Wyatt Earp Rides Again (TAGS Episode)
Episode Info
Wyatt Earp Rides Again
- Filmed: 179
- Aired: 179
- Original Air Date: 1966/01/31
- Writer(s): Jack Elinson
- Director: Alan Rafkin
Plot Summary
A traveling huckster passes through Mayberry with a man he claims to be Clarence Earp, the grandnephew of Wyatt Earp. Clarence puts on a show, living up to his name by bullying everyone in his path. Then, when Andy realizes Opie is impressed with the showman's belief that "a man who can fight is a man who is right," he steps in and offends Clarence, who challenges him to a duel. Andy wins by choosing a book as his weapon, proving Clarence is an imposter by checking the Earp family tree.
Odd Facts Known by Few
- None at this time.
Character List
- Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
- George Lindsey - Goober Pyle
- Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
- Jack Burns - Warren Ferguson
- Howard McNear - Floyd Lawson
- Pat Hingle - Fred Gibson
- Richard Jury - Clarence Earp Dempsey
- Richard Keith - Johnny Paul Jason