The Andy Griffith Show
The New Housekeeper
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1960-10-03
Synopsis
Andy's son, Opie, demands that their new housekeeper, Andy's aunt, be fired after the old one leaves to get married.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: The Andy Griffith Show opens its catalog run with “The New Housekeeper” (1960-10-03). Peak rural sitcom craft; character comedy without cruelty. Griffith's off-screen sharpness vs. on-screen warmth is a favorite biographer sport.
In the series
This episode is part of The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) on CBS.
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Key cast
- Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor
- Ron Howard as Opie Taylor
- Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife
- Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor