Continuity mistake: When Opie surprises Andy by telling him that he wants to take piano lessons with Clara, he heads to the piano to play what he already knows, and when Opie plays Chopsticks on the piano he's wearing a different shirt.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Episode list
Starring: Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier, Ron Howard
| Episode | Title | Mistakes |
|---|---|---|
| Show generally | 11 | |
| Season 1 | ||
| Season 1 generally | 1 | |
| 1 | The New Housekeeper | 1 |
| 2 | The Manhunt | 0 |
| 3 | The Guitar Player | 1 |
| 4 | Runaway Kid | 1 |
| 5 | Opie's Charity | 1 |
| 6 | Ellie Comes to Town | 0 |
| 7 | Irresistible Andy | 2 |
| 8 | A Fued is a Fued | 0 |
| 9 | Andy the Matchmaker | 3 |
| 10 | Christmas Story | 2 |
| 11 | Stranger In Town | 5 |
| 12 | Ellie for Council | 2 |
| 13 | Mayberry Goes Hollywood | 6 |
| 14 | The Horse Trader | 2 |
| 15 | Those Gossipin' Men | 4 |
| 16 | Andy Saves Barney's Morale | 0 |
| 17 | Alcohol and Old Lace | 0 |
| 18 | Andy and the Marriage Counselor | 0 |
More mistakes in The Andy Griffith Show
Opie's Group - S8-E9
Andy: Clara, sometimes a parent can't see what he should do, and sometimes it takes a person from the outside to show him. And I'd like to thank you.
Clara: Groovy.
Trivia: Jack Dodson, who later played Howard Sprague, was originally cast to play Ed the Insurance man in an earlier episode called "Lost and Found".
Question: Beginning with the "Convicts at Large" episode in season 3, full width window boxes appear at the bottom of both front windows on the inside of the Sheriff's Office. Prior to this episode, they did not exist. Window boxes are often used to display decorative plants but I don't see any plants. And if they were supposed to partially block the background, the blinds were long enough to accomplish that. I find it hard to believe that the producers would spend additional money (for material and labor) for something that seems to serve no purpose. So why were they added?
Answer: I suspect these were common, as to block the wind from blowing the blinds and papers on the desk.
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Answer: Those "boxes" are valences that used to be very common, before air conditioning. They allow for windows to be open during rain storms. They permit air circulation, without letting the rain in.