating: 9.8 out of 10  (127854 entries).

Opie becomes fascinated with David Browne, a vagrant hobo who uses his wits to live on the edge of the law. After realizing his son has taken a liking to the wily wanderer, Andy tries to find David some honest work. Andy's plan goes sour when Opie, at Dave's encourgement, is caught playing hooky. Andy then has a long talk with the hobo. Dave sees his side and arranges to get himself arrested in order to show Opie that he was not the man he thought him to be.

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comment about 'Opie's Hobo Friend' posted 9/18/2006 6:30:19 PM PST:

"Tuscarora!" - Jay from Alabaster, AL

comment about 'Opie's Hobo Friend' posted 9/4/2006 2:17:46 PM PST:

"I love this episode as well as all the others. Buddy Ebson was one of my favorite actors,this was a good story and a good lesson to be learned. " - Nat Riddle from Leeds Al

comment about 'Opie's Hobo Friend' posted 2/28/2006 9:30:49 AM PST:

"that was a funny show but education at the same time it showed opie whom to look up to an not, a lesson to learn well taught. " - Diana from Nash Tn.

comment about 'Opie's Hobo Friend' posted 2/16/2006 11:10:01 AM PST:

"I agree I own the DVD's for the first 4 seasons and am about to get season 5 I watch them everyday instead of watching most of the garbage they have out now. I had a question, in watching all of the ephisodes I can not find where they ever had an ephisode in which Ellie Walker left. She just seems to have disappeared and the next thing you know Helen Crump is on the scene as Andy's friend." - Joe from Fredericksburg, Texas

comment about 'Opie's Hobo Friend' posted 2/11/2006 6:46:50 PM PST:

"I'm 83yrs. old and never get tired of watching AGS reruns. There is always a message in addition to the entertainment factor. Something really missing in todays shows." - Jerry A. Novak from Berwyn, Illinois

comment about 'Opie's Hobo Friend' posted 10/3/2005 10:09:56 AM PST:

"I haven't seen this episode in a long time and I think I've only seen it once or twice ever. I wonder why it's not played more since it appears to be very popular." - JP from NC