The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

Andy and Barney in the Big City - S2-E25

Factual error: Though they are suppose to be in Raleigh, the skyline view is not Raleigh, NC.

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Opie's Hobo Friend - S2-E6

Factual error: Andy tells the hobo "that will be the 3:45 stopping for water", meaning its a steam locomotive, but by the time this episode was made railroads had long since switched to diesel.

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Barney's Replacement - S2-E2

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the show, Andy notices a wanted poster on the office bulletin board and tells Barney that he had learned from news accounts that the wanted person had been captured. Barney removes the poster and places it in a file cabinet. The next day when Roger reports for duty, he and Barney are looking at the bulletin board and the wanted poster is back up.

My Fair Ernest T. Bass - S4-E17

Character mistake: During the party at Mrs. Wiley's, Ernest Bass' girlfriend is called "Ramona." At the end of the show, Ernest T keeps calling her "Romina".

Goober Takes a Car Apart - S5-E17

Factual error: How in the world did Goober lift that heavy motor out of the car?

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Barney and the Cave Rescue - S4-E13

Plot hole: Andy and Helen go into the cave and there is a cave in. They find their way out and go into town to change, when they hear on the radio that Barney is getting the townsfolk together to form a rescue, Helen and Andy go back to the cave so barney can rescue them. This makes absolutely no sense. Once they get out of the cave why didn't they go back to tell Barney they were out, why did they have to flag down a truck for the ride back into town? Did they get to the cave with the squad car? It's hard to believe nobody saw them back in town, and how did they get to the cave?

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Show generally

Factual error: A town like Mayberry with a mayor and council would have its own police force, not just a sheriff.

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