A New Doctor in Town (26 Dec. 1966)

Mayberry has a new doctor in town who runs into difficulty being accepted because no one wants to be his first patient.

Director:

Lee Philips

Writers:

Ray Brenner, Barry E. Blitzer

Stars:

Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Andy Griffith	...	Sheriff Andy Taylor
Ron Howard	...	Opie Taylor (as Ronny Howard)
Frances Bavier	...	Aunt Bee Taylor
Howard McNear	...	Floyd Lawson
Aneta Corsaut	...	Helen Crump
Hope Summers	...	Clara Edwards
William Christopher	...	Dr. Thomas Peterson
Sari Price	...	Nurse Oakley

Storyline

When Mayberry's doctor retires after a long and distinguished career he's replaced by a new arrival, Dr. Thomas Peterson. He's a relatively new doctor and everyone, particularly some of the old-timers, note how young he appears to be. Andy and Helen point out that they should all give him a chance but no one seems to bee prepared to be the first one to visit him. Things take an unexpected turn when Opie comes down with a sore throat and Dr. Peterson decides that his tonsils have to come out. Andy is suddenly very hesitant to let his son be operated on by someone who is so new, but Helen encourages him. The results will obviously determine if the good doctor has any future in Mayberry.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 1966 (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:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy invites the Doctor to dinner and tells him the address to his house, "Just off Main Street, 14 Maple."

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Goofs

William Christopher is listed in the end credits as playing Dr. Peterson, but when he hangs his sign outside his office (at 06:16 on the DVD) it reads "THOMAS PETERSEN, M.D." with "sen" rather than "son".

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