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Mayberry R.F.D.

TV·1968–1971·3 seasons, 78 episodes·CBS·Comedy, Family·30m·Created by Bob Ross

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Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show. When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting characters returned for the new program, which ran for three seasons on the CBS Television Network from 1968–1971. During the final season of The Andy Griffith Show, widower farmer Sam Jones and his young son Mike are introduced and gradually become the show's focus. Sheriff Andy Taylor takes a backseat in the storylines, establishing the sequel series. The show's first episode, "Andy and Helen's Wedding", had the highest ratings in recorded television history. Sheriff Taylor and newlywed wife Helen make guest appearances on RFD until late 1969, and then relocate with Opie. Mayberry R.F.D. was popular throughout its entire run, but was canceled after its third season in CBS's infamous "rural purge" of 1971. R.F.D. stands for "Rural Free Delivery", a quaint postal depiction of the rural Mayberry community.

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Episodes by season

Season0126Episodes1968–69AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Mayberry R.F.D. S01E01Andy and Helen Get MarriedSeptember 23, 1968Andy and Helen are finally getting married and Andy is having his Bachelor party. The couple will honeymoon in Florida and Goober will be ac
  2. S01E02Mayberry R.F.D. S01E02The Harvest BallSeptember 30, 1968The annual Harvest Ball is soon and the men are asking each other who they're going to take. Goober would like to take Millie Swanson, but i
  3. S01E03Mayberry R.F.D. S01E03The Race HorseOctober 7, 1968Sam's cousin, Vince, is coming to visit. He used to be a jockey but now he trains horses. The next day Vince arrives with a horse named Ging
  4. S01E04Mayberry R.F.D. S01E04Help on the FarmOctober 14, 1968The corn crop is coming in and Sam needs to hire someone to help him. Andy suggests using ex-prisoners from the county prison. Sam talks to
  5. S01E05Mayberry R.F.D. S01E05The Copy MachineOctober 21, 1968Mike sees in a catalog a silver vase that he would like to get for Aunt Bee's birthday. It seems Mike accidentally ordered a copy machine fr
  6. S01E06Mayberry R.F.D. S01E06The Panel ShowOctober 28, 1968Sam receives a letter from Jackson Television Productions. Their debate program will discuss which is better, big city or small town life. T
  7. S01E07Mayberry R.F.D. S01E07Youth Takes OverNovember 11, 1968Andy and Sam think it would be a good idea to have a "Civic Youth Day". They would have some children take over as Sheriff, Head of City Cou
  8. S01E08Mayberry R.F.D. S01E08The Church PlayNovember 18, 1968Howard tells the church committee that the church is in need of funds. The problem is with the annual charity play. Howard believes the prob
  9. S01E09Mayberry R.F.D. S01E09Mike's Losing StreakDecember 2, 1968The town is excited about the Baseball Class "A" Excursion. While buying his ticket, Goober complains to Sam and Andy about the contents of
  10. S01E10Mayberry R.F.D. S01E10Sam Gets a TicketDecember 7, 1968Mike comes home late because he got into trouble at school. The teacher thought he was peeking at a girl's answers, but he was just borrowin
  11. S01E11Mayberry R.F.D. S01E11Emmet's 50th Birthday PartyDecember 16, 1968Mailman Felton delivers a bunch of birthday cards to Emmett. Emmett tells Goober and Howard that he's going to be 50. The men tease Emmett a
