Season 3

Episode Guide

Mr. McBeevee

S3 E1
Oct 1, 1962
Andy fears Opie has an imaginary friend when he starts telling tall tales.

Andy's Rich Girlfriend

S3 E2
Oct 8, 1962
Andy's girlfriend Peggy McMillan gets along fine with Andy until he discovers that her father is rich.

Andy and the New Mayor

S3 E3
Oct 15, 1962
The new mayor in town is displeased with Andy's laid back small town approach to law enforcement.

Andy and Opie: Bachelors

S3 E4
Oct 22, 1962
When Aunt Bee goes away for a visit, Andy and Opie discover the problems of brotherhood.

The Cow Thief

S3 E5
Oct 29, 1962
The Mayberry mayor demands that Andy get a crime expert from the city to help solve several cow thefts.

Barney Mends A Broken Heart

S3 E6
Nov 5, 1962
Barney tries to set Andy up when he mistakenly perceives that Andy is suffering from a broken heart.

Lawman Barney

S3 E7
Nov 12, 1962
Deputy Barney Fife loses his self-confidence when two farmers ignore his warning.

The Mayberry Band

S3 E8
Nov 19, 1962
The Mayberry band, composed of more flats than sharps, gets ready for its annual trip to the state band competition.

Floyd, The Gay Deceiver

S3 E9
Nov 26, 1962
Floyd the barber has misrepresented his worldly goods to a wealthy window, who decides to visit him.

Opie's Rival

S3 E10
Dec 3, 1962
Opie becomes jealous when his father appears to be paying special attention to a pretty girl -- even taking her fishing with them.

Convicts At Large

S3 E11
Dec 10, 1962
Three escaped female convicts imprison Barney Fife and Floyd the barber in a remote cabin.

The Bed Jacket

S3 E12
Dec 17, 1962
Aunt Bee longs for a pretty bed jacket for her birthday but seems destined to get more practical gifts from her family.

The Bank Job

S3 E13
Dec 24, 1962
Barney Fife is convinced that Opie's piggy bank is safer than the Mayberry bank-and sets out to prove his point.

One Punch Opie

S3 E14
Dec 31, 1963
Opie must either learn how to box or lose prestige among his peers when a new boy moves into town.

Barney and the Governor

S3 E15
Jan 7, 1963
Barney gives a parking ticket to the Governor's car, and refuses to tear it up.

Man in a Hurry

S3 E16
Jan 14, 1963
A car containing a high-powered businessman breaks down in low-powered Mayberry.

High Noon in Mayberry

S3 E17
Jan 21, 1963
Barney Fife is sure that a Main Street gun duel is in the offing when an ex-con comes to town.

The Loaded Goat

S3 E18
Jan 28, 1963
Mayberry fears disaster when the sheriff discovers that a farmer's goat has eaten a good-sized meal of dynamite.

Class Reunion

S3 E19
Mar 4, 1963
Andy and Barney look forward to seeing their high school sweethearts when the Mayberry Class of '45 holds a reunion.

Rafe Hollister Sings

S3 E20
Feb 11, 1963
A poor farmer successfully auditions to sing at a concert. Barney and Andy take it upon themselves to spruce him up for the event.

Opie and the Spoiled Kid

S3 E21
Feb 18, 1963
Opie meets a spoiled youngster and decides his own allowance should be tripled.

The Great Filling Station Robbery

S3 E22
Feb 25, 1963
Andy uses common sense and Barney uses "modern criminal detection methods" to solve several burglaries at a filling station.

Andy Discovers America

S3 E23
Mar 4, 1963
The sheriff's knowledge of American history is put to the test by Opie and an attractive new history teacher.

Aunt Bee's Medicine Man

S3 E24
Mar 11, 1963
Aunt Bee falls for the sales pitch of a fast-talking medicine man and his Indian elixir.

The Darlings Are Coming

S3 E25
Mar 18, 1963
The sheriff has his hands full as a clan of mountain musicians descend on Mayberry to meet a bus.

Andy's English Valet

S3 E26
Mar 25, 1963
An English tourist works off his reckless driving fine by being a valet and chauffeur for Andy.

Barney's First Car

S3 E27
Apr 1, 1963
Deputy Barney Fife invests his life's savings in a used car that turns out to be a lemon.

The Rivals

S3 E28
Apr 8, 1963
Opie suffers from puppy love so Barney attempts to show him how to handle women.

A Wife For Andy

S3 E29
Apr 15, 1963
Barney decides that it's time to push Andy into matrimony, but Barney's marriage bureau collapses at a frantic dinner party.

Dogs-Dogs-Dogs

S3 E30
Apr 22, 1963
A pack of hunting dogs overruns the Mayberry Courthouse just as Andy is trying to impress a visiting state official.

Mountain Wedding

S3 E31
Apr 29, 1963
Howard Morris guest stars as Ernest T. Bass as the Darling clan returns to Mayberry with its own kind of mountain trouble.

The Big House

S3 E32
May 6, 1963
Barney Fife becomes super-efficient in executing his duties as deputy sheriff, after two thieves are jailed in Mayberry until their accomplices are captured.