Dogs, Dogs, Dogs (TAGS Episode)
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Episode Info
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs
- Filmed: 93
- Aired: 93
- Original Air Date: 1963/04/22
- Writer(s): Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
- Director: Bob Sweeney
Plot Summary
A state inspector is on his way to visit the Mayberry jailhouse in order to determine whether or not the sheriff's office needs additional funds. Before he arrives, Opie brings a stray dog in who is followed by another ten of his four-legged friends. Luckily, the inspector happens to raise dogs himself. He befriends the dog-loving sheriff and deputy and sees to it they get the money they need.
Odd Facts Known by Few
- Actor Roy Barcroft appeared in the 1966 movie "Billy The Kid Versus Dracula".
- Episode includes the Barney soliloquy concerning "Giraffes" being selfish.
- This episode also contains the Shakespearean quote from "The Merchant of Venice",: "The quality of mercy is not strained, it falleth as the gentle rain from heaven."....you ain't talkin' to a jerk ya know!
More Information
Mayberry Bible Study Podcast: Dogs, Dogs, Dogs
Character List
- Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
- Don Knotts - Barney Fife
- Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
- Hal Smith - Otis Campbell
- Roy Barcroft - Clint Biggers
- Robert Cornthwaite - Inspector Somerset