The Andy Griffith Show DVD
Paramount Home Video
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 716 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1960)
Britt Gillette's Andy Griffith Show DVD (Season 1) Review
One of the most beloved shows in television history, The Andy Griffith Show takes its viewers back to a simpler time of small town America, apple pie, and black and white television… The trademark whistling theme song is one of the most recognizable in history, and the duration of the show in syndicated reruns is unrivaled by its peers.
The Andy Griffith Show follows the exploits of the small town of Mayberry and its family values, no nonsense sheriff Andy. Widowed, and father to a small boy named Opie, Andy is joined in Mayberry by his sidekick Deputy Barney Fife, his relative and housekeeper Aunt Bee, and a host of other eccentric characters.
But the show stealer is Barney Fife (Don Knotts) who plays the role of a sometimes incompetent, kooky deputy always in over his head. The onscreen dynamic between Griffith and Knotts is truly magical. Both men would go on to heralded careers in show business with Knotts starring in numerous roles, such as Mr. Furley on Three's Company, and Griffith as the title star of Matlock. Ron Howard (Opie) would go on to establish himself as one of Hollywood's most well-known directors…
This Season 1 DVD of The Andy Griffith Show is packed with some of the best episodes in the show's history. Episodes 3 and 31 feature the talented guitar playing of actor James Best, better known as Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes Of Hazzard, a hit television show of the late 1970's and early 1980's. Various other famous faces crop up in season 1, and if you look closely enough, you might even see the Maytag repairman…
The Andy Griffith Show DVD (Season 1) episode guide:
Episode 1 (The New Housekeeper): Air Date: 10-03-1960
When the former house keeper, Rose, gets married, Andy and Opie make room
in their home (and hearts) for a new housekeeper: Andy's Aunt Bee. But
Opie, unhappy with Rose's departure, is not happy to have Aunt Bee take
her place.
Episode 2 (The Manhunt): Air Date: 10-10-1960
Andy and Barney are asked to step aside while the state police search
Mayberry for an escaped convict.
Episode 3 (The Guitar Player): Air Date: 10-17-1960
Andy utilizes his powers as sheriff to help a young local guitarist (James
Best) realize his dream of playing in a band for a living.
Episode 4 (Runaway Kid): Air Date: 11-07-1960
An eight-year-old runaway and Opie become friends, until Andy finds out
about the situation and offers his guidance.
Episode 5 (Opie's Charity): Air Date: 11-28-1960
When Opie contributes a lousy three cents to the Underprivileged Children's
Drive, Andy is upset, and he let's Opie know it.
Episode 6 (Ellie Comes To Town): Air Date: 10-24-1960
Andy takes a strong liking to Mayberry's newest resident, a pharmacy worker
named Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue).
Episode 7 (Irresistible Andy): Air Date: 10-31-1960
With the coaxing of others, Andy grows to believe that Ellie Walker is
a "deadly female hunter" with intentions to marry him.
Episode 8 (A Feud Is A Feud): Air Date: 12-05-1960
Two neighboring families seek to end a long-running feud when Andy steps
into the situation.
Episode 9 (Andy The Matchmaker): Air Date: 11-14-1960
In an attempt to lift Barney's spirits, Andy stages a minor robbery and
does his best to bring Barney together with a shy seamstress.
Episode 10 (Stranger In Town): Air Date: 12-26-1960
Mayberry citizens (especially Barney) become suspicious of a stranger
who enters Mayberry and seems to know more than he should.
Episode 11 (The Christmas Story): Air Date: 12-19-1960
On Christmas Eve, a modern-day Scrooge (businessman Ben Weaver) causes
trouble in Mayberry.
Episode 12 (Ellie For Council): Air Date: 12-12-1960
Ellie makes the decision to run for town council, and her actions spark
a battle of the sexes that leaves the town bitterly divided.
Episode 13 (Mayberry Goes Hollywood): Air Date: 01-02-1961
When a Hollywood film crew decides to use Mayberry as the setting for
a new movie, the town's residents are transformed by dreams of stardom.
