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== Episode Info ==
 
== Episode Info ==
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'''<big>The Cow Thief</big>'''
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*'''Filmed:''' 70
*'''Aired:''' <Aired Order>
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*'''Aired:''' 68
*'''Original Air Date:''' <Add Air Data Here in yyyy/mm/dd format>
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*'''Original Air Date:''' 1962/10/29
*'''Writer(s):''' <List the writer(s)>
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*'''Writer(s):''' Ray Saffian Allen and Harvey Bullock
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*'''Director:''' Bob Sweeney
  
 
==Plot Summary==
 
==Plot Summary==
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Andy's law-enforcement practices come into question when a local farmer
 
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complains of missing milk cows. Mayor Stoner goes over Andy's head and calls in
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"an interloper" from the state office to take over the investigation. Andy
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manages to save the day by capturing the thief without the help of the
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outsider. Andy discovers that the thefts were being covered up by putting shoes
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on the cows.
  
 
== Odd Facts Known by Few ==
 
== Odd Facts Known by Few ==
* None at this time.
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* Actor Parley Baer was the voice of "Ernie Keebler" on the Keebler cookies commercials until a 1997 stroke caused his speech to  become slurred. Old-time radio fans will recognize his voice on many broadcasts from the late 1940's and 1950's.
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* Actor Malcolm Atterbury was in the classic movie "The Birds".
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* Actor Ralph Bell had a very successful voice-over actor and announcer career.
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* Luke Jensen's dog is named Mack.
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* Jon Lormer made three appearances on The Andy Griffith Show as three different characters. He did the same on the original Star Trek.
  
 
== Character List ==
 
== Character List ==
 
* Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
 
* Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
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* Don Knotts - Barney Fife
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* Parley Baer - Mayor Roy Stoner
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* Jon Lormer - Tate Fletcher
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* Malcolm Atterbury - Luke Jensen
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* Ralph Bell - William Upchurch
  
  
 
[[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]]
 
[[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]]

Latest revision as of 21:14, 25 January 2021

Episode Info

The Cow Thief

  • Filmed: 70
  • Aired: 68
  • Original Air Date: 1962/10/29
  • Writer(s): Ray Saffian Allen and Harvey Bullock
  • Director: Bob Sweeney

Plot Summary

Andy's law-enforcement practices come into question when a local farmer complains of missing milk cows. Mayor Stoner goes over Andy's head and calls in "an interloper" from the state office to take over the investigation. Andy manages to save the day by capturing the thief without the help of the outsider. Andy discovers that the thefts were being covered up by putting shoes on the cows.

Odd Facts Known by Few

  • Actor Parley Baer was the voice of "Ernie Keebler" on the Keebler cookies commercials until a 1997 stroke caused his speech to become slurred. Old-time radio fans will recognize his voice on many broadcasts from the late 1940's and 1950's.
  • Actor Malcolm Atterbury was in the classic movie "The Birds".
  • Actor Ralph Bell had a very successful voice-over actor and announcer career.
  • Luke Jensen's dog is named Mack.
  • Jon Lormer made three appearances on The Andy Griffith Show as three different characters. He did the same on the original Star Trek.

Character List

  • Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
  • Don Knotts - Barney Fife
  • Parley Baer - Mayor Roy Stoner
  • Jon Lormer - Tate Fletcher
  • Malcolm Atterbury - Luke Jensen
  • Ralph Bell - William Upchurch