The Andy Griffith Show episode guide – season 3 (1962-1963)
- Opie’s Rival
- Opie becomes jealous when his father Andy appears to be paying ‘too much’ attention to a pretty girl, the county nurse—even taking her fishing with them.
- Andy and Opie – Bachelors
- Andy and Opie try to cope when Aunt Bee is away by letting Andy’s girlfriend, Peggy, cook and do chores.
- Mr. McBeevee
- Is Opie’s new friend, Mr. McBeevee, “a man that walks around in the trees, blows smoke out of his ears,wears a shiny silver hat” and has “twelve extra hands” imaginary … or not?
- Andy’s Rich Girlfriend
- Barney gets Andy to think that his rich girlfriend, Peggy, is out of his league.
- The Fun Girls
- After Andy and Peggy have a lover’s quarrel, and Barney tries to console Andy by setting them up with a date with the Fun Girls from Mount Pilot—their first appearance in the series.
- Andy and the New Mayor
- Andy doesn’t get along with Mayberry’s new mayor.
- The Cow Thief
- A very funny, and sweet, episode, as the new mayor doesn’t trust Andy, and brings in a crime expert—and the impressionable Barney has to decide where his loyalty lies.
- Floyd, the Gay Deceiver
- Floyd pretends to be a wealthy man in order to impress his pen pal, a widow.
- The Mayberry Band
- The mayor prohibits the Mayberry Band from playing at the state capitol since they play so poorly—until Andy comes up with a plan …
- Lawman Barney
- Barney loses his confidence when two farmers ignore his orders to stop selling produce illegally.
- Convicts at Large
- Three female convicts escape, hole up in a cabin, and take Barney and Floyd hostage.
- The Bed Jacket
- Aunt Bee wants a bed jacket for her birthday, but Andy doesn’t pick up on her obvious hints …
- Barney and the Governor
- Barney writes the Governor a traffic ticket, and refuses to tear it up … so it’s Otis to the rescue?
- Man in a Hurry
- One of the best episodes of the entire series, where a too-busy businessman’s car breaks down in Mayberry, and he gets a taste of life in the slow lane.
- The Bank Job
- Trying to prove how lax the security is at the bank, Barney stages a phony bank robbery … and someone else pays attention.
- One-Punch Opie
- Opie’s friends are influenced by a tough new kid, and Opie must stand up to him.
- High Noon in Mayberry
- A former convict is on his way back to Mayberry, and Barney fears for Andy’s safety … since Andy arrested him years before.
- The Loaded Goat
- Andy and Barney must deal with a goat that’s eaten dynamite, before the situation turns explosive.
- Class Reunion
- Andy and Barney attend their high school reunion, and Andy reunites with his old girlfriend, and realizes why they never got married …
- Rafe Hollister Sings
- Farmer Rafe Hollister has a beautiful singing voice—better than Barney’s!—but the mayor fears that he’s too unsophisticated to represent the town.
- Opie and the Spoiled Kid
- Opie meets a spoiled child, who’s bad habits are starting to rub off on him … until his father intervenes, and shares a lesson with the kid’s father.
- The Great Filling Station Robbery
- Andy and Barney investigate a robbery at Wally’s filling station, and Andy doesn’t think that the likely suspect is guilty …
- Andy Discovers America
- Andy discourages Opie and his friends from studying history, and the new school teacher (Helen Krump’s first appearance) is hurt, and Andy has to repair the damage.
- Aunt Bee’s Medicine Man
- Aunt Bee falls for a fast-talking medicine man, and shares his “elixir” with the ladies’ church group — but the elixir is 85% alcohol!
- The Darlings Are Coming
- The first appearance of the Darling clan, where the betrothed Darling daughter develops a crush on Andy.
- Andy’s English Valet
- The first appearance of Malcolm Merriweather (Bernard Fox) as the English tourist who has to work off his fine as Andy’s valet.
- Barney’s First Car
- Barney invests his life savings to buy his first car from a “little old lady”—and purchases a royal lemon.
- The Rivals
- Opie needs to get over a crush on a young girl, so Barney’s girlfriend Thelma Lou showers him with attention—and Barney doesn’t like it! Not when Opie develops a crush on Thelma Lou…
- A Wife for Andy
- Barney tries to set up Andy with Opie’s teacher, Helen Krump; Andy likes her, but Barney doesn’t once he realizes she doesn’t cook and plans to keep working after marriage! So, he parades a bevy of Mayberry’s beauties through Andy’s living room!
- Dogs, Dogs, Dogs
- A classic episode, where Barney’s soft nature is highlighted, as he rescues a pack of dogs and keeps them in the courthouse, just as Andy is trying to impress an inspector.
- Mountain Wedding
- The Darlings return, and Ernest T. Bass is chasing after Charlene.
- The Big House
- Barney’s prisoners play on his insecurities and escape from “the rock.”
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