Seasons & episodes

S7 · E21Aunt Bee's Restaurant 1967-02-06 · 25 min

Aunt Bee invests in a new Chinese restaurant and realizes she is not up for the stress of being a business owner.

S7 · E22Floyd's Barbershop 1967-02-13 · 25 min

Floyd gets a rent hike after Howard buys the barbershop.

S7 · E23The Statue 1967-02-20 · 25 min

When Howard suggests Mayberry erect a statue of Andy’s ancestor Seth Taylor in honor of all the work he did to make the town the quaint place it turned out to be. However, after a local artist completes the statue and earns the praise of the Taylor’s and everyone else in town, Andy and Aunt Bee get a big shock when Mr. Simmons lets them in on a secret that Seth Taylor worked with his ancestor to swindle the town out of a large amount of money. At first Andy and Bee want to keep this secret under raps, but she soon admits what Seth did during the unveiling speech. In the end, Floyd saves the day by saying that while Seth wasn’t the hero everybody thought he was; he still played a large part in making Mayberry the town what it is today.

S7 · E24Helen the Authoress 1967-02-27 · 25 min

Helen begins to write books for children.

S7 · E25Goodbye Dolly 1967-03-06 · 25 min

After Dolly, a retired milk-wagon horse refuses to eat while her owner is out of town; Opie becomes really worried that something is wrong with her. Unsure of what to do, Opie turns to Goober, Howard and Andy for help in getting the horse to eat. It is only after Mr. Simpson returns home from his vacation that he and Opie discover that Dolly refuses to eat because she misses going to work every day.

S7 · E26Opie's Piano Lesson 1967-03-13 · 25 min

Opie has to choose between piano lessons and football lessons.

S7 · E27Howard the Comedian 1967-03-20 · 25 min

Howard gets an opportunity to appear on television and demonstrate his comedic talents. He's a great hit --except with the people of Mayberry, who are upset that he mentioned them in his jokes.

S7 · E28Big Brother 1967-03-27 · 25 min

Howard takes a liking to his Little Brother's sister.

S7 · E29Opie's Most Unforgettable Character 1967-04-03 · 25 min

Opie has a hard time finishing one of his homework assignments.

S7 · E30Goober's Contest 1967-04-10 · 25 min

In order to boost business Goober has a contest at the gas station. The printer accidentally prints a ticket for $200 and Floyd wins the ticket--and Goober can't pay it.

S8 · E1Opie's First Love 1967-09-11 · 25 min

Opie has a really big crush on classmate Mary Alice Carter, but she has her eyes on hunk Fred Simpson. When Opie asks her to the dance, she says yes, not thinking Fred will ask her. When Fred asks her, she immediately says yes and has to think of a way to tell Opie she can't go with him. At the dance, Mary Alice realizes that she really wants to be with Opie and they end up together.

S8 · E2Howard the Bowler 1967-09-18 · 25 min

Howard is on a bowling hot streak. When the lights go out during the final frame of the championship game, he gets the jitters but must still finish the game.

S8 · E3A Trip to Mexico 1967-09-25 · 25 min

Aunt Bea and her friends go to Mexico. While there, their friendships gets strained.

S8 · E4Andy's Trip to Raleigh 1967-10-02 · 25 min

Andy cancels a big date with Helen in order to confer with a lawyer in Raleigh, who turns out to be a beautiful women.

S8 · E5Opie Steps Up in Class 1967-10-09 · 25 min

After Andy sends a reluctant Opie to a swanky boy’s camp over his summer vacation, he becomes fast friends with a boy from a rich family. As a result, Andy becomes worried that Opie has grown accustomed to living a rich lifestyle during his time away from the laid back way of life in Mayberry. It is after he comes home for lunch one day Opie has his friend over that he sees how lavish a lunch Aunt Bee prepared that he decides to sit them down to explain money doesn’t make life enjoyable, being yourself does.