The Haunted House (1963 episode)

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"The Haunted House (1963 episode)"
The Andy Griffith Show episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 2
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written by Harvey Bullock
Original air dateOctober 7, 1963 (1963-10-07)
Running time30 minutes
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"The Haunted House" is the second episode of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show . It aired on CBS on October 7, 1963. In the episode, a local haunted house is revealed to be cover for a criminal operation. [1]

Contents

The episode inspired the 1966 film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, also starring Don Knots. [2]

Plot

After Opie hits a baseball into the abandoned and allegedly-haunted Rimshaw House,he and his friend try to retrieve it but are scared away by ghostly moans. Deputy Barney and Gomer visit the house and are similarly scared away. Town drunk Otis warns all to stay away from the house.

After Andy visits the house with Barney and Gomer, it is revealed that Otis and moonshiner Big Jack Anderson have been scaring away people to prevent discovery of a still. Andy uses their own trick against them, scaring the men and driving them from the house.

Cast

Reception

See also

References

  1. ↑ Meehan, Paul (December 6, 2019). The Haunted House on Film: An Historical Analysis. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-3820-1.
  2. ↑ Visé, Daniel de (June 7, 2016). Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   978-1-4767-4774-3.
  3. Beck, Ken; Clark, Jim (1985). The Andy Griffith Show Book - From Miracle Salve to Kerosene Cucumbers: the Complete Guide to One of Television's Best-loved Shows. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN   0-312-03654-X . Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. Cahn, Victor L. (2014). Walking Distance: Remembering Classic Episodes from Classic Television. Resource Publications. ISBN   978-1-62564-794-8 . Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. Robinson, Dale; Fernandes, David (2014). The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN   978-0-7864-2068-1 . Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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