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
Jerry Could Have Fit In
I've again read the reviews and feel comfortable with my "6". No one could replace Don Knotts or the chemistry between him and Andy. However, it might be that the actors needed a fresh face to work with, and Jerry was clearly a good guy, with comedic sense and talent, shown in the scene where he pulls the entire tablecloth off just stepping into the kitchen, or his "stealing" a rifle from the case and trying to handle it like a professional. If the writers could have cut back on that word-forgetting bit, he would have been a lot less annoying. And in time he would have worked well. But it sounds like it was his decision to go with "My Mother the Car". And we were the losers in that deal.
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- Apr 22, 2022
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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