The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show, Andy and the Gentleman Crook

Season 1, Episode 21

A nationally known con man becomes a hero to Aunt Bee, Opie and Barney when he is held in jail.

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The New Housekeeper
SE1 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

The Taylor's housekeeper leaves and is replaced with Aunt Bee.

The Manhunt
SE2 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy and Barney offer to help track down an escaped criminal when the state police come to town.

Guitar Player
SE3 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

With a dance band in an adjacent cell, a hometown guitar player auditions from jail.

Ellie Comes to Town
SE4 • 26m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A young pharmacist moves to Mayberry to help her uncle in the local drugstore.

Irresistible Andy
SE5 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy thinks Ellie wants to marry him after she accepts his invitation to the church picnic.

Runaway Kid
SE6 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy tries to convince Opie's friend, a runaway boy, to return home.

Andy the Matchmaker
SE7 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy stages a robbery to give Barney enough confidence to ask Miss Rosemary out on a date.

Opie's Charity
SE8 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy tries to convince Opie to give more than three cents to a fundraising drive.

A Feud Is a Feud
SE9 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy stops a feud between two mountain families, thus permitting the marriage of their children.

Ellie for Council
SE10 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Ellie Walker sets the men and women of Mayberry against each other when she runs for town council.

Christmas Story
SE11 • 26m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy and Barney throw a prisoner and his family a Christmas party in jail.

Stranger in Town
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A stranger disrupts the citizens of Mayberry because he seems to know everyone's name and business.

Mayberry Goes Hollywood
SE13 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A Hollywood producer wants to make a film in Mayberry, causing the entire town to go into a frenzy.

The Horse Trader
SE14 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy does some fast-talking with an antiques dealer to get rid of the town's old, worthless cannon.

Those Gossipin' Men
SE15 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Aunt Bee, accused by Andy of being a gossip, proves that men are bigger gossips than women.

The Beauty Contest
SE16 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy is appointed as the judge of a local beauty contest, but the contestants drive him crazy.

Alcohol and Old Lace
SE17 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Two elderly sisters continually tip Andy and Barney about moonshiners.

Andy, the Marriage Counselor
SE18 • 26m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy tries to help a married couple whose fights get them in trouble with the law.

Mayberry on Record
SE19 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy suspects that a record producer visiting Mayberry might be a con artist.

Andy Saves Barney's Morale
SE20 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Barney is left in charge of the sheriff's department when Andy has to leave Mayberry for the day.

Andy and the Gentleman Crook
SE21 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A nationally known con man becomes a hero to Aunt Bee, Opie and Barney when he is held in jail.

Cyrano Andy
SE22 • 26m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy plays matchmaker for Barney, but Barney misunderstands his efforts.

Andy and Opie, Housekeepers
SE23 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy and Opie struggle to keep house when Aunt Bee leaves for a few days.

The New Doctor
SE24 • 24m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy finally proposes to Ellie when he thinks that a new doctor in town is trying to turn her head.

A Plaque for Mayberry
SE25 • 26m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

The entire town is shocked when they discover that Otis is a direct descendant of a war hero.

The Inspector
SE26 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy and Barney find out that the state inspector tasked to observe them is a stickler for rules.

Ellie Saves a Female
SE27 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Ellie gives a farmer's daughter a makeover, much to the displeasure of her father.

Andy Forecloses
SE28 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy tries his best to save the Scobey family from getting evicted from their home.

Quiet Sam
SE29 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Barney grows increasingly suspicious of the new farmer in town so Andy agrees to pay him a visit.

Barney Gets His Man
SE30 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Through a series of coincidences, Barney captures a dangerous criminal -- twice.

The Guitar Player Returns
SE31 • 26m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy helps a musician who returns to Mayberry face reality once more.

Bringing Up Opie
SE32 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy and Aunt Bee find that a good father-son relationship with Opie is very important.

  • About this Episode
  • Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor spends his days raising his son in the sleepy town of Mayberry, North Carolina, while living with his Aunt Bee.
  • CastAndy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts
  • GenreComedy
  • Seasons5
  • StudioParamount Network

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