Season #5: 1964-1965

(Episode numbers in parentheses indicate changes in airing order)
Episode 128 (133): Barney's Bloodhound (B/W)
Barney tries to train a mutt to do police work.
Written by: Bill Idelson
and Sam Bobrick
Directed by: Howard Morris
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Arthur BatanidesasRalph Neal
James Seayas1st trooper
Brad Trumbullas2nd trooper
Howard MorrisasLeonard Blush (voice-over)
Episode 129 (130): Family Visit (B/W)
The Taylors get long-staying guests.
Written by: Jim Fritzell
and Everett Greenbaum
Directed by: Howard Morris
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Maudie PrickettasAunt Nora
James WesterfieldasUncle Ollie
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Forrest LewisasMr. Mundt
Billy BoothasRoger
Richard KeithasJohnny Paul Jason
Kenneth ButtsasBruce
Episode 130 (132): Aunt Bee's Romance (B/W)
Andy doesn't like Aunt Bee's old boyfriend.
Written by: Harvey Bullock
Directed by: Howard Morris
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Wallace FordasRoger Hanover
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Episode 131 (129): Barney's Physical (B/W)
The requirements for the job make Barney try to gain weight.
Written by: Bob Ross
Directed by: Howard Morris
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Betty LynnasThelma Lou
Charles ThompsonasAsa Bascombe
Richard KeithasJohnny Paul Jason
Dennis RushasHowie Pruitt
Larry ThorasMr. Bronson
Episode 132 (128): Opie Loves Helen (B/W)
Opie has a crush on his teacher.
Written by: Bob Ross
Directed by: Aaron Ruben
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Mary LansingasMiss Primrose
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Betsy HaleasBetty Ann
Ronda JeterasSharon McCall
Richard KeithasJohnny Paul Jason
Episode 133 (131): The Education of Ernest T. Bass (B/W)
Ernest T. is tutored by Andy.
Written by: Jim Fritzell
and Everett Greenbaum
Directed by: Alan Rafkin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Ronda JeterasSharon McCall
Howard MorrisasErnest T. Bass
undetermined asMr. Schwamp
Episode 134: Man in the Middle (B/W)
A lover's spat grows from 1 couple to 2.
Written by: Gus Adrian
and David Evans
Directed by: Alan Rafkin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Betty LynnasThelma Lou
Episode 135: Barney's Uniform (B/W)
Barney is scared of the consequences if he takes off his uniform.
Written by: Bill Idelson
and Sam Bobrick
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Allan MelvinasFred Plummer
Yoki ShimodaasMr. Izamoto
William KeeneasReverend Tucker
Episode 136: Opie's Fortune (B/W)
Opie finds money in a lost wallet.
Written by: Ben Joelson
and Art Baer
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Jon LormerasParnell Rigsby
Mary JacksonasMrs. Parnell Rigsby
Bill McLeanasMac, the store clerk
Episode 137: Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor (B/W)
Andy considers a job in Raleigh, which puts Barney in charge for a day.
Written by: Fred Freeman
and Lawrence J. Cohen
Directed by: Gene Nelson
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Hal SmithasOtis Campbell
Burt MustinasJudd
Andrew Duncanastruck driver
Janet StewartasMrs. Jackson
Episode 138: The Pageant (B/W)
Aunt Bee auditions for the lead in the town pageant.
Written by: Harvey Bullock
Directed by: Gene Nelson
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Hope SummersasClara Edwards
Olan SouleasJohn Masters
Barbara PerryasDoris Williams
James BrewerasDuane
Episode 139: The Darling Baby (B/W)
The Darlings come to town to find a future husband for their baby.
Written by: Jim Fritzell
and Everett Greenbaum
Directed by: Howard Morris
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Denver PyleasBriscoe Darling
Maggie PetersonasCharlene Darling
The DillardsasThe Darling Boys
Episode 140: Andy and Helen Have Their Day (B/W)
Barney ruins Andy's picnic with Helen.
Written by: Bill Idelson
and Sam Bobrick
Directed by: Howard Morris
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Howard MorrisasGeorge, the TV repairman
George Lindsay (sic)asGoober Pyle
Colin MaleasAgent Peterson / Wormser
Episode 141 (142): Otis Sues the County (B/W)
A lawyer convinces Otis to sue when he slips in the courthouse.
Written by: Bob Ross
Directed by: Howard Morris
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Hal SmithasOtis Campbell
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Jay NovelloasNeil Bentley
Bartlett RobinsonasMr. Roberts
undetermined asMr. Schwamp
Episode 142 (141): Three Wishes for Opie (B/W)
Barney buys some fortune-telling paraphrenalia.
Written by: Richard M Powell
Directed by: Howard Morris
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Burt MustinasJudd
Episode 143: Barney Fife, Realtor (B/W)
Barney tries moonlighting as a realtor.
Written by: Bill Idelson
and Sam Bobrick
Directed by: Peter Baldwin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Amzie StricklandasLila Sims
Dabbs GreerasHarry Sims
Dennis RushasHowie Williams
Harlan WardeasMr. Williams
Episode 144: Goober Takes a Car Apart (B/W)
Goober reassembles a car inside the courthouse.
