Barney and the Choir was the 52nd episode filmed and the 52nd episode aired of The Andy Griffith Show. (S2.E20)
We’ll play Mayberry trivia all about Barney and the Choir.
Plot Summary Barney and the Choir:
When the awful sound coming from the Mayberry choir is narrowed down to Barney, the members decide they must get rid of him. Since no one has the heart to do it, they set him up telling him he is singing into a supersensitive microphone, while someone else is actually singing the part backstage.
We’ll review some notes and “Odd Facts Known by Few” related to the episode Barney and the Choir.
We’ll go over the trivia questions from Paul Mulik with the topic: Cabins.
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My wife, Jan, and I have been redoing TCNW HQ and I have been finding some really fun Mayberry memories to share with you. This episode features an article from the 2004 edition of The Mayberry Confidential written by the main man of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC), Jim Clark.
The article is titled Dreams of Mayberry and does an amazing job capturing the feeling of many fans who have had dreams about Mayberry over the years. I think you’ll really enjoy this.
We’ll play some fun multiple choice trivia from the book Mayberry Trivia (available at Weaver’s) by Scott Hopkins.
We’ll close out by making a few corrections related to the TCNW episode about A Metal for Opie. Don’t miss that because I fix a mistake I made and we hear from Paul Mulik with some additional information about the episode.
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While The Andy Griffith Show is quintessentially Southern, it features several notable Irish connections through guest stars, specific characters, and cultural references that popped up throughout its eight-season run.
Let’s visit the town of Mayberry and see what connections we can find with the Irish.
We have a few voicemails to cover and then we’ll play trivia related to last week’s topic, “A Medal for Opie” provided by MeTV (A Metal for Opie trivia at MeTV.com).
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A Medal for Opie was the 51st episode filmed and the 51st aired of The Andy Griffith Show. (S2.E19)
We’ll play Mayberry trivia all about A Medal for Opie.
Plot Summary A Medal for Opie:
Opie has his heart set on winning a medal in the annual Sheriff’s Boys’ Day race. Under the tutelage of legendary fifty-yard-dash winner Barney Fife, Opie enters the race confident of a win. When the day is done, however, Opie comes up empty. Andy finds Opie sulking at home, and the two have a heart-to-heart about the value of good sportsmanship.
We’ll review some notes and “Odd Facts Known by Few” related to the episode A Medal for Opie.
We’ll go over the trivia questions from Paul Mulik with the topic: It’s a Trap!
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To celebrate the birthday of Ron Howard (Opie Taylor) who turned 72 years old on March 1, 2026, we’re gonna party like it’s 1999.
There are 24 questions and each it worth one point. Keep up with your score and see how you do. Some of our best trivia experts only got 8 or 9 of these and most of us got between zero and 2. They are hard questions for sure.
Do you best and just enjoy knowing that somebody would have gotten almost all these answers correct at the World Series of Mayberry trivia at Mayberry Days.
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Jailbreak was the 50th episode filmed and the 50th aired of The Andy Griffith Show. (S2.E18)
We’ll play Mayberry trivia all about “Jailbreak .”
Plot Summary Jailbreak :
A team of convicts is on the loose, and the state police arrive ridiculing Sheriff Taylor and Barney. Andy cracks the case by focusing on the smallest details: a trailer hitch and an offhand remark by the dry cleaner about a suit with dog hairs. This leads to the convict’s accomplice, but only after Barney somehow manages to let the one convict they have captured escape.
We’ll review some notes and “Odd Facts Known by Few” related to the episode Jailbreak.
We’ll go over the trivia questions related to Jailbreak.
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The Jinx was the 49th episode filmed and the 49th aired of The Andy Griffith Show. (S2.E17)
We’ll play Mayberry trivia all about “The Jinx.”
Plot Summary The Jinx:
Barney gets the whole town on guard when he declares Henry Bennett to be a jinx. No matter how Andy tries to convince the town otherwise, Bennett’s mere presence seems to consistently coincide with disaster. Even Andy gives up after a drawing fixed in Bennett’s favor fails. Andy then explains to him that a man with as many friends as he has must be lucky.
We’ll review some notes and “Odd Facts Known by Few” related to the episode The Jinx.
We’ll go over the answers to the trivia questions.
We’ll play some trivia with the topic “Oh, you’re funny, you are!” by Paul Mulik.
Closing out the episode with NEW Mayberry music by Kent Summerlin called, “Mayberry Mischief.”
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