A Feud Is a Feud (5 Dec. 1960)

A young couple wakes the Taylors late at night and wants to get married. Andy barely gets started when Hannah's father bursts in and stops the wedding at gunpoint, followed by Josh's father... See full summary »

Director:

Don Weis

Writer:

Frank Tarloff

Stars:

Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Andy Griffith	...	Sheriff Andy Taylor
Ron Howard	...	Opie Taylor (as Ronnie Howard)
Frances Bavier	...	Aunt Bee Taylor
Arthur Hunnicutt	...	Jedediah Wakefield
Chubby Johnson	...	Mr. Carter
Karyn Kupcinet	...	Hannah Carter (as Tammy Windsor)
Claude Johnson	...	Josh Wakefield

Storyline

A young couple wakes the Taylors late at night and wants to get married. Andy barely gets started when Hannah's father bursts in and stops the wedding at gunpoint, followed by Josh's father, who has the same intention. It seems that the Carters and Wakefields have been feuding for years and the patriarchs ain't about to let one o' theirs marry one o' them, so Andy backs down. In the morning Andy decides the best course of action is to end the feud before marrying the couple and visits both fathers. He learns that neither knows how the feud started and that no one has been killed in the 87 years of fighting. Andy proposes a duel to end the feud but both men run off rather than take the chance of getting killed. In the end, Andy marries Josh and Hannah at gunpoint.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 1960 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mayberry Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode incorporates Andy Griffith's humorous monologue retelling the story of Romeo and Juliet, much like his story "What It Was, Was Football." Both routines appeared on his 1958 album "Just for Laughs."

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Goofs

After unloading each shotgun Andy returns the wrong gun to each of the combatants.

User Reviews

Darn clever...

This is one of my personal favorites--an early "Andy Griffith Show" episode that is high on comedy. It's about a couple families who have been feuding much like the famous Hatfield and McCoy feud. For generations, both families have hated each other and now there is a crisis--two of their young people are in love with each other and want to get married! Both fathers, naturally, threaten to shoot the pair, as they NEVER could consent to something like this! Andy is perplexed--he can't have people shooting each other. However, after researching the actual feud, he figures out a loophole--a way to get the pair married AND with their fathers' blessings. This culminates with a very funny scene involving Andy having both the fathers fight a duel--you just have to see it to believe it! Overall, this is an exceptionally written show from start to finish. Heartwarming, funny and extremely clever--you can't help but like this one!