Banjo-Playing Deputy
- Episode aired May 3, 1965
- 30m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
341
YOUR RATING
A destitute banjo player fills in for Barney.A destitute banjo player fills in for Barney.A destitute banjo player fills in for Barney.
Ron Howard
- Opie Taylor
- (as Ronny Howard)
Don Knotts
- Barney Fife
- (credit only)
Walter Bacon
- Carnival Patron
- (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
- Carnival Patron
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Bob Ross
- Sheldon Leonard(uncredited)
- Aaron Ruben(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJerry (Jerry Van Dyke) tells Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) that he is from Morgantown, WV, the same city that recently departed Don Knotts (Barney Fife) was born and raised in.
- GoofsThe character played by Hope Summers is listed in the credits as 'Miss Bedloe.' However, when she goes into the courthouse to complain to Andy about the dancing at the carnival, he greets her as 'Ms Edwards.' Her character's name in some previous and later episodes was Clara Edwards.
Featured review
Absolutely Dreadful
I agree 100% with the first reviewer that this episode marked the end of "The Andy Griffith Show" that so many people remember with such fondness. It's appears obvious to me that the producers and writers of the show were casting about, trying to find a comic replacement for the irreplaceable Don Knotts, and that they were failing miserably in the attempt. In this painful-to-watch episode, Jerry Van Dyke is (as my mother used to say) "about as funny as a crutch." The first reviewer also mentions the fact that the later casting of Jack Burns' unfunny character,"Warren Ferguson," was further proof that the producers were flailing about in an attempt to find a comic foil for "Andy Taylor's" laid-back sheriff.
In my opinion, the powers behind this series should have recognized that it was really an extension of the classic sitcoms of the 1950s, and that, by 1965, it had become a pathetic anachronism in American society. They should have thrown in the towel after Knotts left the show, thereby sparing us and them the painful demise of what was once an extremely entertaining series. Instead, they ran the show into the ground with the introduction of unmemorable new characters--and finally with the lamentable travesty called "Mayberry R.F.D."
In my opinion, the powers behind this series should have recognized that it was really an extension of the classic sitcoms of the 1950s, and that, by 1965, it had become a pathetic anachronism in American society. They should have thrown in the towel after Knotts left the show, thereby sparing us and them the painful demise of what was once an extremely entertaining series. Instead, they ran the show into the ground with the introduction of unmemorable new characters--and finally with the lamentable travesty called "Mayberry R.F.D."
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- dwhw
- Jun 13, 2015
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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