Season 2 poster

Season 2

(1961)

Cast

Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor
Andy Griffith

as Andy Taylor

Ron Howard as Opie Taylor
Ron Howard

as Opie Taylor

Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor
Frances Bavier

as Aunt Bee Taylor

Don Knotts as Barney Fife
Don Knotts

as Barney Fife

Episodes

Opie and the Bully poster

Opie and the Bully 9.0

October 2, 1961

Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son O…

Barney's Replacement poster

Barney's Replacement 9.0

October 9, 1961

When a rookie policeman is sent to Mayberry for training, Barney mistakenly believes the man is his replacement and qui…

Andy and the Woman Speeder poster

Andy and the Woman Speeder 7.0

October 16, 1961

Andy arrests an attractive speeder, who promptly uses flattery and charm to turn the various prosecution witnesses -- O…

Mayberry Goes Bankrupt poster

Mayberry Goes Bankrupt 9.0

October 23, 1961

Will the town coffers run out of cash? It appears that way when Mayberry resident Frank Myers is stunned to discover th…

Barney on the Rebound poster

Barney on the Rebound 8.0

October 30, 1961

After a disagreement with Thelma Lou, Barney unwittingly falls under the spell of the female half of a scheming con tea…

Opie's Hobo Friend poster

Opie's Hobo Friend 9.0

November 13, 1961

Andy is wary when Opie becomes fascinated by a wily hobo (Buddy Ebsen) who begins to influence the boy with his carefre…

Crime-Free Mayberry poster

Crime-Free Mayberry 9.0

November 20, 1961

Two crooks masquerade as an FBI agent and a professional photographer in a scheme to honor the Mayberry Sheriff's Depar…

The Perfect Female poster

The Perfect Female 7.0

November 27, 1961

When Thelma Lou arranges a blind date between her visiting cousin and Andy, the two lovebirds hit it off -- but a skeet…

Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter poster

Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter 7.0

December 4, 1961

Aunt Bee falls for traveling handyman Henry Wheeler, but Andy becomes convinced that Wheeler is a less-than-ideal suito…

The Clubmen poster

The Clubmen 9.0

December 11, 1961

Both Andy and Barney are offered membership in an exclusive men's club, but Barney manages to alienate the entire group…

The Pickle Story poster

The Pickle Story 10.0

December 18, 1961

Andy and Barney are horrified when Aunt Bee decides to enter her prized pickles -- with a taste described as "kerosene …

Sheriff Barney poster

Sheriff Barney 9.0

December 25, 1961

When Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of nearby Greendale, Andy decides to let him be the sheriff of Mayberry…

The Farmer Takes a Wife poster

The Farmer Takes a Wife 8.5

January 1, 1962

Big Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale) comes to Mayberry, determined to find a suitable wife. Andy and Barney are more than happy …

The Keeper of the Flame poster

The Keeper of the Flame 10.0

January 8, 1962

Opie joins a secret club known as The Wildcats and is subsequently suspected of being the guilty party when the barn th…

Bailey's Bad Boy poster

Bailey's Bad Boy 7.0

January 15, 1962

Andy has his hands full with a rich, arrogant lawbreaker (Bill Bixby) who threatens to have his influential father make…

The Manicurist poster

The Manicurist 7.0

January 22, 1962

The men of Mayberry become infatuated with Ellen Brown (Barbara Eden), a curvaceous manicurist who sets up shop in Floy…

The Jinx poster

The Jinx 9.0

January 29, 1962

After a series of mishaps, Barney declares that Mayberry resident Henry Bennett is a "jinx." Andy sets out to prove him…

Jailbreak poster

Jailbreak 9.0

February 5, 1962

Barney must attempt to salvage his reputation after he inadvertently allows a criminal to escape from the Mayberry jail…

A Medal for Opie poster

A Medal for Opie 8.0

February 12, 1962

Opie has his heart set on winning a medal in the annual Sheriff's Boys Day race -- so he seeks training tips from an ex…

Barney and the Choir poster

Barney and the Choir 9.0

February 19, 1962

Things hit a sour note when Barney joins the Mayberry choir -- and it's quickly determined that his singing voice isn't…

Guest of Honor poster

Guest of Honor 8.5

February 26, 1962

As part of the Founder's Day festivities, the residents of Mayberry decide to give a key to the city to the first visit…

The Merchant of Mayberry poster

The Merchant of Mayberry 9.5

March 5, 1962

Weaver's Department Store in Mayberry has some new competition -- in the form of Bert Miller, a traveling salesman who …

Aunt Bee the Warden poster

Aunt Bee the Warden 9.0

March 12, 1962

With the town jail full, Andy reluctantly decides to have the town drunk, Otis Campbell, incarcerated in Andy's own hom…

The County Nurse poster

The County Nurse 7.0

March 19, 1962

Feisty country farmer Rafe Hollister is determined to avoid getting a tetanus shot when county nurse Mary Simpson arriv…

Andy and Barney in the Big City poster

Andy and Barney in the Big City 9.0

March 26, 1962

While on a trip to Raleigh, Andy and Barney find themselves swept into an adventure involving a jewel thief being watch…

Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee poster

Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee 8.0

April 2, 1962

Aunt Bee invents an imaginary beau so that Andy can be free to concentrate on finding a wife for himself. But when it c…

Three's a Crowd poster

Three's a Crowd 7.0

April 9, 1962

Andy's attempts to date county nurse Mary Simpson are constantly thwarted by an unwanted third wheel -- Barney -- who c…

The Bookie Barber poster

The Bookie Barber 7.0

April 16, 1962

Floyd's dreams of expanding his haircutting business seem to be coming true when semi-retired barber Bill Medwin offer …

Andy on Trial poster

Andy on Trial 8.0

April 23, 1962

A newspaper publishing mogul is ticketed for speeding and retaliates by sending an undercover reporter to Mayberry to d…

Cousin Virgil poster

Cousin Virgil 9.0

April 30, 1962

When Barney's awkward cousin Virgil arrives from New Jersey, Barney attempts to put him to work -- but Virgil's earnest…

Deputy Otis poster

Deputy Otis 9.0

May 7, 1962

Can the town drunk masquerade as a respected Mayberry deputy? That's the plan when Otis Campbell receives a letter from…