The Andy Griffith Show: Season 5

1964 · 32 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 5 of The Andy Griffith Show

Season 5 of The Andy Griffith Show Has 32 episodes and premiered on September 21, 1964. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

32episodes

Sep 21, 1964premiered

May 3, 1965latest episode

13.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Opie Loves Helen
Sep 21, 1964 · 25 min · ★ 6.4
Opie develops a crush on his teacher, Ms. Crump, and Andy sees that the only way to get Opie to forget about it is to admit to him that he and Helen are an "item."
Directing: Aaron Ruben · Writing: Bob Ross · Starring: Aneta Corsaut, Keith Thibodeaux, Ronda Jeter, Mary Lansing
5x02 Barney's Physical
Sep 28, 1964 · 25 min · ★ 7.6
New height and weight requirements go into effect for all law enforcement officers, which threatens to put Barney out of a job unless Andy can figure out a way to throw around some much-needed weight.
Directed by: Howard Morris · Written by: Bob Ross · Starring: Howard McNear, Betty Lynn, Larry Thor, Dennis Rush
5x03 Family Visit
Oct 5, 1964 · 25 min
Aunt Bee's sister Nora and her family come to visit and drive everybody crazy. When Nora's husband starts going around town acting like a police officer, Andy decides to give him a taste of the life of a real lawman.
Directed by: Howard Morris · Written by: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum · Starring: Howard McNear, James Westerfield, Billy Booth, Keith Thibodeaux
5x04 The Education of Ernest T. Bass
Oct 12, 1964 · 25 min
Ernest T. Bass returns to Mayberry to get an education so his girlfriend will marry him. But when he meets his new teacher Helen, he falls in love with her. Now Andy has to help Helen give Ernest all the facts he needs, including the one about the true object of his affection.
Directing: Alan Rafkin · Writing: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum · Starring: Aneta Corsaut, Howard Morris, Ronda Jeter
5x05 Aunt Bee's Romance
Oct 19, 1964 · 25 min
Aunt Bee's old flame Roger comes to town for a visit and starts driving Andy and Opie crazy. Andy tries to give him the benefit of the doubt for Aunt Bee's sake, until Roger threatens to stay forever.
Directing: Howard Morris · Writing: Harvey Bullock · Starring: Howard McNear, Wallace Ford
5x06 Barney's Bloodhound
Oct 26, 1964 · 25 min
Barney buys an old bloodhound to help him and Andy track down a prison escapee, but he only succeeds in getting them both taken hostage. That's when Andy remembers the dog's one pet peeve.
Directing: Howard Morris · Writing: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson · Starring: Howard McNear, James Seay, Arthur Batanides, Howard Morris
5x07 Man in the Middle
Nov 2, 1964 · 25 min
A lover's spat between Barney and Thelma Lou blows out of proportion and ends up involving Andy and Helen. Soon all four are not speaking and it's up to Barney to fix things, but he'll have to make up with Thelma Lou first.
Directing: Alan Rafkin · Writers: Gus Adrian, Dave Evans · Starring: Aneta Corsaut, Betty Lynn
5x08 Barney's Uniform
Nov 9, 1964 · 25 min
Barney angers a local businessman who threatens to break every bone in his body if he sees him out of uniform, so Barney starts wearing his uniform everywhere. Andy has an idea to help him by changing a little more than his clothes.
Directing: Coby Ruskin · Writing: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson · Starring: Allan Melvin, William Keene, Yuki Shimoda
5x09 Opie's Fortune
Nov 16, 1964 · 25 min
Opie finds a change purse with $50 and Andy tells him he can keep it if no one claims it in seven days. On the seventh day the owner comes looking for the money, and Andy discovers Opie has already spent it.
Directing: Coby Ruskin · Writers: Art Baer, Ben Joelson · Starring: Mary Jackson, Jon Lormer, Bill McLean
5x10 Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor
Nov 23, 1964 · 25 min
While Andy is away in Raleigh considering a job offer, Barney is left as acting sheriff and dreams of the day he'll have the job. When he ends up causing more trouble than he prevents, he wonders if he really wants the job as much as he thought.
Directing: Gene Nelson · Writers: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen · Starring: Howard McNear, Hal Smith, George Lindsey, Burt Mustin
5x11 The Pageant
Nov 30, 1964 · 25 min
Aunt Bee is elated when she is cast in the lead role in the Mayberry Centennial Pageant. When it becomes apparent she is not the actress she thinks she is, Andy devises a way for her to get a first-hand look at some real talent.
