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Big Fish in a Small Town: Directed by Lee Philips. With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, George Lindsey. After beginner angler Howard lands legendary carp "Old Sam," he discovers he has spoiled fishing for everyone by catching The Big One.
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- Comedy, Family
- Lee Philips
- 1966-11-28
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- Notes/Trivia
- Music
Fishing season begins, and the town's sportsmen are all eager for a chance to catch "Old Sam,” the biggest fish in the lake. Howard, a non-fisherman, tags along and antagonizes everybody by catching him.
•Floyd mentions his wife while talking to Goober in the barbershop.
•When Andy and Opie exit the courthouse to the outside, as they are closing the door, in the doorway you see the rifle gun rack as if it was 3 feet from the front door. Familiar interior shots of the courthouse usually show that there is a great distance from the front door to the gun rack.
•Fishing Season in Mayberry officially starts at 6:30 am.
•Goober's secret bait he plans to use to catch "Old Sam" is a piece of a banana peel with red yarn.
•The fishing spot chosen for this episode is Tucker's Lake although most of the other times Mayberrians have talked about fishing at Myer's Lake.
•Andy notes that the fishing season starts at 6:30 the next day. In the last episode, Opie was going fishing (out of season) and Andy was complaining it was too early to get up.
•Andy appears to be whistling the song "Old Dan Tucker" while sitting in the courthouse with Opie.
Town clerk Howard, a novice fisherman, tags along on the first day of the season and antagonizes the town's anglers by catching Old Sam, the legendary fish i...
Big Fish in a Small Town. Available on Pluto TV, Paramount+, Prime Video. S7 E11: Town clerk Howard, a novice fisherman, tags along on the first day of the season and antagonizes the town's anglers by catching Old Sam, the legendary fish in the lake. Comedy Nov 28, 1966 25 min.
Jul 28, 2023 · 11th episode of Season 7 of the Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show; About; ... Big Fish in a Small Town. Help. S7 E11 25M TV-G. Town clerk Howard, a novice fisherman, tags along on the first day of the season ...
Big Fish in a Small Town Aired Nov 28, 1966 Comedy. ... Watch The Andy Griffith Show — Season 7, Episode 11 with a subscription on Paramount+, or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV.
