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1. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Convicts-at-Large (1962)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family

9.3
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Barney and Floyd are held hostage in a cabin by three escaped women convicts.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Howard McNear

Votes: 681

2. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Christmas Story (1960)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

9.2
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Crotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 778

3. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Barney's First Car (1963)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

9.1
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It's a red-letter day in Mayberry when Barney decides to join the motoring world, but things go sour when his cream-puff turns out to be a lemon.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 554

4. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Haunted House (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

9.1
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Barney and Gomer try to retrieve a baseball from a supposedly haunted house and find some strange goings on inside.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Hal Smith

Votes: 609

5. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Pickle Story (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

9.1
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No one will admit to Aunt Bee's homemade pickles being the worst they've ever tasted. Andy switches them with store-bought ones to avoid eating hers, but her decision to enter them in the county fair presents a dilemma.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 625

6. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Man in a Hurry (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

9.0
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Car trouble strands a busy businessman in Mayberry on a Sunday, where the slow pace registers more as an infuriating dead stop.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 588

7. Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Episode: Part 2 (1977)

120 min | Drama

9.0
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The involvement of the CIA in American domestic politics is likely to create long-lasting difficulties.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards, Stefanie Powers, Robert Vaughn

Votes: 15

8. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Barney and the Choir (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.9
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The choir director invites Barney to join the choir before he realizes Barney can't sing.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 496

9. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Citizen's Arrest (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.9
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Gomer makes a citizen's arrest of Barney for committing the same traffic violation that Barney just ticketed him for. This causes Barney to overreact, resigning as deputy and demanding a ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Crenna | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 458

10. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Bank Job (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.9
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Barney thinks the Mayberry Bank is a pushover for a robbery and sets out to prove it.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Lee Krieger

Votes: 429

11. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Opie the Birdman (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.9
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After Opie accidentally kills a mother bird with his new slingshot, he takes on the job of raising her babies himself. He grows very attached to them, but then has to set them free when they get big.

Director: Richard Crenna | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 526

12. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Three Wishes for Opie (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.9
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Barney buys a fortune-telling game and lets Opie try it out.

Director: Howard Morris | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Aneta Corsaut

Votes: 449

13. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Barney Gets His Man (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.8
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The accidental capture of a wanted man makes Barney the toast of Mayberry. It goes to his head 'til the felon escapes and returns to pay Barney back.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Betty Lynn

Votes: 437

14. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Big House (1963)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.8
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When the Mayberry jail is called upon to lodge two hold-up men captured by the state police, Barney finds himself with more than he can handle - especially when "assisted" by ad-hoc deputy Gomer.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Jack Lambert

Votes: 380

15. Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Episode: Part 4 (1977)

120 min | Drama

8.8
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Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards, Stefanie Powers, Robert Vaughn

Votes: 16

16. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

8.7
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Television show featuring skits by Carol Burnett and her comedy troupe.

Stars: Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, The Ernie Flatt Dancers, Harvey Korman

Votes: 7,318

17. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)

30 min | Talk-Show

8.7
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Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.

Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan

Votes: 169

18. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Jailbreak (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.7
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The state police come to town to catch some payroll robbers. They want Andy and Barney to stay out of the way and let them handle it. The big boys end up needing Andy and Barney more than they thought.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Ken Lynch

Votes: 377

19. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Mr. McBeevee (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.7
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Opie starts talking about his new friend Mr. McBeevee, but his description is hard to believe.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 529

20. The Mike Wallace Interview (1957–1960)

30 min | Talk-Show

8.6
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The Mike Wallace Interview is a series of 30-minute television interviews conducted by host Mike Wallace from 1957 to 1960. Before The Mike Wallace Interview was televised nationally on ... See full summary »

Stars: Mike Wallace, Cyrus Eaton, Bennett Cerf, Alexander de Seversky

Votes: 32

21. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Andy on Trial (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.6
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Andy is accused of official misconduct by a big-shot newspaper publisher whom he officially summoned on a traffic violation.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Hal Smith

Votes: 425

22. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Barney's Sidecar (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.6
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Barney buys an old surplus army motorcycle and sidecar to use on patrol, then becomes a menace to the whole town.

Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 420

23. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Manhunt (1960)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.6
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A state police captain errs in not utilizing Sheriff Taylor's intimate knowledge of the area and its people when issuing a dragnet for an escaped criminal.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 629

24. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Manicurist (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.6
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When a pretty young manicurist starts working in Floyd's Barber Shop, the men are uneasy about it at first but eventually take to the idea in a big way. Their jealous wives, however, do not.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Howard McNear

Votes: 491

25. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Shoplifters (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.6
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Ben Weaver complains to the Mayberry sheriff's office that merchandise has been disappearing from his department store. While Andy investigates, Barney decides to go undercover to catch the crook(s).

Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 395

26. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)

TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

8.5
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Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.

Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson

Votes: 4,246

27. What's My Line? (1950–1967)

30 min | Family, Game-Show

8.5
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Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen

Votes: 1,770

28. The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)

60 min | Comedy

8.5
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The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen.

Stars: Steve Allen, Gene Rayburn, Louis Nye, Skitch Henderson

Votes: 258

29. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )

1 min | Short, History

8.5
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Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.

Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 52

30. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: A Date for Gomer (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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Barney has to play matchmaker for Thelma Lou's homely, visiting cousin Mary Grace, and sets her up with Gomer Pyle.

Director: Richard Crenna | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 404

31. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Alcohol and Old Lace (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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In tracking down area moonshiners, Barney and Andy hardly suspect the little, old Morrison sisters who've been so helpful to them, but they should.

Director: Gene Reynolds | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Howard McNear

Votes: 444

32. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Andy and Barney in the Big City (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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Andy and Barney travel to Raleigh on business and help catch a jewel thief in their hotel.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 374

33. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Aunt Bee the Warden (1962)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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With the jail full of angry moonshiners, Otis serves his latest public intoxication sentence at the Taylor residence under the stern and watchful eye of Aunt Bee.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 420

34. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Barney and the Governor (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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After Barney tickets the governor's car for illegal parking, the governor, impressed, comes to Mayberry to congratulate him for doing a good job. Barney, not realizing this, thinks he is going to lose his job instead.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Parley Baer

Votes: 373

35. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Barney's Physical (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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Barney has to gain weight and somehow grow taller in a week's time in order to meet new guidelines for sheriff's deputies or lose his job. Can he do it?

Director: Howard Morris | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 359

36. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Fun Girls (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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Two fun-loving girls from Mount Pilot interrupt Andy and Barney's late-night office work. When Helen and Thelma Lou see them together, they get upset and cancel their dates to the big dance... See full summary »

Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 436

37. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Lawman Barney (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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Two intimidating farmers test Barney's effectiveness as a lawman when they scare him off after refusing to obey his directive to stop illegally selling produce roadside.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Howard McNear

Votes: 357

38. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Mountain Wedding (1963)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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The Darlings ask Andy to help them deal with wild mountain man Ernest T. Bass, who wants the already-married Charlene Darling/Wash for himself.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Denver Pyle

Votes: 422

39. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Opie's Charity (1960)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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Pride in what other people think presents itself to Andy two-fold when he hears that Opie gave only a measly three cents to a school charity fund, and when a two-years-dead husband walks up to say hello.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Stuart Erwin

Votes: 515

40. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Cow Thief (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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The mayor calls in an investigator from the state capital to help solve a string of cow thefts.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Malcolm Atterbury

Votes: 391

41. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Up in Barney's Room (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.5
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Barney's landlady evicts him and he has to move into the back room of the courthouse. When she withdraws all her money and decides to marry someone she just met, Barney suspects she is the victim of a con man.

Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Betty Lynn

Votes: 371

42. Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Episode: Part 3 (1977)

120 min | Drama

8.5
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Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards, Stefanie Powers, Robert Vaughn

Votes: 13

43. Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Episode: Part 5 (1977)

120 min | Drama

8.5
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Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards, Stefanie Powers, Robert Vaughn

Votes: 12

44. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.4
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Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.

Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 17,043

45. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

8.4
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Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.

Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford

Votes: 419

46. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Andy Discovers America (1963)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

8.4
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Opie's reinterpretation of Andy's encouragement lands Andy in hot water with Opie's new teacher, Miss Helen "Old Lady" Crump.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 380

47. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Barney and the Cave Rescue (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.4
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After Andy and Helen go exploring in a cave, it collapses behind them. They find another way out, but hear on the radio that Barney has mobilized the town to rescue them. They go back into ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Crenna | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Aneta Corsaut

Votes: 361

48. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Barney's Uniform (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.4
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When a tough guy threatens to beat up Barney if he catches him out of uniform, Barney begins to wear the uniform all the time.

Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 341

49. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: My Fair Ernest T. Bass (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.4
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In order to help Ernest T. Bass find a girl, Andy and Barney attempt to teach him some manners and get him dressed up. Then they try to pass him off at a party as Andy's cousin from Raleigh.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 408

50. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Opie's Fortune (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.4
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Opie finds a change purse and almost gains $50.

Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 296



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