Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain (TAGS Episode)

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Episode Info

Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain

  • Filmed: 103
  • Aired: 103
  • Original Air Date: 1963/11/18
  • Writer(s): John Whedon
  • Director: Jeffrey Hayden

Plot Summary

Opie surprises everyone with a report card of straight As only to find out later, after Andy rewards him with a new bicycle, that the marks were a mistake. Afraid he's let his pa down, Opie decides to run away and join the navy.

Odd Facts Known by Few

  • Watch for Barney's straight, then mussed-up hair in the "preamble" scene. Director Jeffrey Hayden has explained that it was due to mis-matched closeup and master shots.

Character List

  • Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
  • Don Knotts - Barney Fife
  • Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
  • Frances Bavier - Aunt Bee Taylor
  • Aneta Corsaut - Helen Crump
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