Andy and Barney in the Big City
- Episode aired Mar 26, 1962
- 26m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
373
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Andy and Barney travel to Raleigh on business and help catch a jewel thief in their hotel.Andy and Barney travel to Raleigh on business and help catch a jewel thief in their hotel.Andy and Barney travel to Raleigh on business and help catch a jewel thief in their hotel.
Ron Howard
- Opie Taylor
- (as Ronny Howard)
Robert Carson
- Commissioner Hedges
- (as Robert S. Carson)
Rudy Germane
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
- Man in Lobby
- (uncredited)
Colin Male
- Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Harvey Bullock
- Sheldon Leonard(uncredited)
- Aaron Ruben(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe gag in which Barney points at items on the menu so as not to let the waiter know that he doesn't speak French was created by Don Knotts himself. Years later, he would recreate the bit on an episode of Three's Company (1977).
- GoofsAndy and Barney leave town without leaving anyone in charge during their absence (not even a comment about Mayberry being safer with no one in charge than with Barney in charge) and the business with the commissioner does not require both of them.
- Quotes
Hotel Clerk: [presenting room keys] Here you are, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Fife. Excuse me: "Doctor" Fife.
Andy Taylor: "Doctor" Fife?
Hotel Clerk: [reading registration card] "Bernard Fife, M.D."
Andy Taylor: M.D.?
Barney Fife: That's the way I always sign. Bernard Fife, M.D.
Barney Fife: [pressured under Andy's gaze] "Mayberry Deputy".
- ConnectionsReferenced in Svengoolie: The Return of the Vampire (2018)
- SoundtracksThe Fishin' Hole
Written by Earle Hagen and Herbert W. Spencer (as Herbert Spencer)
Performed by Earle Hagen
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Escape from Mayberry
The episode opens in the Taylor house as Andy and Barney prepare to depart on a business trip to Raleigh (generically called "the state capital"). They are putting in a request to obtain new, more advanced police equipment; but, as they soon discover, they will not be granted this request until the crime rate in Mayberry catches up to them. (Barney's comment: "Just one good felony - our name in the paper just once - we'd have everything we wanted just like that!") This sets in motion the plot of the episode, in which Barney tries to nab a jewel thief at their hotel but, in Fife-like fashion, mistakenly pursues the hotel detective and allies himself with the thief.
If I'm not mistaken, this episode marks the first occasion in which TAGS left the confines of Mayberry and its immediate environs. Andy would appear briefly in Raleigh again in "Andy on Trial," but visits to the big city would be rare until the color seasons. This is a very well-made entry in the series, with lots of stylish clothes (people sure knew how to dress for travel back then!), artfully composed camera shots, and mystery and intrigue in a ritzy hotel. Although the plot is typical TAGS caper fare, the visual stylishness of the episode - and the rare chance to see our two heroes outside of their natural environment - set it apart.
If I'm not mistaken, this episode marks the first occasion in which TAGS left the confines of Mayberry and its immediate environs. Andy would appear briefly in Raleigh again in "Andy on Trial," but visits to the big city would be rare until the color seasons. This is a very well-made entry in the series, with lots of stylish clothes (people sure knew how to dress for travel back then!), artfully composed camera shots, and mystery and intrigue in a ritzy hotel. Although the plot is typical TAGS caper fare, the visual stylishness of the episode - and the rare chance to see our two heroes outside of their natural environment - set it apart.
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- MichaelMartinDeSapio
- Jul 20, 2015
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- Runtime26 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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