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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The New Andy Griffith Show' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The New Andy Griffith Show':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

January 8, 1971: My Friend The Mayor
Season 1, episode 1
W: Aaron Ruben   D: Lee Philips

With George Lindsey (Goober Pyle), Paul Hartman (Emmett Clark), Don Knotts. Emmett and Goober travel to Greenwood from Mayberry to ask Andy to use his influence with the city to rezone a plot of land so they can start a business.

January 15, 1971: Glen Campbell Visits
Season 1, episode 2
W: Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell   D: Lee Philips

With Glen Campbell (Himself). Andy makes a last-minute effort to persuade Glen Campbell to appear at Greenwood's Centennial Celebration.

January 22, 1971: Berries, T.J. And The Law
Season 1, episode 3

With Malcolm Atterbury (Walters), Willie Aames (Billy Joe). A cranky businessman with a grudge against Mayor Sawyer puts Andy's son and his pals out of their berry-picking business on a legal technicality.

January 29, 1971: Town Square
Season 1, episode 4
D: Elliott Lewis

With Ruth McDevitt (Mrs. Gossage). Miss Gossage wants to erect a memorial fountain in town square, and Andy has to supervise it.

February 5, 1971: Nearly Nupitals For Nora
Season 1, episode 5

With Jackie Coogan. Mayor Sawyer's sister-in-law finds an admirer in a gabby paint store owner, but she's not interested -- until she hears a disturbing rumor.

February 12, 1971: Otis Burfoot Is A Hundred Years Old
Season 1, episode 6

With Pat Harrington Jr. (Crawford), Ruth McDevitt (Mrs. Gossage), Forrest Lewis (Maynard). A magazine reporter comes to Greenwood on the trail of an archaeological story about a tribe that inhabited the area 1,500 years ago.

February 19, 1971: Big Noise, Small Claims
Season 1, episode 7

With Ruth McDevitt (Mrs. Gossage), Lucille Benson (Mrs. Gaddis), E.J. Andre (Judge), Bill McLean (Kellem). Mayor Sawyer's wife takes a service station owner to small claims court when her new car gets a flat tire after a wash job.

February 26, 1971: The Connection
Season 1, episode 8

With Allan Melvin (Hardesty). Mayor Sawyer refuses to fix sister-in-law Nora's jaywalking ticket, but she won't admit it to her friends, who line up seeking Nora's help in similar cases.

March 5, 1971: The Millionth Visitor Is A Bum, Or Is He?
Season 1, episode 9

With Forrest Lewis (Maynard), Irwin Corey (Charlie Bates), Glenn Ash (Buff MacKnight). Mayor Sawyer's city council hopes to publicize Greenwood's image as a thriving community by honoring the town's millionth visitor, who turns out to be a hobo.

March 12, 1971: Visit From Cousin Billy Jim
Season 1, episode 10

With Lucille Benson (Mrs. Gaddis), Dick Curtis (Billy Jim). Lee and Nora think their clumsy country cousin is a barrel of laughs, but Andy fails to share their sense of humor. (Last show of the series.)


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