The BEST episodes of The Andy Griffith Show season 2
Every episode of The Andy Griffith Show season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Andy Griffith Show season 2!
Down-home humor and an endearing cast of characters helped make The Andy Griffith Show one of the most beloved comedies in the history of TV. The show centered around widower Andy Taylor, who divided his time between raising his young son Opie, and his job as sheriff of the sleepy North Carolina town, Mayberry. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee, who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife, is his deputy sheriff whose incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually crime-free.
#1 - Crime-Free Mayberry
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/1961
Two crooks masquerade as an FBI agent and a professional photographer in a scheme to honor the Mayberry Sheriff's Department for preserving the community's low crime rate -- but they actually have their eye on the town bank.
#2 - Sheriff Barney
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1961
When Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of nearby Greendale, Andy decides to let him be the sheriff of Mayberry for a day to give him a taste of what the top law-enforcement spot entails.
#3 - Barney and the Choir
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1962
Things hit a sour note when Barney joins the Mayberry choir -- and it's quickly determined that his singing voice isn't exactly harmonious to the other members of the group.
#4 - Barney on the Rebound
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1961
After a disagreement with Thelma Lou, Barney unwittingly falls under the spell of the female half of a scheming con team and Andy must attempt to save the day.
#5 - The Merchant of Mayberry
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1962
Weaver's Department Store in Mayberry has some new competition -- in the form of Bert Miller, a traveling salesman who sets up shop in the town with a little help from Andy.
#6 - Aunt Bee the Warden
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1962
With the town jail full, Andy reluctantly decides to have the town drunk, Otis Campbell, incarcerated in Andy's own home. But when Aunt Bee takes charge as the "warden," Otis is soon howling to be locked up in the real jail!
#7 - Barney's Replacement
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1961
When a rookie policeman is sent to Mayberry for training, Barney mistakenly believes the man is his replacement and quits the police force to become a vacuum-cleaner salesman.
#8 - Andy and Barney in the Big City
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1962
While on a trip to Raleigh, Andy and Barney find themselves swept into an adventure involving a jewel thief being watched by a hotel detective.
#9 - Jailbreak
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1962
Barney must attempt to salvage his reputation after he inadvertently allows a criminal to escape from the Mayberry jail and the state police are called in to assist in the manhunt.
#10 - Opie and the Bully
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1961
Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son Opie at school.
#11 - Andy on Trial
Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/23/1962
A newspaper publishing mogul is ticketed for speeding and retaliates by sending an undercover reporter to Mayberry to dig up whatever dirt she can on Andy and his department.
#12 - A Medal for Opie
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1962
Opie has his heart set on winning a medal in the annual Sheriff's Boys Day race -- so he seeks training tips from an expert in the field: legendary 50-Yard Dash champion Barney Fife!
#13 - The Bookie Barber
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/16/1962
Floyd's dreams of expanding his haircutting business seem to be coming true when semi-retired barber Bill Medwin offer to come on board. But what Floyd doesn't realize is that his new barber is actually a bookie.
#14 - Mayberry Goes Bankrupt
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1961
Will the town coffers run out of cash? It appears that way when Mayberry resident Frank Myers is stunned to discover that the township apparently owes him close to $350,000!
#15 - Opie's Hobo Friend
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/1961
Andy is wary when Opie becomes fascinated by a wily hobo (Buddy Ebsen) who begins to influence the boy with his carefree, conniving ways.
#16 - The Pickle Story
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1961
Andy and Barney are horrified when Aunt Bee decides to enter her prized pickles -- with a taste described as "kerosene cucumbers" -- in a county fair contest, hoping to claim first prize over the competition's perennial winner.
#17 - The Keeper of the Flame
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1962
Opie joins a secret club known as The Wildcats and is subsequently suspected of being the guilty party when the barn that the club meets in catches fire and burns to the ground.
#18 - The County Nurse
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1962
Feisty country farmer Rafe Hollister is determined to avoid getting a tetanus shot when county nurse Mary Simpson arrives in Mayberry to inoculate the citizenry.
#19 - Three's a Crowd
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/9/1962
Andy's attempts to date county nurse Mary Simpson are constantly thwarted by an unwanted third wheel -- Barney -- who continually interferes with their courtship.
#20 - Deputy Otis
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/7/1962
Can the town drunk masquerade as a respected Mayberry deputy? That's the plan when Otis Campbell receives a letter from his brother, who is planning to visit the town and observe his brother's law-enforcement talents.
#21 - The Clubmen
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1961
Both Andy and Barney are offered membership in an exclusive men's club, but Barney manages to alienate the entire group by trying too hard to fit in -- an endeavor that threatens his chances at joining the elite organization.
#22 - The Jinx
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1962
After a series of mishaps, Barney declares that Mayberry resident Henry Bennett is a "jinx." Andy sets out to prove him wrong -- but begins to believe it himself after the troubles continue.
#23 - Andy and the Woman Speeder
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1961
Andy arrests an attractive speeder, who promptly uses flattery and charm to turn the various prosecution witnesses -- Opie, Barney and Floyd the barber -- against a hapless Andy and his case.
#24 - Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/2/1962
Aunt Bee invents an imaginary beau so that Andy can be free to concentrate on finding a wife for himself. But when it comes time to produce her boyfriend in person, Bee must scramble to find an actual contender.
#25 - The Manicurist
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1962
The men of Mayberry become infatuated with Ellen Brown (Barbara Eden), a curvaceous manicurist who sets up shop in Floyd's barbershop. But the women of Mayberry are less than enthusiastic about the situation.