Episode 14 (The Horse Trader): Air Date: 01-09-1961
Ignoring his own advice to Opie concerning stretching the truth, Opie
points out Andy's lies when Andy tries to sell the old town cannon by
telling fibs about its history.
Episode 15 (Those Gossipin' Men): Air Date: 01-16-1961
Aunt Bee sets out to prove that men are gossips as well, when teases her
about females and their inclination to gossip.
Episode 16 (Andy Saves Barney's Morale): Air Date: 02-20-1961
Andy must step in when Barney's overzealous police practices enrage the
residents of Mayberry.
Episode 17 (Alcohol And Old Lace): Air Date: 01-30-1961
While on a quest to shut down local distilleries, Andy and Barney are
surprised to uncover a trail that leads them to two aged sisters.
Episode 18 (Andy, The Marriage Counselor): Air Date:
02-10-1961
Andy gives his advice to a Mayberry couple who are always bickering with
each other.
Episode 19 (Mayberry On Record): Air Date: 02-13-1961
Andy's suspicions are raised when an unknown record promoter arrives in
town looking to gather material for a new folk music album.
Episode 20 (The Beauty Contest): Air Date: 01-23-1961
Andy is put in tough position when he's chosen to be the lone judge in
a local beauty contest with contestants that include Floyd's niece, the
mayor's daughter, and Ellie Walker.
Episode 21 (Andy And The Gentleman Crook): Air Date:
02-27-1961
A well-known and infamous con artist, temporarily held in Mayberry, manages
to charm everyone in the town except Andy.
Episode 22 (Cyrano Andy): Air Date: 03-06-1961
Andy attempts to help Barney express his feelings of love to Thelma Lou.
Episode 23 (Andy And Opie, Housekeepers): Air Date:
03-13-1961
In an effort to show Aunt Bee what a mess they'd be in without her help,
Andy and Opie will go to great lengths.
Episode 24 (The New Doctor): Air Date: 03-27-1961
When a handsome new doctor arrives in Mayberry, he raises suspicions of
Aunt Bee and Barney, and he invokes jealousy in Andy who is afraid he
is no longer the most eligible bachelor in town.
Episode 25 (Plaque For Mayberry): Air Date: 04-03-1961
Mayor Pike (Dick Elliott) and the residents of Mayberry are shocked to
discover that the last living descendant of their much heralded Revolutionary
War hero, Nathan Tibbs, is the town drunk, Otis Campbell.
Episode 26 (The Inspector): Air Date: 04-10-1961
A meticulous and unyielding courthouse inspector condemns Andy and Barney's
disregard for proper procedure while Andy attempts to deal with a local
bootlegger.
Episode 27 (Ellie Saves A Female): Air Date: 04-17-1961
Ellie helps a local female farmhand to express her femininity and become
more desirable to a man.
Episode 28 (Andy Forecloses): Air Date: 04-24-1961
Local Scrooge-like businessman Ben Weaver tries to force Andy to foreclose
on a neighbor experiencing hard times.
Episode 29 (Quiet Sam): Air Date: 05-01-1961
Barney is suspicious that Mayberry's newest and most reclusive farmer
is up to no good, growing marijuana. But he's shocked to find out the
real truth about what's happening at Sam Becker's farm.
Episode 30 (Barney Gets His Man): Air Date: 05-08-1961
A dangerous escaped convict vows revenge on Barney, the man who sent him
back to prison.
Episode 31 (The Guitar Player Returns): Air Date: 05-15-1961
Homegrown Mayberry musician Jim Lindsey (James Best), a successful solo
guitarist, returns home to much fanfare. But, Andy suspects trouble.
Episode 32 (Bringing Up Opie): Air Date: 05-22-1961
Believing that a jailhouse environment has adverse affects on a young
mind, Aunt Bee forbids Opie to spend anymore time at the courthouse.
Britt Gillette
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Posted on 25 January 2005