New Doctor, The (TAGS Episode)

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Episode Info

The New Doctor

  • Filmed: 24
  • Aired: 24
  • Original Air Date: 1961/03/27
  • Writer(s):Jack Elinsonand Charles Stewart
  • Director:Bob Sweeney

Plot Summary

Barney convinces Andy that handsome, young Dr. Robert Benson is moving in on Ellie. Andy decides to act and steps between these "two people lost in a world of pills" to claim Ellie's hand. When he learns that Dr. Benson is actually about to be married to someone else, Andy is forced into a proposal. Ellie, though, turns him down.

Odd Facts Know by Few

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Character List

Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor
Ronny Howard as Opie Taylor
Don Knotts as Barney Fife
Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor
Elinor Donahue as Ellie Walker
George Nader as Dr. Robert Benson