The Andy Griffith Show Episode 84: Opie and the Spoiled Kid

Originally Aired on Feb 18, 1963.   Average User Rating: 4.4 out of 10  (796 entries).

Arnold Winkler makes his first appearance as a rotten little kid who tries to teach Opie how to manipulate his parents by throwing well-rehearsed tantrums. After terrorizing Mayberry, Winkler's bike is impounded and Opie learns a better lesson when he sees Winkler's ways just don't wash.

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comment about 'Opie and the Spoiled Kid' posted 3/9/2006 11:36:49 AM PST:

"This one's one of my faves, in part b/c of the moral lessons it teaches and in part b/c it's so doggone funny. Imagine that --- Opie throwing a temper tantrum. He's usually such a goody-2-shoes. Poor ol' Arnold Winkler -- had his daddy fooled into thinking he was merely a kid with emotional problems. Boy was he in for a rude awakening! LOL I agree that this episode would be politically incorrect in advocating a spanking as punishment, but it would be politically correct in one way --- Andy telling Arnold's daddy, "Now you look here, you're that boy's father! You're responsible for his actions! Now he's too young to be locked up. But if you're not gonna take responsibility, maybe I oughta lock YOU up! Y'ever think o' that?" In reading the other comments I was surprised to find Ronnie Dapo's own cousin as one of the people who posted. " - Big Bad Bobcat from Tyler, Texas

comment about 'Opie and the Spoiled Kid' posted 3/4/2006 8:05:46 PM PST:

"This episode would be considered politically incorrect today. Imagine--a spoiled child who deserves to be spanked! Many modern parents would instead be searching for the "root causes" of their children's problems rather than taking corrective measures to stop them." - John Robertson from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

comment about 'Opie and the Spoiled Kid' posted 2/13/2006 7:30:40 PM PST:

"A lot of "small stuff" was cut out of this episode, but it's stuff that helped keep the continuity in the episode. Arnold tells Opie that his new bike cost $70! In the sponsor spot after the show, Opie has a tantrum to get Vanilla Jello Pudding! " - Rusty from North Carolina

comment about 'Opie and the Spoiled Kid' posted 9/30/2005 8:07:43 PM PST:

"Arnold Winkler should never actted out with his bad attitude or throwing a temper tantrum and he should learn from his mistake and what that caused him to loose his bike or he should got punished" - Frederick Miller from Santa Cruz

comment about 'Opie and the Spoiled Kid' posted 7/5/2005 2:47:15 PM PST:

"My favorite line is when Opie tells Andy "What it is Pa, is that now adays kids get 75 cents allowance instead of 25." And then Andy says "75 cents! That's alot of money for a young one, and in a years time that comes to lets see theres 365 days in a year," and Barney says "Comes to 40 dollars a year." Andy says, "that's a lot of money." Opie says They get it Pa, and they don't have to work for it like I do." - Samie from Colcord, Oklahoma

comment about 'Opie and the Spoiled Kid' posted 11/16/2004 9:31:27 AM PST:

"Abby - funny stuff!!! Barn, let's try to keep this on an adult level..." - Kenneth S Reedy, FLMI from Greensboro, NC