The Andy Griffith Show: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Andy Griffith Show Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Opie's Job
Sep 13, 1965 · 25 min
Opie and another boy compete for a job at the Grocery store.
Andy's Rival
Sep 20, 1965 · 25 min
Frank, a teacher from Raleigh comes to Mayberry for a visit. He and Helen get along fine, and Andy suspects something is going on between them.
Malcolm at the Crossroads
Sep 27, 1965 · 25 min
To get his mind off throwing rocks through windows, Ernest T. Bass is given the job of being a traffic cop. However, when Ernest T. begins throwing bricks through car windows, Malc
Aunt Bee, the Swinger
Oct 4, 1965 · 25 min
Aunt Bee and a retired politician experience a very fast-paced relationship.
The Bazaar
Oct 11, 1965 · 25 min
Warren, enforcing a gambling ordinance to the letter of the law, arrests Aunt Bee and her women friends (meaning, most of Mayberry) for running a Bingo game. Everyone's furious at
A Warning from Warren
Oct 18, 1965 · 25 min
Warren is convinced he has e.s.p. and feels that Andy and Helen are in grave danger if they go to the lake. He tries to warn them but they do not take him seriously. He takes it u
Off to Hollywood
Oct 25, 1965 · 25 min
When Andy receives a $1000.00 dollars for the rights to a story about him "Sheriff without a gun" that will be filmed in Hollywood, he wants to put it in the bank. Opie, Aunt Bee
The Taylors in Hollywood
Nov 1, 1965 · 25 min
The Taylors visit Hollywood and get to see the making of Sheriff Without a Gun.
The Hollywood Party
Nov 8, 1965 · 25 min
Andy has some explaining to do to Helen when photographs of him getting cozy with a famous and attractive Hollywood starlet make it back to Mayberry.
Aunt Bee on TV
Nov 15, 1965 · 25 min
While the Taylors were in Hollywood, Aunt Bee won $4800 worth of prizes on a game show. She is the envy of Mayberry, until she her friends think that she's gloating about her winn
The Cannon
Nov 22, 1965 · 25 min
The governor comes to town for founders day. The mobile state museum is brought to town for the event. Goober and Warren are supposed to guard the museum and end up firing the old
A Man's Best Friend
Nov 29, 1965 · 25 min
Opie makes friends with Tommy, the new kid in town. Tommy is a bit mischevious, climbing up on the roof of Andy's building, and taking out a gun from Andy's gun rack even after And
Aunt Bee Takes a Job
Dec 6, 1965 · 25 min
Feeling bored and lonely in the afternoons, Aunt Bee asks Andy if it would be alright if she get an afternoon job. After looking through the want ads, she gets hired at a printing
The Church Organ
Dec 13, 1965 · 25 min
Clara pleads for a new church organ and Andy gets everyone to pledge money to help buy one, but when the pledges come due no one wants to pay up.
Girl-Shy
Dec 20, 1965 · 25 min
Warren is truly shy around women except when he is sleep walking. When he sleepwalks he turns into a Lothario of the first order--and his new conquest-to-be is Helen!
Otis the Artist
Jan 3, 1966 · 25 min
Warren decides that Otis needs some contructive rehabilitation acitivity-so he has him take up art. Otis works hard on a large mosaic of a cow that he is proud of-and he gives it a
The Return of Barney Fife
Jan 10, 1966 · 25 min
Barney Fife returns home to Mayberry for a brief visit only to discover that his former girlfriend Thelma Lou has married. Fortunately for Barney, sweet Nettie Albright a secret a
The Legend of Barney Fife
Jan 17, 1966 · 25 min
Warren gets to meet his idol Barney Fife. Barney is thrilled to have someone worship him (at long last!) but tries to sneak out of town when a real case needs to be dealt with invo
Lost and Found
Jan 24, 1966 · 25 min
Aunt Bee loses a piece of jewelry then turns it into the insurance office to collect a claim on it. Then she eventually finds the jewelry. She spends the money that the insurance
Wyatt Earp Rides Again
Jan 31, 1966 · 25 min
A wild west show comes to town featuring a wimpy man who is said to be related to Wyatt Earp.
Aunt Bee Learns to Drive
Feb 7, 1966 · 25 min
Aunt Bee is frustrated at always having to rely on other people (notably Andy) for a ride. When she sees a car that Goober is selling she decides to finally learn how to drive and
Look Paw, I'm Dancing
Feb 14, 1966 · 25 min
Opie wants to attend his first dance but first must learn how to dance.
The Gypsies
Feb 21, 1966 · 25 min
Andy orders a group of gypsies out of town after they bother the residents. They soon set up camp outside of Mayberry and place a "curse" on the area in the form of a drought. Ever
Eat Your Heart Out
Feb 28, 1966 · 25 min
Poor Andy Taylor. What's he to do when Goober's new sweetheart starts making cow eyes at him? What else? HEAD FOR THE HILLS! Her name is Flora Mahlerbie, Mayberry's attractive n
A Baby in the House
Mar 7, 1966 · 25 min
Aunt Bee is thrilled to be able to help out her niece by babysitting her infant baby. Unfortunately the baby cries only when Aunt Bee picks her up and not when anyone else does it.
The County Clerk
Mar 14, 1966 · 25 min
Andy and Helen try to play matchmaker for Howard Sprague, the county clerk, but his mother wants to keep him close to home (and to her).
The Foster Lady
Mar 21, 1966 · 25 min
In search of a "real person" for his Foster Furniture Polish, Mr. Foster thinks Aunt Bee has what it takes to make his t.v. commercials memorable.
Goober's Replacement
Mar 28, 1966 · 25 min
Goober goes on vacation and can't find anyone to replace him at Wally's Gas Station. His new sweetheart, Flora, who used to work at the diner is now available to fill in for him.
The Battle of Mayberry
Apr 4, 1966 · 25 min
Opie does some investigative reporting for an essay on the Battle of Mayberry but finds getting at the truth is harder than he imgagined.
A Singer in Town
Apr 11, 1966 · 25 min
When a famous singer visits Mayberry, Aunt Bee and Clara see their ticket to stardom!