The Andy Griffith Show - Season 8 Episode 1 : Opie's First Love
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
First Air Date : Oct 03, 1960
Last Air Date : Apr 01, 1968
Runtime : 25 min.
Stars : Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier
Quality :
- Eps. 1 : Opie's First Love1967-09-11
- Eps. 2 : Howard the Bowler1967-09-18
- Eps. 3 : A Trip to Mexico1967-09-25
- Eps. 4 : Andy's Trip to Raleigh1967-10-02
- Eps. 5 : Opie Steps Up in Class1967-10-09
- Eps. 6 : Howard's Main Event1967-10-16
- Eps. 7 : Aunt Bee, the Juror1967-10-23
- Eps. 8 : The Tape Recorder1967-10-30
- Eps. 9 : Opie's Group1967-11-06
- Eps. 10 : Aunt Bee and the Lecturer1967-11-13
- Eps. 11 : Andy's Investment1967-11-20
- Eps. 12 : Howard and Millie1967-11-27
- Eps. 13 : Aunt Bee's Cousin1967-12-04
- Eps. 14 : Suppose Andy Gets Sick1967-12-11
- Eps. 15 : Howard's New Life1967-12-18
- Eps. 16 : Goober the Executive1967-12-25
- Eps. 17 : The Mayberry Chef1968-01-01
- Eps. 18 : Emmett's Brother-In-Law1968-01-08
- Eps. 19 : Opie's Drugstore Job1968-01-15
- Eps. 20 : The Church Benefactors1968-01-22
- Eps. 21 : Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting1968-01-29
- Eps. 22 : Goober Goes to an Auto Show1968-02-05
- Eps. 23 : Aunt Bee's Big Moment1968-02-12
- Eps. 24 : Helen's Past1968-02-19
- Eps. 25 : Emmett's Anniversary1968-02-26
- Eps. 26 : The Wedding1968-03-04
- Eps. 27 : Sam for Town Council1968-03-11
- Eps. 28 : Opie and Mike1968-03-18
- Eps. 29 : A Girl for Goober1968-03-25
- Eps. 30 : Mayberry R.F.D.1968-04-01