The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show, The Merchant of Mayberry

Season 2, Episode 22

Andy uses his wits to help a struggling salesman, despite pressure to put him out of business.

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Opie and the Bully
S2 E1 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy teaches Opie how to deal with the bully who is taking his money on the way to school.

Barney's Replacement
S2 E2 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Barney resigns when he believes Andy is trying to ease him out of his job as deputy.

Andy and the Woman Speeder
S2 E3 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A woman who has been given a speeding ticket pleads not guilty.

Mayberry Goes Bankrupt
S2 E4 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A citizen of Mayberry forestalls his eviction by trying to redeem a century-old municipal bond.

Barney on the Rebound
S2 E5 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Barney is almost thrown for a loss by a charming female con artist.

Opie's Hobo Friend
S2 E6 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Opie goes fishing and encounters an unhoused person, who negatively impacts his conscience.

Crime-Free Mayberry
S2 E7 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A bogus FBI agent and his accomplice nearly make off with the Mayberry bank's money.

The Perfect Female
S2 E8 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy is too obvious in his efforts to find out if a young lady meets his expectations.

Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter
S2 E9 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Aunt Bee takes a shine to an itinerant handyman who has a way with the ladies.

The Clubmen
S2 E10 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy refuses to join an exclusive club when Barney's bid for membership is turned down.

The Pickle Story
S2 E11 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Rather than eat Aunt Bee's homemade pickles, Andy and Barney switch them with store-bought ones.

Sheriff Barney
S2 E12 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A trial run as sheriff convinces Barney that he is not ready for a similar job in a nearby town.

The Farmer Takes a Wife
S2 E13 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy dissuades a visiting farmer from marrying Barney's girl.

The Keeper of the Flame
S2 E14 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Opie keeps a secret club oath, even after he is accused of burning down a barn.

Bailey's Bad Boy
S2 E15 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy teaches a wealthy young man the satisfaction of self-reliance.

The Manicurist
S2 E16 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

After a shaky start, male patrons accept the addition of a manicurist to Floyd's barbershop.

The Jinx
S2 E17 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A Mayberry resident is convinced he is a jinx until Andy helps restore his self-confidence.

Jailbreak
S2 E18 • 26m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Mayberry's small-town methods prove more effective in catching a fugitive than the state police's.

A Medal for Opie
S2 E19 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Opie signs up for a race to win a medal, but he loses and learns an important lesson instead.

Barney and the Choir
S2 E20 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy's diplomacy and engineering techniques are needed to upgrade the music of the town choir.

Guest of Honor
S2 E21 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy and Barney mistakenly make a pickpocket the guest of honor at a Mayberry celebration.

The Merchant of Mayberry
S2 E22 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy uses his wits to help a struggling salesman, despite pressure to put him out of business.

Aunt Bee the Warden
S2 E23 • 24m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Otis has to serve his jail time at the Taylor house under the supervision of Aunt Bee.

The County Nurse
S2 E24 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy is forced to exert all his persuasiveness to get a farmer to take a tetanus shot.

Andy and Barney in the Big City
S2 E25 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Andy and Barney are involved in the capture of a jewel thief.

Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee
S2 E26 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A misunderstanding leads Andy and Aunt Bee to believe that they are both anxious to get married.

Three's a Crowd
S2 E27 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Barney interferes with Andy's attempts to romance Mayberry's County Nurse, Mary Simpson.

The Bookie Barber
S2 E28 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Floyd the barber takes on an assistant who turns out to be a bookie.

Andy on Trial
S2 E29 • 25m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

A newspaper publisher accuses Andy of misconduct in office after Andy fines him.

Cousin Virgil
S2 E30 • 26m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Barney's cousin Virgil overcomes his awkwardness when he learns that people have confidence in him.

Deputy Otis
S2 E31 • 24m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Otis impresses his relatives when Andy makes him a temporary deputy.

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  • About this Episode
  • Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor spends his days raising his son in the sleepy town of Mayberry, North Carolina, while living with his Aunt Bee.
  • CastAndy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts
  • GenreComedy
  • Seasons5
  • StudioParamount Network

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