New Housekeeper, The (TAGS Episode)

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The New Housekeeper

  • Filmed: 1
  • Aired: 1
  • Original Air Date: 1960/10/03
  • Writer(s): Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart
  • Director: Don Weis


Plot summary

In the premiere, Andy asks Aunt Bee to come to Mayberry and help raise his son, Opie, after Rose, their old housekeeper, gets married. Opie refuses to accept Aunt Bee because she does things differently than Rose. Just as Aunt Bee is about to leave the Taylor home, Opie stops her because he realizes that she needs him.


Odd Facts Know by Few

  • Opie mentions his dog Gulliver. As a boy, Ron Howard had a dog named Gulliver.


Character List

ActorFirst ActorLast Character
Name
Andy Griffith Andy Taylor
Ronny Howard Opie Taylor
Don Knotts Barney Fife
Frances Bavier Aunt Bee Taylor
Cheerio Meredith Emma Brand
Frank Ferguson Wilbur Pines
Mary Treen Rose