Agreed, sort of Miggie, I probably have watched the entire series about a dozen times. The show slipped badly towards the end, and it nearly jumped the shark once Don Knotts left and that other deputy came in. There were a few funny episodes using Floyd the Barber, but by the time Opie was laying in a band with Clara managing them, it wasn't funny anymore.

The early episodes are absolute classics, but even then it's mostly the same plot over and over: Some bad guy is up to no good, Barnie makes things worse, Andy saves the day, but gives Barnie the credit, and Barnie reverts to being full of himself.