The Andy Griffith Show: Season 2

1961 · 31 episodes · ★ 8.5

What Season 2 of The Andy Griffith Show

Season 2 of The Andy Griffith Show It has 31 episodes and aired October 2, 1961. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

31episodes

Oct 2, 1961aired

May 7, 1962latest episode

12.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Opie and the Bully
Oct 2, 1961 · 25 min
Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son Opie at school.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Frank Tarloff · Starring: Terry Dickinson
2x02 Barney's Replacement
Oct 9, 1961 · 25 min
When a rookie policeman is sent to Mayberry for training, Barney mistakenly believes the man is his replacement and quits the police force to become a vacuum-cleaner salesman.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Hope Summers, Mark Miller, Betty Lynn, Cheerio Meredith
2x03 Andy and the Woman Speeder
Oct 16, 1961 · 25 min
Andy arrests an attractive speeder, who promptly uses flattery and charm to turn the various prosecution witnesses -- Opie, Barney and Floyd the barber -- against a hapless Andy and his case.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Howard McNear, Jean Hagen, Dick Elliott
2x04 Mayberry Goes Bankrupt
Oct 23, 1961 · 25 min
Will the town coffers run out of cash? It appears that way when Mayberry resident Frank Myers is stunned to discover that the township apparently owes him close to $350,000!
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Jason Johnson, Andy Clyde, Phil Chambers, Dick Elliott
2x05 Barney on the Rebound
Oct 30, 1961 · 25 min
After a disagreement with Thelma Lou, Barney unwittingly falls under the spell of the female half of a scheming con team and Andy must attempt to save the day.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Jackie Coogan, Betty Lynn, Beverly Tyler
2x06 Opie's Hobo Friend
Nov 13, 1961 · 25 min
Andy is wary when Opie becomes fascinated by a wily hobo (Buddy Ebsen) who begins to influence the boy with his carefree, conniving ways.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Harvey Bullock · Starring: Buddy Ebsen
2x07 Crime-Free Mayberry
Nov 20, 1961 · 25 min
Two crooks masquerade as an FBI agent and a professional photographer in a scheme to honor the Mayberry Sheriff's Department for preserving the community's low crime rate -- but they actually have their eye on the town bank.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Paul Henning · Starring: Howard McNear, Hal Smith, Edmon Ryan, George Petrie
2x08 The Perfect Female
Nov 27, 1961 · 25 min
When Thelma Lou arranges a blind date between her visiting cousin and Andy, the two lovebirds hit it off -- but a skeet-shooting competition sets Andy's romantic record straight.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Gail Davis, Betty Lynn, Alfred Hopson
2x09 Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter
Dec 4, 1961 · 25 min
Aunt Bee falls for traveling handyman Henry Wheeler, but Andy becomes convinced that Wheeler is a less-than-ideal suitor and decides to intervene.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon · Starring: Edgar Buchanan, Doodles Weaver, George Cisar, Sherwood Keith
2x10 The Clubmen
Dec 11, 1961 · 25 min
Both Andy and Barney are offered membership in an exclusive men's club, but Barney manages to alienate the entire group by trying too hard to fit in -- an endeavor that threatens his chances at joining the elite organization.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Fred S. Fox, Iz Elinson · Starring: Howard McNear, Ross Elliott, George N. Neise, Burt Mustin
2x11 The Pickle Story
Dec 18, 1961 · 25 min
Andy and Barney are horrified when Aunt Bee decides to enter her prized pickles -- with a taste described as "kerosene cucumbers" -- in a county fair contest, hoping to claim first prize over the competition's perennial winner.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Harvey Bullock · Starring: Hope Summers, Stanley Farrar, Warren Parker, Lee Krieger
2x12 Sheriff Barney
Dec 25, 1961 · 25 min
When Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of nearby Greendale, Andy decides to let him be the sheriff of Mayberry for a day to give him a taste of what the top law-enforcement spot entails.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon · Starring: Howard McNear, Hal Smith, Orville Sherman, Dabbs Greer
2x13 The Farmer Takes a Wife
Jan 1, 1962 · 25 min
Big Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale) comes to Mayberry, determined to find a suitable wife. Andy and Barney are more than happy to help him with his search -- until Pruitt announces his choice: Barney's girlfriend, Thelma Lou!
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Betty Lynn, Alan Hale Jr., Rachel Romen, Robert McQuain
2x14 The Keeper of the Flame
Jan 8, 1962 · 25 min
Opie joins a secret club known as The Wildcats and is subsequently suspected of being the guilty party when the barn that the club meets in catches fire and burns to the ground.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Flip Mark, Everett Sloane, Mark Rodney, Terry Dickinson
2x15 Bailey's Bad Boy
Jan 15, 1962 · 25 min
Andy has his hands full with a rich, arrogant lawbreaker (Bill Bixby) who threatens to have his influential father make life miserable for Andy and Barney unless the charges against him are dismissed.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon · Starring: Hal Smith, Bill Bixby, Jon Lormer, John Graham
2x16 The Manicurist
Jan 22, 1962 · 25 min
