Great American Faith and Living

Steve decides to romance a woman (Ruta Lee) from his past in order to clear her name; guest Mark Richman.

The tactics of his son (Peter Brown) and an associate (Whit Bissell) threaten a prospector's (Leif Erickson) dream of operating a silver mine.

A lawyer (Anne Francis) wins the acceptance of Medicine Bow's people by helping the Virginian in a legal matter, but loses favor when she uses her skills to free three outlaws from jail.

An immigrant waitress (Laurel Goodwin) disappears with evidence in a rancher's (John Lupton) shooting of a railroad magnate's (Edward Binns) son; guest George Kennedy.

The entire town is shocked when they discover that Otis, the town drunk, is a direct descendant of a Revolutionary War hero.

Andy and Barney find out that the state inspector is a stickler for rules. Andy wins the inspector over when he manages to apprehend a shooter without any injuries.

Ellie takes pity on Frankie, the shy daughter of a farmer, and decides to give her a makeover, much to the displeasure of her gruff father.

Andy, tasked with serving an eviction notice on the Scobey family, tries his best to save them from getting evicted from their home.

Barney becomes increasingly suspicious of the new farmer in town. Andy agrees to pay him a visit and finds himself pulled into an unforgettable experience.

Barney becomes the toast of Mayberry when he helps capture an escaped convict. It goes to his head until the man escapes and returns to exact revenge on Barney.

Jim Lindsey, a guitarist from Mayberry who becomes famous while playing in a band, returns to town after failing his solo career.

Aunt Bee scolds Opie and tells him to stay away from the courthouse after he handcuffs a classmate to a flagpole; Opie, annoyed at the situation, decides to run away from home.

Andy learns that a bully has been demanding Opie's milk money at school. Andy must decide whether to intervene or let Opie deal with the bully and learn to stand up for himself.

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

An attractive out-of-town woman gets a speeding ticket from Andy. While waiting for her trial, she uses flattery and bribes to sway the witnesses for the prosecution.

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

Hoss falls prey to a beautiful woman with a gambling addiction and refuses to believe she's only interested in his money.

Maud Hoad leads her revenge-seeking family against Joe, who was forced to shoot treacherous Jeb Hoad.

Little Joe and Hoss are mistaken for gunmen while in a small Texas town; they find themselves in the middle of a dangerous feud between two families.

A potential mayoral candidate attempts to stir up trouble between majority and minority groups in town.

A former dance hall girl poses as a Spanish heiress to claim a land grant that includes part of the Ponderosa; guest Sebastian Cabot.

Jeb Drummond is a murderous sheep herder who has Adam taken hostage to try and force Ben to sign over a large section of Ponderosa land to him.

A Ponderosa ranch hand faces charges of killing the wife of the U.S. marshal who came to arrest him.

As Ben prepares to run for governor, Joe must come to his rescue when a disabled police officer from New Orleans comes to arrest Ben on a 20-year-old murder charge.

Adam is taken hostage by a band of U.S. Army prisoners who have escaped and sought refuge on the Ponderosa.

A wanderer seeking his parents' lynchers, arrives in Virginia City as Ben and Adam are convicted of murder.

Two British socialites find that they still have a lot to learn when they visit their friends, the Cartwrights.