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1.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Christmas Story
(1960)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Crotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 774
2.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney's First Car
(1963)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
It's a red-letter day in Mayberry when Barney decides to join the motoring world, but things go sour when his cream-puff turns out to be a lemon.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 552
3.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Pickle Story
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
No one will admit to Aunt Bee's homemade pickles being the worst they've ever tasted. Andy switches them with store-bought ones to avoid eating hers, but her decision to enter them in the county fair presents a dilemma.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 623
4.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Man in a Hurry
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Car trouble strands a busy businessman in Mayberry on a Sunday, where the slow pace registers more as an infuriating dead stop.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 586
5.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney Gets His Man
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
The accidental capture of a wanted man makes Barney the toast of Mayberry. It goes to his head 'til the felon escapes and returns to pay Barney back.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Betty Lynn
Votes: 437
6.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney and the Choir
(1962)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
The choir director invites Barney to join the choir before he realizes Barney can't sing.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 496
7.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Citizen's Arrest
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Gomer makes a citizen's arrest of Barney for committing the same traffic violation that Barney just ticketed him for. This causes Barney to overreact, resigning as deputy and demanding a ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Crenna | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 458
8.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Opie the Birdman
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
After Opie accidentally kills a mother bird with his new slingshot, he takes on the job of raising her babies himself. He grows very attached to them, but then has to set them free when they get big.
Director: Richard Crenna | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 525
9.
The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
Episode:
Sawtelle Saga's End
(1955)
TV-G | 23 min | Western
The Lone Ranger on the trail of two slippery masked robbers find they are the nephews of a ostensibly law abiding woman who cynically manages the nephew's criminal activities.
Director: Charles D. Livingstone | Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Frances Bavier, Peter Hansen
Votes: 45
10.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Mr. McBeevee
(1962)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Opie starts talking about his new friend Mr. McBeevee, but his description is hard to believe.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 528
11.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
With Malice Toward One
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An accountant by day and novelist by night, Miss Burrows has grown tired of rejection notices from publishers. Her latest submission is about an author who shoots an editor after his book is rejected.
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Bette Davis, Ronald Reagan, John Baragrey, Frances Bavier
Votes: 260
12.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney's Sidecar
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Barney buys an old surplus army motorcycle and sidecar to use on patrol, then becomes a menace to the whole town.
Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 420
13.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Manhunt
(1960)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
A state police captain errs in not utilizing Sheriff Taylor's intimate knowledge of the area and its people when issuing a dragnet for an escaped criminal.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 626
14.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Shoplifters
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Ben Weaver complains to the Mayberry sheriff's office that merchandise has been disappearing from his department store. While Andy investigates, Barney decides to go undercover to catch the crook(s).
Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 395
15. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,338
16.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
A Date for Gomer
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Barney has to play matchmaker for Thelma Lou's homely, visiting cousin Mary Grace, and sets her up with Gomer Pyle.
Director: Richard Crenna | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 404
17.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Andy and Barney in the Big City
(1962)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Andy and Barney travel to Raleigh on business and help catch a jewel thief in their hotel.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 373
18.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Aunt Bee the Warden
(1962)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family
With the jail full of angry moonshiners, Otis serves his latest public intoxication sentence at the Taylor residence under the stern and watchful eye of Aunt Bee.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 420
19.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney's Physical
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Barney has to gain weight and somehow grow taller in a week's time in order to meet new guidelines for sheriff's deputies or lose his job. Can he do it?
Director: Howard Morris | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 359
20.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Fun Girls
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Two fun-loving girls from Mount Pilot interrupt Andy and Barney's late-night office work. When Helen and Thelma Lou see them together, they get upset and cancel their dates to the big dance... See full summary »
Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 436
21.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Opie's Charity
(1960)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Pride in what other people think presents itself to Andy two-fold when he hears that Opie gave only a measly three cents to a school charity fund, and when a two-years-dead husband walks up to say hello.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Stuart Erwin
Votes: 514
22.
Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode:
Incident of the Dust Flower
(1960)
Not Rated | 60 min | Western
The drovers rescue an injured traveler and his grown daughter, who is sensitive about her unmarried status. The woman flees, but scout Pete Nolan locates her. Upon learning that she can't ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Sheb Wooley, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 101
23. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 17,012
24. Ethel Barrymore Theater (1956– )
30 min | Drama
Ethel Barrymore Theatre was an anthology television series hosted by Ethel Barrymore.
