TV Guide: Don Knotts

Aunt Bee the Crusader

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 06:00 PM TVLAND Aunt Bee and her friends stir up support for a small farmer (Charles Lane) who is being forced to sell his land to make way for a new road. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Barney: Don Knotts. Opie: Ronnie Howard. Otis: Hal Smith.

Andy and Opie's Pal

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 05:30 PM TVLAND Opie's new best friend (David A. Bailey) becomes his foe when Andy starts giving the boy some attention, which leads Andy to teach his son a lesson in sharing. Barney: Don Knotts. Johnny: Richard Keith. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

Opie and His Merry Men

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 05:00 PM TVLAND Opie and his pals play Robin Hood and steal from so-called rich Mayberry folks so they can feed a hobo (Douglas Fowley) who tells them that lawmen can't be trusted. Johnny: Richard Keith. Howie: Dennis Rush. Opie: Ronny Howard. Barney: Don Knotts. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

Citizen's Arrest

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 04:30 PM TVLAND Gomer makes a citizen's arrest on Barney when the deputy makes an illegal U-turn. Gomer: Jim Nabors. Barney: Don Knotts. Otis: Hal Smith. Opie: Ronny Howard.

A Date for Gomer

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 04:00 PM TVLAND Barney and Andy nudge Gomer into a blind date with Thelma Lou's homely cousin (Mary Grace Canfield) by telling him “she's nice, real nice.” Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Barney: Don Knotts. Helen: Aneta Corsaut. Opie: Ronny Howard.

Up in Barney's Room

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 03:30 PM TVLAND Barney is booted out of Mrs. Mendlebright's boarding house for violating her rules against cooking and using high-wattage bulbs, so he moves into the courthouse. This episode contains the hilarious scene in which Andy finds Barney covered with lipstick kisses. Mrs. Mendlebright: Enid Markey. Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Opie: Ronny Howard. Fields: J. Pat O'Malley.

Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 03:00 PM TVLAND Andy rewards Opie with a new bicycle when Opie brings home a straight-A report card---filled out in error by his teacher. Helen: Aneta Corsaut. Opie: Ronny Howard. Barney: Don Knotts. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

A Black Day for Mayberry

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:30:00 -0500

Fri Dec 4 04:30 PM TVLAND Barney blabs about a top-secret shipment of gold coming through Mayberry, leading to a carnival-like reception for the Treasury truck. Treasury Agent: Rance Howard. Leon: Clint Howard. Asa: Charles P. Thompson. Hermit: Doodles Weaver. Peddler: Phil Arnold. Barney: Don Knotts. Gomer: Jim Nabors.

Sermon for Today

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 08:00 PM TVLAND A visiting minister from New York advises Mayberry's citizens to slow down and relax. But the townsfolk wear themselves out organizing a concert designed to help them take it easy. Dr. Breen: David Lewis. Dr. Tucker: William Keene. Luther: Forrest Lewis. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Gomer: Jim Nabors. Opie: Ronny Howard. Clara: Hope Summers.

Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 08:30 PM TVLAND Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) tries to join the Army so he can get a uniform to impress his sweetheart, Romenna. But when he's rejected, he goes on a rock-throwing rampage through Mayberry. Pratt: Allan Melvin. Doctor: Paul Smith. Barney: Don Knotts. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

The Big House

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 08:00 PM TVLAND Barney gets so carried away with instructing two prisoners jailed at the courthouse about life at “the rock” that he winds up letting them escape. George Kennedy appears as a state detective. Tiny: Billy Halop. Doc: Jack Lambert. Harry: Arthur Kendall. Pete: Lewis Charles. Opie: Ronny Howard.

Mountain Wedding

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 08:30 PM TVLAND Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) made his first appearance in this classic episode, in which he's determined to marry Charlene Darling, even though she's wed to Dud Wash. This is also the show that finds Barney dressed as a bride. Dub Taylor appears as a preacher. Charlene: Margaret Ann Peterson. Dud: Hoke Howell. Briscoe: Denver Pyle.

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 08:00 PM TVLAND Opie brings a stray dog and 10 of his four-legged friends into the courthouse just as the state inspector is scheduled to arrive. Somerset: Robert Cornthwaite. Barney: Don Knotts. Opie: Ronny Howard. Otis: Hal Smith.

A Wife for Andy

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 08:30 PM TVLAND Barney's determined to find a wife for Andy, so he parades every available female in Mayberry through Andy's living room. What Barn doesn't know is that Andy has his eye on Miss Crump (Aneta Corsaut). Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Amanda: Janet Waldo. Lavinia: Barbara Perry. Rosemary: Rachel Ames.

The Rivals

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 08:00 PM TVLAND Barney and Opie become unlikely rivals when Opie develops a crush on Thelma Lou, after failing to win the affection of little Karen Burgess (Ronda Jeter). Barney demands Andy have a talk with the boy, which, naturally, straightens everything out. Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Opie: Ronny Howard. Barney: Don Knotts.

The Song Festers

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 05:30 PM TVLAND Barney gets bent when the choral director gives Gomer the solo instead of him for an upcoming concert. Gomer: Jim Nabors. Eleanora: Reta Shaw. John: Olan Soule. Barney: Don Knotts.

Barney's First Car

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 05:00 PM TVLAND A little old lady (Ellen Corby), who is actually the leader of a ring of car thieves, sells Barney his first car---and it's a lemon. Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Gomer: Jim Nabors. Jake: Allan Melvin. Mrs. Temple: Hallene Hill. Minister: Tom Allen.