Written by: Bill Idelson
and Sam Bobrick
Directed by: Peter Baldwin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Larry HovisasGilly Walker
Wally EnglehardtasSheriff Jackson
Buck YoungasDeputy Joe Watson
Stanley Farrarasman #1
Johnny Coonsasman #2
Tom Jacobsasman
Episode 145: The Rehabilitation of Otis (B/W)
Barney tries to get Otis to stop drinking.
Written by: Fred Freeman
and Lawrence J. Cohen
Directed by: Peter Baldwin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Hal SmithasOtis Campbell
Frank CadyasLuke
Episode 146: The Lucky Letter (B/W)
Barney throws away a chain and regrets it.
Written by: Richard M. Powell
Directed by: Theodore J Flicker
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Betty LynnasThelma Lou
Episode 147: Goober and the Art of Love (B/W)
Barney teaches Goober his courting technique.
Written by: Fred Freeman
and Lawrence J. Cohen
Directed by: Alan Rafkin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Betty LynnasThelma Lou
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Josie LloydasLydia Crosswaithe
Episode 148: Barney Runs for Sheriff (B/W)
Andy misses the election filing deadline.
Written by: Richard M. Powell
Directed by: Alan Rafkin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Betty LynnasThelma Lou
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Episode 149: If I Had a Quarter Million (B/W)
Barney finds a briefcase full of cash.
Written by: Bob Ross
Directed by: Alan Rafkin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Robert BrubakerasFrank Brewster
Al CheccoasHennessey
Byron FoulgerasFred, the hotel clerk
Hank PattersonasHobo
Alfred HopsonasFarmer
Episode 150: TV or Not TV (B/W)
Bank robbers posing as TV producers comes to visit the Sheriff of Mayberry.
Written by: Ben Joelson
and Art Baer
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
George LindseyasGoober Beasley
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Gavin McLeodasGilbert Jamel
George IvesasAllen Harvey
Barbara StuartasPat Blake
Charles ThompsonasAsa Breeney
Warren ParkerasMr. Meldrim
Episode 151: Guest in the House (B/W)
Helen becomes jealous when a friend stays with the Taylors.
Written by: Fred Freeman
and Lawrence J. Cohen
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Jan ShutanasCousin Gloria
George SpenceasFrank
Episode 152: The Case of the Punch in the Nose (B/W)
Barney reignites a spat between Floyd and Charlie Foley.
Written by: Bill Idelson
and Sam Bobrick
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Frank FergusonasCharlie Foley
Larry HovisasGilly Walker
Episode 153: Opie's Newspaper (B/W)
Gossip makes the pages of Opie's own paper.
Written by: Harvey Bullock
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Kelly ThordsenasHarold Grigsby
Vici RaafasSue Grigsby
Irene TedrowasMrs. Foster
Dennis RushasHowie Pruitt
William KeeneasReverend Martin
Burt MustinasSam Benson
Episode 154: Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau (B/W)
Aunt Bee fabricates a story about her and a local man.
Written by: Ben Joelson
and Art Baer
Directed by: Theodore J. Flicker
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Hope SummersasClara
Woodrow ChamblissasOrville Hendricks
Bobby DiamondasEvan Hendricks
Lyle LatellasFarley Thurston
Episode 155: The Arrest of the Fun Girls (B/W)
The 'fun girls' are jailed for speeding.
Written by: Richard M Powell
Directed by: Theodore J Flicker
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Betty LynnasThelma Lou
Jean CarsonasDaphne
Joyce JamesonasSkippy
Hal SmithasOtis Campbell
Episode 156: The Luck of Newton Monroe (B/W)
A new man in town is a complete klutz.
Written by: Bill Idelson
and Sam Bobrick
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Don RicklesasNewton Monroe
Episode 157: Opie Flunks Arithmetic (B/W)
Andy tries to enforce study habits with Opie.
Written by: Richard Morgan
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Don KnottsasBarney Fife
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
Episode 158: Opie and the Carnival (B/W)
Opie is determined to win a prize for his father at a shooting gallery.
Written by: Fred Freeman
and Lawrence J. Cohen
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Aneta CorsautasHelen Crump
George LindseyasGoober Pyle
Richard KeithasJohnny Paul Jason
Lewis CharlesasPete
Billy HalopasCharlie
Episode 159: Banjo-Playing Deputy (B/W)
Andy hires an unemployed musician.
Written by: Bob Ross
Directed by: Coby Ruskin
Cast:
Andy GriffithasAndy Taylor
Ronny HowardasOpie Taylor
Frances BavierasAunt Bee Taylor
Howard McNearasFloyd Lawson
Jerry Van DykeasJerry Miller
Herbie Fayeasmanager
Sylvia LewisasFlossie the Dancer
Hope SummersasMiss Bedloe
Mary LansingasMiss Roundtree
Jean Innessaswoman
Robert CarricartasFrankie
Lee Van CleefasSkip
Tom Steeleas1st character
Bill Catchingas2nd character



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