  12. S01E12Mayberry R.F.D. S01E12Miss FarmeretteDecember 23, 1968At the county fair, Howard and Goober meet Roscoe, who booked a dog act there. He's unhappy that he no longer books people. Sam, who is the
  13. S01E13Mayberry R.F.D. S01E13Sam and the TeenagerDecember 20, 1968Sam tells Goober and Emmett that the high school journalism class has been assigned to interview the office holders in Mayberry. Sam meets N
  14. S01E14Mayberry R.F.D. S01E14New Couple in TownJanuary 6, 1969Goober meets Frank Wylie, who rented the house. Frank says he's a writer and he's hoping a change of scenery will inspire his creativity. Sa
  15. S01E15Mayberry R.F.D. S01E15Aunt Bee's Cruise: Part 1January 13, 1969Aunt Bee is about to deposit some money in her savings account. Aunt Bee considers the Caribbean cruise she's always wanted to take. Goober
  16. S01E16Mayberry R.F.D. S01E16Aunt Bee's Cruise: Part 2January 20, 1969Aunt Bee's friend Ella comes by and wants to hear all about Charles. Aunt Bee is planning an engagement reception. Meanwhile, Howard, Goober
  17. S01E17Mayberry R.F.D. S01E17Driver EducationJanuary 27, 1969Sam and Howard meet with principal Mr. Adams and Mrs. Corcoran. Mrs. Corcoran is concerned with the rise of minor traffic accidents and viol
  18. S01E18Mayberry R.F.D. S01E18Howard's HobbyFebruary 3, 1969Howard's been dating a woman named Grace and they are really getting along. But Howard tells Sam that there seems to be something missing. G
  19. S01E19Mayberry R.F.D. S01E19The CamperFebruary 10, 1969Sam, Howard, Emmett and Goober are making plans for their camping trip. Meanwhile, Mike and his friend Harold have a major argument. It's be
  20. S01E20Mayberry R.F.D. S01E20Sam the Expert FarmerFebruary 17, 1969Sam was experimenting growing string beans, but his crop turned out very poorly. Sam consults with his friend Ralph Barton, but Ralph has no
  21. S01E21Mayberry R.F.D. S01E21The Pet ShopFebruary 24, 1969Harvey Smithers is opening a new pet shop in Mayberry. Harvey is moving his business from the smaller town of Blue Hill. Mike asks Sam if he
  22. S01E22Mayberry R.F.D. S01E22An Efficient Service StationMarch 3, 1969Ken Marshall, a district sales manager with the ACME Refining Company, is looking for Goober. Ken doesn't like the way Goober runs his stati
  23. S01E23Mayberry R.F.D. S01E23Emmett's RetirementMarch 10, 1969Emmett has Sam, Howard and Goober at his shop and has them watch him burn his paid mortgage contract. Emmett also tells them that he is reti
  24. S01E24Mayberry R.F.D. S01E24Millie's GirlfriendMarch 17, 1969Millie is talking on the phone with her friend Renee Miller. Millie has to work, so she asks Sam to show Renee around town so she won't be l
  25. S01E25Mayberry R.F.D. S01E25The Church BellMarch 24, 1969Sam returns from Siler City and tells Howard that Rev. Bickford's church has a bell for sale. Mayberry's church doesn't have a bell. Howard
  26. S01E26Mayberry R.F.D. S01E26Sister CitiesMay 12, 1969Mayberry gets an invitation to join a sister city program by the United States government. The city council approves of the idea and is then

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0226Episodes1969–70AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Mayberry R.F.D. S02E01Andy's BabySeptember 22, 1969Aunt Bee and Sam prepare for a visit from Andy and Helen and their new baby, Andy Jr. After they arrive, Howard, Goober, and Emmett come by
  2. S02E02Mayberry R.F.D. S02E02Saving Morelli'sSeptember 29, 1969Mr. Morelli announces that he will be closing his restaurant due to the lack of customers. He says that everyone is going to Pagano's in Mt.