Directing: Gene Nelson · Writer: Harvey Bullock · Starring: Hope Summers, Olan Soule, James Brewer, Barbara Perry
5x12 The Darling Baby
Dec 7, 1964 · 25 min · ★ 6.9
The Darling family returns to Mayberry seeking a future husband for their 3-month-old daughter. To Andy's horror, they choose Opie, and he finds he will have to scare up a little witchcraft to get out of this one.
Directed by: Howard Morris · Written by: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum · Starring: Denver Pyle, Maggie Peterson, Doug Dillard, Rodney Dillard
5x13 Andy and Helen Have Their Day
Dec 14, 1964 · 25 min
Andy and Helen end up before a justice of the peace when Andy forgets his fishing license during their picnic. When word reaches Barney, he believes they are getting married and rounds up the whole gang to be there for the nuptials.
Directed by: Howard Morris · Written by: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson · Starring: Aneta Corsaut, George Lindsey, Howard Morris, Colin Male
5x14 Three Wishes for Opie
Dec 21, 1964 · 25 min
Opie makes three wishes on a "magic lamp" Barney bought. When one of his wishes doesn't come true, Barney dismisses the whole thing. Opie learns there are many different ways for a wish to be granted.
Directing: Howard Morris · Writing: Richard M. Powell · Starring: Howard McNear, Aneta Corsaut, George Lindsey, Burt Mustin
5x15 Otis Sues the County
Dec 28, 1964 · 25 min
Otis is talked into suing the county by a shady lawyer, thinking Andy will support his efforts to attract more money for the courthouse. To his surprise, Andy decides to fight the case.
Directed by: Howard Morris · Written by: Bob Ross · Starring: Howard McNear, Hal Smith, Bartlett Robinson, Jay Novello
5x16 Barney Fife, Realtor
Jan 4, 1965 · 25 min
Andy catches Opie trying to sell his broken bike to a friend and teaches him a lesson in honest dealing. But when Barney talks Andy into selling his house, the lesson comes to haunt him as Opie points out all the faults of the Taylor house to Barney's potential buyers.
Directed by: Peter Baldwin · Written by: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson · Starring: Dennis Rush, Amzie Strickland, Dabbs Greer, Harlan Warde
5x17 Goober Takes a Car Apart
Jan 11, 1965 · 25 min
Andy is horrified to find Goober has brought a car into the courthouse after being left in charge while Andy was away at a sheriff's conference. That's when he learns that a couple of law-enforcement friends from the conference are coming for a visit.
Directing: Peter Baldwin · Writing: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson · Starring: Howard McNear, Larry Hovis, Buck Young, George Lindsey
5x18 The Rehabilitation of Otis
Jan 18, 1965 · 25 min · ★ 6.9
Barney's attempts at getting Otis to stop drinking through psychotherapy only succeed in driving him away to Mount Pilot. When Andy sees how bad Barney feels, he takes him up to Mount Pilot to convince Otis to come back, only to find that Otis prefers their jail over Andy's.
Directing: Peter Baldwin · Writing: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen · Starring: Howard McNear, Hal Smith, Frank Cady
5x19 The Lucky Letter
Jan 25, 1965 · 25 min
Barney feels he's become "hexed" after Andy persuades him to throw away a chain letter. Now with the annual law-enforcement officers' pistol-shooting qualifications coming up, Andy has to soothe Barney's nerves or he may lose his job.
Directed by: Theodore J. Flicker · Written by: Richard M. Powell · Starring: Howard McNear, Betty Lynn, George Lindsey
5x20 Goober and the Art of Love
Feb 1, 1965 · 25 min
Goober starts to annoy Andy and Barney by hanging around during their dates with Helen and Thelma Lou. They decide to set him up with a girl he likes, only to find they now have twice the trouble.
Directing: Alan Rafkin · Writing: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen · Starring: Aneta Corsaut, Betty Lynn, George Lindsey, Josie Lloyd
5x21 Barney Runs for Sheriff
Feb 8, 1965 · 25 min
Andy is offered a job in Minnesota so Barney decides to run for sheriff in the upcoming election. But when Andy's job offer falls through, he returns to Mayberry to find Barney with a case of campaign fever, aiming to unseat Andy.
Directing: Alan Rafkin · Writer: Richard M. Powell · Starring: Howard McNear, Aneta Corsaut, Betty Lynn, George Lindsey
5x22 If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars
Feb 15, 1965 · 25 min
