TV Guide: Howard McNear

Listing: The Guitar Player Returns

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:30:00 -0400

Thu Oct 23 06:30 PM TVLAND Guitarist Jim Lindsey (James Best) returns home bragging about his accomplishments, but Andy discovers Jim's really singing the blues. This episode marks the final appearance of Ellie (Elinor Donahue). Floyd: Howard McNear. Mayor Pike: Dick Elliott.

Listing: Quiet Sam

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:00:00 -0400

Thu Oct 23 06:00 PM TVLAND The suspicious habits of a shy farmer (William Schallert) living outside of town convince Barney that the man is a criminal. Barney: Don Knotts. Floyd: Howard McNear. Otis: Hal Smith. Opie: Ronny Howard.

Listing: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 20 01:30 PM FMC

Listing: Opie's Job

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:30:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 10:30 PM TVLAND Opie competes against Billy Crenshaw (John Bangert) for a grocery-store job and then learns the boy needs the money more than he does. This episode kicked off the series' sixth season and was the first to air in color. Doakes: Norris Goff. Karen: Ronda Jeter. Opie: Ronny Howard. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Goober: George Lindsey.

Listing: Banjo-Playing Deputy

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 10:00 PM TVLAND Andy hires an out-of-work banjo player (Jerry Van Dyke) as a part-time deputy, but he proves too incompetent to even fill Barney's shoes. Lee Van Cleef appears in a minor role. His appearance came a year before his big splash in “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” This episode ended the series' fifth season and was the last one shot in black and white. Dancer: Sylvia Lewis. Miss Bedloe: Hope Summers. Miss Roundtree: Mary Lansing.

Listing: Bachelor Flat

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 05:30 AM AMC

Listing: Andy Griffith Show

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:00:00 -0400

Wed Oct 15 06:00 PM TVLAND

Listing: The Case of the Punch in the Nose

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:00:00 -0400

Tue Oct 14 06:00 PM TVLAND Tempers flare when Barney reopens a long-forgotten case in which Charlie Foley (Frank Ferguson) charged Floyd with assault. When Barn restages the event, it erupts into a frenzy of nose punching. Gilly: Larry Hovis. Floyd: Howard McNear. Goober: George Lindsey.

Listing: Guest in the House

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:30:00 -0400

Tue Oct 14 05:30 PM TVLAND Helen grows jealous when an attractive friend (Jan Shutan) of the Taylor family---who's just broken her engagement---pays a visit. Frank: George Spence. Helen: Aneta Corsaut. Goober: George Lindsey. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier.

Listing: TV or Not TV

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0400

Tue Oct 14 05:00 PM TVLAND Thieves, out to rob the Mayberry bank, pose as Hollywood producers who want to make a TV show based on Andy, the sheriff without a gun. Gavin MacLeod, who would star on “Mary Tyler Moore” five years later, appears. Allen: George Ives. Pat: Barbara Stuart. Asa: Charles Thompson. Barney: Don Knotts. Goober: George Lindsey.