October 9, 1967 * Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor * Ron Howard as Opie Taylor * Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor * Paul Hartman as Emmett Clark * Sandy Kenyon as George Hollander * Thom Carney as a chauffeur * Joyce Van Patten as Laura Hollander * Ward Ramsey as Mr. Glendon * Ivan Bonar as Mr. Breckenridge * Don Wyndham as Billy Hollander * Monty Margetts as a maid * Directed by Lee Philips * Written by Joseph Bonaduce