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== Episode Info == | == Episode Info == | ||
| − | '''<big> | + | '''<big>Opie and the Bully</big>''' |
| − | *'''Filmed:''' | + | *'''Filmed:''' 34 |
| − | *'''Aired:''' | + | *'''Aired:''' 33 |
| − | *'''Original Air Date:''' | + | *'''Original Air Date:''' 1961/10/02 |
| − | *'''Writer(s):''' | + | *'''Writer(s):''' David Adler |
| − | *'''Director:''' | + | *'''Director:''' Bob Sweeney |
==Plot Summary== | ==Plot Summary== | ||
| − | + | Andy learns Opie is being tormented by a local bully, who threatens him with pulverization until he gets Opie's lunch money. Andy decides to let Opie fight this battle on his own. Opie goes to face his nemesis, and Andy suffers as he waits for his son to return. Opie returns to the courthouse as the better man--he won the fight for his rights. | |
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== Odd Facts Known by Few == | == Odd Facts Known by Few == | ||
| − | * | + | * Writer David Adler also wrote 2 episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". |
| + | * Andy constructs the character "Hodie Snitch" to illustrate to Opie that everyone has to deal with a bully at some point in his life. | ||
| + | * Terry Dickenson, (Sheldon), also was one of "The Wildcats" in the episode, "Keeper of the Flame". | ||
== Character List == | == Character List == | ||
* Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor | * Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor | ||
| + | * Don Knotts - Barney Fife | ||
| + | * Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor | ||
| + | * Frances Bavier - Aunt Bee Taylor | ||
| + | * Terry Dickinson - Sheldon | ||
[[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]] | [[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:18, 17 October 2022
Episode Info
Opie and the Bully
- Filmed: 34
- Aired: 33
- Original Air Date: 1961/10/02
- Writer(s): David Adler
- Director: Bob Sweeney
Plot Summary
Andy learns Opie is being tormented by a local bully, who threatens him with pulverization until he gets Opie's lunch money. Andy decides to let Opie fight this battle on his own. Opie goes to face his nemesis, and Andy suffers as he waits for his son to return. Opie returns to the courthouse as the better man--he won the fight for his rights.
Odd Facts Known by Few
- Writer David Adler also wrote 2 episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
- Andy constructs the character "Hodie Snitch" to illustrate to Opie that everyone has to deal with a bully at some point in his life.
- Terry Dickenson, (Sheldon), also was one of "The Wildcats" in the episode, "Keeper of the Flame".
Character List
- Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
- Don Knotts - Barney Fife
- Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
- Frances Bavier - Aunt Bee Taylor
- Terry Dickinson - Sheldon
