TV Guide: Frances Bavier

Opie's Rival

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 04:30 PM TVLAND Opie's jealous when Andy starts dating Peggy (Joanna Moore), the new county nurse, so he tries to break them up. This marks Peggy's first appearance. Opie: Ronny Howard. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Andy: Andy Griffith.

Floyd, the Gay Deceiver

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 04:00 PM TVLAND Floyd's pen-pal sweetheart (Doris Dowling) is coming for a visit, but she thinks he's a wealthy businessman. Floyd: Howard McNear. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Andy: Andy Griffith.

Barney Mends a Broken Heart

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 19 08:00 PM TVLAND After Peggy breaks a date with Andy, Barney sets himself and Andy up with some “fun girls” (Joyce Jameson, Jean Carson) from Mount Pilot. This is the first appearance of the “fun girls” and the last for Peggy (Joanna Moore). Josie: Lydia Crosswaithe. Don: Fred Beir. Al: Michael Ross. Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Barney: Don Knotts. Andy: Andy Griffith.

Andy and Opie, Bachelors

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Wed Nov 18 08:30 PM TVLAND Peggy cooks and looks after Andy and Opie when Aunt Bee goes out of town, and Andy starts believing she has marriage in mind. Peggy: Joanna Moore. Opie: Ronny Howard. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Floyd: Howard McNear. Bus Driver: Ray Lanier.

Andy's Rich Girlfriend

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 08:30 PM TVLAND Andy stops courting Peggy when he learns she comes from a wealthy background, fearing that he's too unsophisticated for her. Peggy: Joanna Moore. Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Opie: Ronny Howard. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

Cousin Virgil

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 08:30 PM TVLAND Barney's inept cousin, Virgil (Michael J. Pollard), pays a visit and destroys everything he touches, until Andy discovers his true gift. Barney: Don Knotts. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Otis: Hal Smith. Driver: Rance Howard.

The Bookie Barber

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 08:00 PM TVLAND Floyd's dream of having a two-chair barbershop comes true, but the new barber turns out to be a bookie. Medwin: Herb Vigran. Floyd: Howard McNear. Barney: Don Knotts. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

Three's a Crowd

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Sun Nov 15 06:00 PM TVLAND Andy tries to court Mary Simpson (Sue Ane Langdon), the county nurse, but ever-present Barney won't stop tagging along, unaware that three's a crowd. Thelma Lou: Betty Lynn. Barney: Don Knotts. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

Sun Nov 15 05:30 PM TVLAND A misunderstanding between Andy and Aunt Bee leads them each to believe the other is anxious to get married. Fred: Fred Sherman. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Clara: Hope Summers. Opie: Ronny Howard.

Andy and Barney in the Big City

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Sun Nov 15 05:00 PM TVLAND Andy and Barney make a business trip to Raleigh, where Barney tangles with a jewel thief at a ritzy hotel. Desk Clerk: Arte Johnson. Det. Bardolli: Allan Melvin. Hassler: Les Tremayne. Hedges: Robert S. Carson. Barney: Don Knotts. Andy: Andy Griffith.

Aunt Bee the Warden

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Sun Nov 15 04:00 PM TVLAND The jail cells are full with moonshiners, so inebriate Otis must serve out his regular sentence at the Taylor house, where “warden” Aunt Bee puts him to work. Billy: Orville Sherman. Ike: Bob McQuain. Junior: Paul Bakanas. Otis: Hal Smith. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

The Merchant of Mayberry

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0500

Sun Nov 15 03:30 PM TVLAND Andy irritates department-store owner Ben Weaver when he helps a struggling door-to-door salesman (Sterling Holloway) open a local shop that cuts into Weaver's business. Ben: Will Wright. Mrs. Farmer: Sara Seeger. Mrs. Mason: Mary Lansing. Joe: Bob McQuain. Opie: Ronny Howard. Barney: Don Knotts.

Andy's Investment

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:30:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 09:30 PM TVLAND It's wash 'n' dry vs. law 'n' order when Andy opens a laundromat to earn extra money for Opie's college eduation, but finds the business monopolizing his time. Rogers: Ken Lynch. Miller: Roy Jenson. Mrs. Larch: Maudie Prickett. Mrs. LeGrande: Jesslyn Fax. Mr. Giddings: Richard Collier. Porter: Ceil Cabot.

Aunt Bee and the Lecturer

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 09:00 PM TVLAND A visiting lecturer (Edward Andrews) becomes smitten with Aunt Bee and asks her to marry him. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Opie: Ronny Howard. Clara: Hope Summers.

Opie's Group

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:30:00 -0500

Wed Nov 11 09:30 PM TVLAND Opie joins a local rock band as a guitarist, but before long his grades are suffering. Clara: Hope Summers. Clifford: Jim Kidwell. Arnold: Sheldon Collins. Wilson: Joe Leitch. Jesse: Gary Chase. Phoebe: Kay Ann Kemper. Opie: Ronny Howard.

The Tape Recorder

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 11 09:00 PM TVLAND Opie and Arnold hide a tape recorder in one of the cells and tape a bank robber confiding in his lawyer about where he hid the money. But when the boys tell Andy, he refuses to listen because it's against the law. Eddie: Herbie Faye. Myles: Jerome Guardino. Arnold: Sheldon Collins. Opie: Ronny Howard.

Aunt Bee the Juror

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Wed Nov 11 08:30 PM TVLAND Aunt Bee serves on a jury and is the only juror convinced that an accused burglar (Jack Nicholson) is innocent. This episode marked Nicholson's second guest appearance on the show that year. Two years later, the future Oscar winner starred in “Easy Rider.” Keyes: Jim Begg. Judge Cranston: Rhys Williams. Gilbert: Henry Beckman. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.