  3. S02E03Mayberry R.F.D. S02E03Howard the PoetOctober 6, 1969"The Carolina Pen and Quill", the state literary magazine, sends a letter to Howard. The magazine is initiating a new poetry section for nat
  4. S02E04Mayberry R.F.D. S02E04Goober and the Telephone GirlOctober 13, 1969Goober is upset over his bill from the Mt. Pilot telephone company for calls he didn't make. Sam drives Goober to Mt. Pilot and Goober speak
  5. S02E05Mayberry R.F.D. S02E05Millie the ModelOctober 20, 1969Millie visits a dress shop in Mt. Pilot that is run by her friend Emma Whittaker. Millie tries on a new line of dresses and is introduced to
  6. S02E06Mayberry R.F.D. S02E06Mike's Birthday PartyOctober 27, 1969Mike is planning on having a birthday party with no girls invited. Sally, a new girl in town, is having a birthday party on the same day as
  7. S02E07Mayberry R.F.D. S02E07The Farmer Exchange ProjectNovember 3, 1969Sam tells housekeeper Flora that he was chosen to be part of a Farmer Exchange Project with Russia. Professor Luboff is to spend two weeks w
  8. S02E08Mayberry R.F.D. S02E08The CaperNovember 10, 1969Howard complains to Sam about the lack of new residents and wants to hold a special city council meeting concerning Goober. The council says
  9. S02E09Mayberry R.F.D. S02E09The New FarmhandNovember 17, 1969Sam hires a new farmhand, Rudy Harwell, to help harvest his corn crops. Emmett mentions to Sam how impressed Mike is with Rudy. Even Flora s
  10. S02E10Mayberry R.F.D. S02E10Palm Springs, Here We ComeNovember 24, 1969Aunt Bee's friend Selma Plunkett is coming for a visit. Selma invites Aunt Bee, Sam, and Mike to stay at their Palm Springs home for a coupl
  11. S02E11Mayberry R.F.D. S02E11Palm Springs, Here We AreDecember 15, 1969The group arrive in Palm Springs and then head to Selma's house. The home is large and beautiful. Howard and Goober wind up having to share
  12. S02E12Mayberry R.F.D. S02E12Millie and the Palm Springs Golf ProDecember 22, 1969Sam runs into an old war buddy named Charlie Harris. Charlie is a golf pro at one of the local clubs. He invites Sam and Millie over to the
  13. S02E13Mayberry R.F.D. S02E13Palm Springs CowboyDecember 29, 1969Howard meets Walter Michaels, a neighbor and realizes he's a big Hollywood producer. Howard, Emmett, Goober, Sam and Mike then head off to a
  14. S02E14Mayberry R.F.D. S02E14Goober's NieceJanuary 12, 1970Goober is at the bus stop waiting for his niece Beverly to arrive. Beverly is at Goober's gas station when she meets Tommy and they both see
  15. S02E15Mayberry R.F.D. S02E15Emmett Takes a FallJanuary 19, 1970While tossing a football with Sam at Goober's service station, Emmett falls into the grease pit. The guys take Emmett to the Doctor and lear
  16. S02E16Mayberry R.F.D. S02E16The New WellJanuary 26, 1970J.P. Judson, a haggard old man, arrives at the farm. He tells Aunt Bea that he's a Dowser and can find water with a divining rod. She offers
  17. S02E17Mayberry R.F.D. S02E17Emmett and the RingFebruary 2, 1970Emmett and Martha's wedding anniversary is coming up. He wants to take her engagement ring to Mt. Pilot to be cleaned. Emmett mentions to Sa
  18. S02E18Mayberry R.F.D. S02E18Goober's BrotherFebruary 9, 1970Goober receives a letter from his older brother Braden that he is returning to his hometown for a visit. Braden joined the Navy nearly 20 ye
  19. S02E19Mayberry R.F.D. S02E19The Mayberry RoadFebruary 16, 1970Aunt Bee, Sam and Mike stop at a spot in Grover's woods that she is quite fond of. Sam tells her that the county is putting a road through t
  20. S02E20Mayberry R.F.D. S02E20Millie and the Great OutdoorsMarch 2, 1970Millie tells Aunt Bee that she would like to go stay at a fancy hotel in Charlotte with Sam. Sam comes home and tells Millie they're going c
  21. S02E21Mayberry R.F.D. S02E21The SculptorMarch 9, 1970Millie receives a letter from Rex Alexander, a famous sculptor she met while modeling in New York. After Rex arrives, Millie throws a tea pa
  22. S02E22Mayberry R.F.D. S02E22The Health FundMarch 16, 1970At their lodge finance meeting, Sam discusses their new health insurance plan. It will only increase dues $8 a month and all bills will be p
  23. S02E23Mayberry R.F.D. S02E23The Mayberry FloatMarch 23, 1970Millie and Clara compete for the honor of appearing as a pioneer woman on a parade float.
  24. S02E24Mayberry R.F.D. S02E24Aloha GooberMarch 30, 1970Everybody thinks Goober is going to Hawaii
  25. S02E25Mayberry R.F.D. S02E25Millie the SecretaryApril 6, 1970Millie doesn't know that her new employeers are actually bookies
  26. S02E26Mayberry R.F.D. S02E26The Mynah BirdApril 13, 1970Mike loses Howard's prized mynah bird. Final appearance of Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0326Episodes1970–71AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Mayberry R.F.D. S03E01Emmett's Domestic ProblemSeptember 14, 1970Emmett's wife joins a women's lib group.
