February 19, 1968 * Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor * Ron Howard as Opie Taylor * Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor * George Lindsey as Goober Pyle * Aneta Corsaut as Helen Crump * Jack Dodson as Howard Sprague * Ruth McDevitt as Mrs. Pendleton * Peter Hobbs as Mr. Lockridge * Connie Sawyer as Miss Blanchard * Monty Margetts as Mrs. Crane * Michael Freeman as Hollis * Directed by Lee Philips * Written by Doug Tibbles