The BEST episodes written by Ray Saffian Allen

The Cow Thief
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7.25
75 votes

#1 - The Cow Thief

The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3 - Episode 5

Two cows suddenly go missing in Mayberry and Mayor Stoner has decided to bring in a professional investigator to solve the crime. The investigator's conclusion goes along with what the rest of the town already suspects, but Andy has his own idea of what happened, an idea just crazy enough to be true.

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Mr. McBeevee
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7.19
114 votes

#2 - Mr. McBeevee

The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3 - Episode 1

Opie tells Andy about his new friend Mr. McBeevee, who Andy believes to be a figment of Opie's imagination. But when Andy begins to suspect Opie is using his new-found friend as an excuse to lie, he decides to set the record straight and prove Mr. McBeevee doesn't really exist. Or does he?

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The Bookie Barber
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6.84
65 votes

#3 - The Bookie Barber

The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2 - Episode 28

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.

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The Bed Jacket
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6.25
70 votes

#4 - The Bed Jacket

The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3 - Episode 12

With Aunt Bee's birthday fast approaching, she begins dropping hints about the pale blue bed jacket she's been eyeing in the store window. When Andy doesn't catch on and buys the jacket for Mayor Stoner's wife instead, she is crushed. Now the only way Andy can get the jacket back is to trade it for his most prized possession: Ol' Eagle-Eyed Annie, his beloved fishing rod.

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