Citizen's Arrest (TAGS Episode)

Episode Info

Citizen's Arrest

• Filmed: 106
• Aired: 106
• Original Air Date: 1963/12/16
• Writer(s): Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
• Director: Dick Crenna

Plot Summary

Barney resigns and spends five days in jail after Gomer turns the tables and places him under citizen's arrest for a u-turn violation. Once Gomer finds out how serious the matter has become, he reports a fictitious robbery at the filling station in hopes of pressing Barney back into service.

Odd Facts Known by Few

• According to details in this episode, the events of it took place on Wednesday, September 11, 1963.
• When Barney pulls Gomer over for making an illegal u-turn and gets out of the squad car (time 4:11), the light on the car is turned off. The long conversation with Gomer about u-turns goes along with the crowd watching until Barney finishes lecturing Gomer and returns to the squad car (time 6:40) and we see that the beacon is on. Times are from the season four DVD.

Character List

• Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
• Don Knotts - Barney Fife
• Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
• Frances Bavier - Aunt Bee Taylor
• Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle
• Hal Smith - Otis Campbell
• Roy Engel - crowd member
• Joe Hamilton - crowd member