  2. S03E02Mayberry R.F.D. S03E02Sensitivity TrainingSeptember 21, 1970An encounter group comes to Mayberry
  3. S03E03Mayberry R.F.D. S03E03Goober's New Gas StationSeptember 28, 1970Goober finally opens his new gas station in Mayberry! Everything goes fine and dandy until Howard discovers some old reltics under the gas s
  4. S03E04Mayberry R.F.D. S03E04The New HousekeeperOctober 5, 1970Sam gets a new housekeeper, a former Army officer
  5. S03E05Mayberry R.F.D. S03E05All for CharityOctober 12, 1970Sam and Emmett help put on a show for the church.
  6. S03E06Mayberry R.F.D. S03E06HairOctober 19, 1970Emmett tries to look young by buying a Toupee
  7. S03E07Mayberry R.F.D. S03E07Millie the Best-Dressed WomanOctober 26, 1970Great news comes from the Mt.Pilot Press....Millie is declared the best dressed woman in ALL of the area! Everyone is very happy about this.
  8. S03E08Mayberry R.F.D. S03E08Howard's NephewNovember 2, 1970Howard's hippie nephew visits him
  9. S03E09Mayberry R.F.D. S03E09Goober the HousekeeperNovember 9, 1970Goober housesits at a rich man's house, and falls in love with a rich girl, only to find out the only reason the girl's mother likes him is
  10. S03E10Mayberry R.F.D. S03E10Millie's DreamNovember 16, 1970Howard is made very jumpy at Sam and his camping trip, due to Millie having bad dreams about the trip.
  11. S03E11Mayberry R.F.D. S03E11Community SpiritNovember 23, 1970Goober, Howard, and Emmett paint Sam's house against his wishes.
  12. S03E12Mayberry R.F.D. S03E12The HarpNovember 30, 1970Alice buys a harp, and gets lessons. Her teacher makes her very nervous and she almost gives up on the instrument.
  13. S03E13Mayberry R.F.D. S03E13The Bicycle ClubDecember 7, 1970The men make a bicycle club without telling Emmett. When Emmett finds out about it from Millie, he's determined to show them that he can sti
  14. S03E14Mayberry R.F.D. S03E14Mike's ProjectDecember 14, 1970Sam's help on Mike's Project goes overboard when he gets into a dispuit with another boy's father.
  15. S03E15Mayberry R.F.D. S03E15Howard the Dream SpinnerDecember 28, 1970Howard becomes to hose of a local literary program and becomes attached to an anonymous girl named Melissa whom Goober and Emmett created
  16. S03E16Mayberry R.F.D. S03E16Millie's Egg FarmJanuary 11, 1971Millie opens up and Egg Farm and finds it very hard work.
  17. S03E17Mayberry R.F.D. S03E17The Kid from Hong KongJanuary 18, 1971Mike becomes the foster father of a little girl in Hong Kong
  18. S03E18Mayberry R.F.D. S03E18The Moon RocksJanuary 25, 1971Sam gets his friend at NASA to bring the moon rock to Mayberry so Howard can have a private showing.
  19. S03E19Mayberry R.F.D. S03E19The World TravelerFebruary 8, 1971Emmett designs a cheap European tour for his wife.
  20. S03E20Mayberry R.F.D. S03E20Goober the ElderFebruary 15, 1971Goober is elected a church elder, only to be caught in a scandal in which he used the church money for gambling.
  21. S03E21Mayberry R.F.D. S03E21Alice and the ProfessorFebruary 22, 1971Alice's harp teacher asks her to marry him.
  22. S03E22Mayberry R.F.D. S03E22Howard the SwingerMarch 1, 1971Howard moves into a swinging singles apartment
  23. S03E23Mayberry R.F.D. S03E23Mike's CarMarch 8, 1971Sam lets Mike buy Goober's old car.
  24. S03E24Mayberry R.F.D. S03E24Goober the HeroMarch 15, 1971Goober gets lost in a cave.
  25. S03E25Mayberry R.F.D. S03E25The City PlannerMarch 22, 1971When the representative of the company City Planners turns out to be an attractive woman, everyone worries about Sam spending so much time w
  26. S03E26Mayberry R.F.D. S03E26Emmett's InventionMarch 29, 1971A large company wants to buy the rights to Emmett's old invention

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