A Medal for Opie
- Episode aired Feb 12, 1962
- 26m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Opie signs up for a race to win a medal but learns a lesson in good sportsmanship instead.Opie signs up for a race to win a medal but learns a lesson in good sportsmanship instead.Opie signs up for a race to win a medal but learns a lesson in good sportsmanship instead.
Ron Howard
- Opie Taylor
- (as Ronny Howard)
Robert McQuain
- Joe Waters
- (as Bob McQuain)
Colin Male
- Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Frank Tarloff
- Sheldon Leonard(uncredited)
- Aaron Ruben(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Barney pretends to have a fit, he throws down the coat rack in the courthouse. After Opie leaves the courthouse and Barney walks back to Andy's desk, the coat rack is visible on the floor, broken.
- GoofsAt one point in this episode, Barney has a whistle in his mouth. The camera cuts to a close-up shot of Barney and he does not have the whistle in his mouth, but in the next shot, Barney is shown with the whistle in his mouth once again. He is never seen taking it out or putting it back in his mouth.
- Quotes
Opie Taylor: They don't give you no medal for tryin'.
Andy Taylor: I know that. I know they don't and it's nice to win something. It's real nice to win something, but it's more important to know how *not* to win something.
Opie Taylor: I know how to do that real good.
Andy Taylor: No, you don't.
Opie Taylor: You mean there's more things I coulda not won?
Andy Taylor: I mean, you coulda been a nice loser. They call it sportsmanship.
- SoundtracksThe Fishin' Hole
Written by Earle Hagen and Herbert W. Spencer (as Herbert Spencer)
Performed by Earle Hagen
Featured review
No Raise, More Liability
Opie acts like a snot when he loses a race. His expectation was to beat everybody. Andy uses this to discuss sportsmanship. Opie is left to stew for a while. Barney decides to make a spectacle of himself to show how unattractive a bad sport can be. But it turns out he is a poor example and pays a severe price for it.
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- Nov 30, 2019
Details
- Runtime26 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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