Stars: Ethel Barrymore, Jeff Donnell, Anthony Caruso, Robert Osterloh
Votes: 19
25.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Andy Discovers America
(1963)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Opie's reinterpretation of Andy's encouragement lands Andy in hot water with Opie's new teacher, Miss Helen "Old Lady" Crump.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 377
26.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney's Uniform
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
When a tough guy threatens to beat up Barney if he catches him out of uniform, Barney begins to wear the uniform all the time.
Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 341
27.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
My Fair Ernest T. Bass
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
In order to help Ernest T. Bass find a girl, Andy and Barney attempt to teach him some manners and get him dressed up. Then they try to pass him off at a party as Andy's cousin from Raleigh.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 408
28.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Opie's Fortune
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Opie finds a change purse and almost gains $50.
Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 296
29.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Opie's Hobo Friend
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Andy must put away the welcome mat when a likable drifter, passing through Mayberry, starts putting Artful Dodger-ish notions into Opie's head.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 416
30.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Sheriff Barney
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
When Barney is offered the job of sheriff in a nearby town, he and Andy trade jobs for a day to see what kind of sheriff he would be.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 357
31.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Case of the Punch in the Nose
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Barney finds an old police file about an assault between Floyd and Charles Foley from 19 years before. He refuses to let it go and stirs up a hornet's nest by investigating the case.
Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 346
32.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Song Festers
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Barney is the only tenor in the choir. When a tenor solo part is required the choir director is desperate to find someone else to sing the part. Gomer becomes the replacement.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 337
33.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Sister Rita Story
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Leaving the safety of their village, a group of nuns set out to help those Indians in need at a mission. Now Flint must try to help them fight some Ute Indians who don't seem to know the nuns are just there to help them.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Vera Miles, Frances Bavier
Votes: 96
34. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,857
35.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
A Visit to Barney Fife
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Andy takes a trip to Raleigh to visit Barney and ends up making him a hero by solving a series of robberies.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Betty Kean, Richard X. Slattery
Votes: 252
36.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Andy's Vacation
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Andy takes a much-needed vacation, leaving Barney and Gomer in charge. Unfortunately, nobody will let him get any rest.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 309
37.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney Mends a Broken Heart
(1962)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family
After Andy has an argument with Peggy, Barney tries to make things better by setting him up with another girl.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 374
38.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Crime-Free Mayberry
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
All but Andy get excited over Mayberry's distinction at being named the most crime-free town in America, unaware they're being targeted by criminals while honoring their lawmen.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 371
39.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Goodbye Sheriff Taylor
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Andy considers taking a job in Raleigh, and lets Barney take over as sheriff for a day to prepare him for the office.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 284
40.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Opie and the Bully
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Andy, through Barney, learns that Opie has been targeted by a bully who's been shaking him down for milk money, leaving Andy to wonder how to intervene without letting Opie know he knows.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 398
41.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Darlings Are Coming
(1963)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy, Family
The Darlings, a musical mountain family, descend upon Mayberry.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 437
42.
The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)
Episode:
Danny Meets Andy Griffith
(1960)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Danny is arrested by Sheriff Andy Taylor for going through an unnoticed stop sign in the town of Mayberry.
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: Danny Thomas, Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 130
43.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Crimson Kiss
(1957)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fay Allison and her roommate Anita are found unconscious by Fay's aunt, Louise Marlow, who calls her attorney Perry Mason in desperation. In the girls' apartment Perry and Della discover a key that leads them to the body of Carver Clement.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 496
44. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.
Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf
Votes: 98
45.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
A Black Day for Mayberry
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Andy and Barney have to protect a shipment of gold which will be going through Mayberry on the way to Fort Knox. It's critical that they keep it a secret, but Barney spills the beans ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 359
46.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Andy Forecloses
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
When the Scobey family misses a mortgage payment, Ben Weaver insists Andy serve them a foreclosure notice immediately, but Andy aims to save the Scobeys their home.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 394
47.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Andy Saves Barney's Morale
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Barney becomes a laughing stock after being left in charge and arresting upstanding townsfolk over petty violations. Andy must step in and make them appreciate Barney before he quits.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 410
48.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Bailey's Bad Boy
(1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Andy teaches self-reliance and responsibility to the spoiled son of a rich man.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 391
49.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney Fife, Realtor
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Barney decides to try his hand at the real estate business. He has a plan that will net him commissions on three sales. Crucial to the deal is Andy selling his house and buying another.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 301
50.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Barney on the Rebound
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
After a spat with Thelma Lou, a sophisticated new girl arrives in Mayberry and takes a surprisingly deep interest in Barney, trapping him in an unintentional proposal.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 375