Barney sets up a sting operation to catch a crook who may be returning to Mayberry for some stolen loot and ends up arresting an undercover FBI agent instead. But a suspicious Andy realizes Barney's operation may not have been as far off as he thought.
Directing: Alan Rafkin · Writing: Bob Ross · Starring: Howard McNear, Byron Foulger, Hank Patterson, George Lindsey
5x23 TV or Not TV
Mar 1, 1965 · 25 min
An article written up about Andy attracts the attention of a Hollywood film crew who come to make a television show about him. Andy is flattered, until he notices the crew's strange fascination with the Mayberry town bank.
Directing: Coby Ruskin · Writing: Art Baer, Ben Joelson · Starring: Howard McNear, Barbara Stuart, George Lindsey, Charles Thompson
5x24 Guest in the House
Mar 8, 1965 · 25 min
The pretty daughter of a friend of Aunt Bee's comes to stay with the Taylors and develops a crush on Andy, who tries to be nice for Aunt Bee's sake without getting in trouble with Helen.
Directing: Coby Ruskin · Writers: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen · Starring: Howard McNear, Aneta Corsaut, George Lindsey, Jan Shutan
5x25 The Case of the Punch in the Nose
Mar 15, 1965 · 25 min
Barney uncovers an old assault case between Floyd the barber and his friend Charlie that never went to trial and ends up re-igniting an old feud that spreads to the whole town. Now Andy has to find a way to resolve the dispute and keep everyone out of court.
Directing: Coby Ruskin · Writers: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson · Starring: Howard McNear, Larry Hovis, George Lindsey, Frank Ferguson
5x26 Opie's Newspaper
Mar 22, 1965 · 25 min
Opie and his friend decide to spice up the newspaper they've started with a gossip column, which works great until Andy and Aunt Bee realize it's mostly about them.
Directed by: Coby Ruskin · Written by: Harvey Bullock · Starring: Irene Tedrow, William Keene, Dennis Rush, Burt Mustin
5x27 Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau
Mar 29, 1965 · 25 min
Andy and Barney go to investigate the man who Aunt Bee has told them she is dating and find out that not only is he married with children, but he has never dated Aunt Bee.
Directing: Theodore J. Flicker · Writing: Art Baer, Ben Joelson · Starring: Hope Summers, Aneta Corsaut, Bobby Diamond, Lyle Latell
5x28 The Arrest of the Fun Girls
Apr 5, 1965 · 25 min
After arresting a couple of "fun girls" from Mount Pilot, Andy and Barney need to postpone their big date with Helen and Thelma Lou. Not wanting their dates to worry, Andy describes their prisoners as hard-bitten criminals. The ploy works, until Helen and Thelma Lou decide to make a surprise visit to the courthouse.
Directing: Theodore J. Flicker · Writer: Richard M. Powell · Starring: Aneta Corsaut, Hal Smith, Joyce Jameson, Betty Lynn
5x29 The Luck of Newton Monroe
Apr 12, 1965 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
Andy arrests a traveling salesman for selling faulty merchandise and puts him on work detail, where he manages to botch every job he's given. Now Andy has to restore the man's self-confidence and he may have to sacrifice his front porch to do it.
Directed by: Coby Ruskin · Written by: Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson · Starring: Howard McNear, Don Rickles, George Lindsey
5x30 Opie Flunks Arithmetic
Apr 19, 1965 · 25 min
When Opie gets a D in math class, Andy tells him he can no longer play football after school and pressures him to study harder. When Opie's grade fails to improve, Andy feels helpless until Helen shows him how he may actually be contributing to the problem.
Directed by: Coby Ruskin · Written by: Richard Morgan · Starring: Aneta Corsaut
5x31 Opie and the Carnival
Apr 26, 1965 · 25 min
Opie goes to the carnival to try and win a present for Andy's birthday but ends up spending all his money on a crooked shooting gallery. When Andy hears about it, he visits the gallery himself to teach the operators a lesson in straight shooting.
Directed by: Coby Ruskin · Written by: Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen · Starring: Howard McNear, Aneta Corsaut, George Lindsey, Keith Thibodeaux
5x32 Banjo-Playing Deputy Season Finale
May 3, 1965 · 25 min
Andy feels responsible when a banjo player loses a job at the carnival, and tries to help him get back on his feet. The man only succeeds in making a mess of things and quickly loses his self-confidence, until he hears about a couple of purse robbers who are on the loose at the carnival.
Directed by: Coby Ruskin · Written by: Bob Ross · Starring: Howard McNear, Hope Summers, Herbie Faye, Jerry Van Dyke