A Black Day for Mayberry
- Episode aired Nov 11, 1963
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
363
YOUR RATING
Barney inadvertently spills the beans when a secret shipment of gold bars passes through Mayberry on its way to Fort Knox.Barney inadvertently spills the beans when a secret shipment of gold bars passes through Mayberry on its way to Fort Knox.Barney inadvertently spills the beans when a secret shipment of gold bars passes through Mayberry on its way to Fort Knox.
Ron Howard
- Opie Taylor
- (as Ronny Howard)
Joseph Hamilton
- Townsman
- (as Joe Hamilton)
Charles Thompson
- Asa
- (as Charles P. Thompson)
Kevyn Currie
- Junior
- (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
- Treasury Agent
- (uncredited)
Tom Jacobs
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- John Whedon
- Sheldon Leonard(uncredited)
- Aaron Ruben(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode, "A Black Day for Mayberry," features performances by three members of the Howard family: Ron Howard in his regular role as Opie, Clint Howard in his recurring role as Leon and their father, Rance Howard, as a government agent.
- GoofsIn the opening scene, the two Treasury agents are waiting inside the courthouse for the Sheriff to return. Before Opie walks in the door, the agent on the right (Rance Howard) is wearing a lighter colored suit. A second later, as Opie is walking from the doorway toward where Barney is sitting, the agents are visible, sitting in the background. Freezing the frame reveals that the two actors sitting down are not the two who entered.
- Quotes
Opie Taylor: Who are they? Friends of Pa's?
Deputy Barney Fife: No, they're just waiting.
Opie Taylor: What for?
Deputy Barney Fife: Don't ask me what for! I just run the waiting room, that's all!
Featured review
Once again, Barney is a boob and Mayberry is full of rubes...
This episode further establishes that Barney is an incompetent and the folks of Mayberry are mostly a lot of likable rubes. Andy and Barney are called in to assist with a gold shipment that is coming their way. They are instructed to keep it secret, but naturally Barney totally blows it--and as a result, EVERYONE in Mayberry knows the shipment is coming. And, like a bunch of yahoos, the people decide to have a giant celebration to welcome the G-men and the gold!! You have to laugh at the situation and it's all very predictable. What isn't so predictable is what happens to the gold itself.
All in all, a very clever episode from start to finish. The only problem with it is that making Barney look stupid isn't exactly a new idea and there is a familiarity about the plot that keep it from being among the very best of the series--but it's still very worth seeing--especially so you can see three of the Howard family (Ron, Clint and their father).
All in all, a very clever episode from start to finish. The only problem with it is that making Barney look stupid isn't exactly a new idea and there is a familiarity about the plot that keep it from being among the very best of the series--but it's still very worth seeing--especially so you can see three of the Howard family (Ron, Clint and their father).
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- planktonrules
- Oct 20, 2010
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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