The men of Mayberry become infatuated with Ellen Brown (Barbara Eden), a curvaceous manicurist who sets up shop in Floyd's barbershop. But the women of Mayberry are less than enthusiastic about the situation.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Howard McNear, Barbara Eden, Cheerio Meredith, Dick Elliott
2x17 The Jinx
Jan 29, 1962 · 25 min
After a series of mishaps, Barney declares that Mayberry resident Henry Bennett is a "jinx." Andy sets out to prove him wrong -- but begins to believe it himself after the troubles continue.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Howard McNear, John Qualen, Clint Howard, Sherwood Keith
2x18 Jailbreak
Feb 5, 1962 · 25 min
Barney must attempt to salvage his reputation after he inadvertently allows a criminal to escape from the Mayberry jail and the state police are called in to assist in the manhunt.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Harvey Bullock · Starring: Ken Lynch, Allan Melvin, Frank Warren, Fred Sherman
2x19 A Medal for Opie
Feb 12, 1962 · 25 min
Opie has his heart set on winning a medal in the annual Sheriff's Boys Day race -- so he seeks training tips from an expert in the field: legendary 50-Yard Dash champion Barney Fife!
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Frank Tarloff · Starring: Robert McQuain, Pat Coghlan
2x20 Barney and the Choir
Feb 19, 1962 · 25 min
Things hit a sour note when Barney joins the Mayberry choir -- and it's quickly determined that his singing voice isn't exactly harmonious to the other members of the group.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Olan Soule, Betty Lynn, Delos Jewkes
2x21 Guest of Honor
Feb 26, 1962 · 25 min
As part of the Founder's Day festivities, the residents of Mayberry decide to give a key to the city to the first visitor entering the town. Unfortunately, that visitor is Sheldon Davis, a highly skilled pickpocket and petty thief.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Howard McNear, Jay Novello, Bill Hickman, Frank Warren
2x22 The Merchant of Mayberry
Mar 5, 1962 · 25 min
Weaver's Department Store in Mayberry has some new competition -- in the form of Bert Miller, a traveling salesman who sets up shop in the town with a little help from Andy.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Ben Gershman, Leo Solomon · Starring: Sterling Holloway, Will Wright, Sarah Seegar, Mary Lansing
2x23 Aunt Bee the Warden
Mar 12, 1962 · 25 min
With the town jail full, Andy reluctantly decides to have the town drunk, Otis Campbell, incarcerated in Andy's own home. But when Aunt Bee takes charge as the "warden," Otis is soon howling to be locked up in the real jail!
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Hope Summers, Hal Smith, Orville Sherman, Mary Lansing
2x24 The County Nurse
Mar 19, 1962 · 25 min
Feisty country farmer Rafe Hollister is determined to avoid getting a tetanus shot when county nurse Mary Simpson arrives in Mayberry to inoculate the citizenry.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Julie Adams, Jack Prince
2x25 Andy and Barney in the Big City
Mar 26, 1962 · 25 min
While on a trip to Raleigh, Andy and Barney find themselves swept into an adventure involving a jewel thief being watched by a hotel detective.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Harvey Bullock · Starring: Arte Johnson, Les Tremayne, Allan Melvin, Peter Leeds
2x26 Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee
Apr 2, 1962 · 25 min
Aunt Bee invents an imaginary beau so that Andy can be free to concentrate on finding a wife for himself. But when it comes time to produce her boyfriend in person, Bee must scramble to find an actual contender.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Harvey Bullock · Starring: Hope Summers, Hal Smith, Fred Sherman
2x27 Three's a Crowd
Apr 9, 1962 · 25 min
Andy's attempts to date county nurse Mary Simpson are constantly thwarted by an unwanted third wheel -- Barney -- who continually interferes with their courtship.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Sue Ane Langdon, Betty Lynn
2x28 The Bookie Barber
Apr 16, 1962 · 25 min
Floyd's dreams of expanding his haircutting business seem to be coming true when semi-retired barber Bill Medwin offer to come on board. But what Floyd doesn't realize is that his new barber is actually a bookie.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Harvey Bullock, R. Allen Saffian · Starring: Howard McNear, Herb Vigran, Harry Swoger, Joe Stannard
2x29 Andy on Trial
Apr 23, 1962 · 25 min
A newspaper publishing mogul is ticketed for speeding and retaliates by sending an undercover reporter to Mayberry to dig up whatever dirt she can on Andy and his department.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart · Starring: Sally Mansfield, Byron Morrow, Ruta Lee, Roy Roberts
2x30 Cousin Virgil
Apr 30, 1962 · 25 min
When Barney's awkward cousin Virgil arrives from New Jersey, Barney attempts to put him to work -- but Virgil's earnest attempts to lend a helping hand create havoc at every turn.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: John L. Greene, Phil Shuken · Starring: Hal Smith, Michael J. Pollard, Rance Howard
2x31 Deputy Otis Season Finale
May 7, 1962 · 25 min
Can the town drunk masquerade as a respected Mayberry deputy? That's the plan when Otis Campbell receives a letter from his brother, who is planning to visit the town and observe his brother's law-enforcement talents.
Directing: Bob Sweeney · Writing: Fred S. Fox, Iz Elinson · Starring: Hal Smith, Stanley Adams, Dorothy Neumann, Amzie Strickland