Andy the Matchmaker
- Episode aired Nov 14, 1960
- 26m
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7.8/10
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To boost his dejected deputy's confidence, Sheriff Taylor concocts a phony robbery, only to have Deputy Fife arrest a man for a crime that never happened.To boost his dejected deputy's confidence, Sheriff Taylor concocts a phony robbery, only to have Deputy Fife arrest a man for a crime that never happened.To boost his dejected deputy's confidence, Sheriff Taylor concocts a phony robbery, only to have Deputy Fife arrest a man for a crime that never happened.
Ron Howard
- Opie Taylor
- (as Ronny Howard)
Elinor Donahue
- Ellie Walker
- (uncredited)
Colin Male
- Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Arthur Stander
- Sheldon Leonard(uncredited)
- Aaron Ruben(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough the character of Miss Rosemary never returns, the actress Amzie Strickland returns several times as other characters, among them are Lila Sims, one of Barney's real estate prospects, as Otis Campbell's sister-in-law, Verlaine and as Myra Tucker.
- GoofsCourthouse calendars don't match with the episode's release date (November 14, 1960). Inside one of the cells hangs a calendar month where the 1st falls on a Sunday. There's not a month in 1960 where the 1st falls on a Sunday. The closest would be January of 1961. Meanwhile, in the back room hangs a calendar where the 1st falls on a Tuesday. With the subsequent month having only twenty-eight days, this would make it January (not a leap year, as is 1960). The closest Januarys with firsts on a Tuesday (whether a leap year or not) would be in 1957 or 1963.
- Quotes
Deputy Barney Fife: [reading] "There once was a deputy called Fife, who carried a gun and a knife. The gun was all dusty, the knife was all rusty, 'cause he never caught a crook in his life."
- Alternate versionsThe DVDs released by Raintree Home Video replaces the classic Andy Griffith Show theme with a generic instrumental song.
- SoundtracksThe Fishin' Hole
Written by Earle Hagen and Herbert W. Spencer (as Herbert Spencer)
Performed by Earle Hagen
Featured review
To catch a thief!
Barney(Don Knotts) shows in this episode why he was a 5 time Emmy winner. His timing & Andy as the straight man worked perfectly. The scene where he is quitting & Andy asks why because of a poem that Opie wrote. Barney reads it & Andy quacks up Opie comes in & when Barney finds out Opie couldn't do it because he hasn't learned to write yet the look on Barney's face tells it all. He is still quitting until Miss Rosemary comes in an says how important his job is his confidence returns. Andy thinks he needs more confidence an a fake robbery is the answer so he tells Ellie to report a robbery & Barney shows up.Out comes the finger print kit along with the powder all over Barney & everything else another good scene. Andy hoping this will keep Barney busy for days looking to find the thief. Next thing you know Barney brings in a guy he thinks was the robber & Andy is surprised an not sure what to do. The guy wants to know why he was arrested & will sue for false arrest Andy figures he better check on him & finds out he is wanted for other crimes in Chattanooga. Barney got his man! The story ends up in the local paper & Barney is the hero! He is at Andy's house when Miss Rosemary comes by & after some talking Andy talks Barney (Mr. Confidence) into asking Miss Rosemary on a date. Last episode for Miss Rosemary I guess the date didn't go well.
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- greggaver
- Mar 7, 2019
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