"The Andy Griffith Show"
A New Doctor in Town (1966)

Director:

Lee Philips

Writers:

Barry E. Blitzer (writer)
Ray Brenner (writer)

TV Series:

"The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)

Original Air Date:

26 December 1966 (Season 7, Episode 15)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Mayberry has a new doctor in town who runs into difficulty being accepted because no one wants to be his first patient. |

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Sitcom | Father Son Relationship | Single Father | Small Town

Cast

Andy Griffith	...	Sheriff Andy Taylor
Ron Howard	...	Opie Taylor (as Ronny Howard)
Frances Bavier	...	Aunt Bee
Howard McNear	...	Floyd Lawson
Aneta Corsaut	...	Helen Crump
Hope Summers	...	Clara Edwards
William Christopher	...	Dr. Thomas Peterson
Sari Price	...	Nurse Oakley

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: William Christopher is listed in the end credits as playing Dr. Peterson, but when he hangs his sign outside his office (at 06:16 on the DVD) it reads "THOMAS PETERSEN, M.D." with "sen" rather than "son".