Hot Rod Otis
- Episode aired Feb 17, 1964
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
323
YOUR RATING
Otis has Andy and Barney worried when he buys a car.Otis has Andy and Barney worried when he buys a car.Otis has Andy and Barney worried when he buys a car.
Ron Howard
- Opie Taylor
- (as Ronny Howard)
- (credit only)
Colin Male
- Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Harvey Bullock
- Sheldon Leonard(uncredited)
- Aaron Ruben(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOnly episode to have just 3 actors appear (Andy, Barney and Otis). "Man In The Middle" (season 5) is next with 4.
- GoofsWhen Andy goes to Otis' cell to bring him a cup of water, he retrieves the cell keys from the wall between the cells where they are usually kept, opens the cell door and leaves the keys in the door. After giving Otis the water, he shuts the cell door, leaving the keys in it. He then returns to the back office. When Otis calls Andy again, this time implying a request for Andy to quote him 'Jack and the Beanstalk', Andy walks from the back office to the cell door, and again reaches up to the place on the wall where the keys are usually kept, opening the cell door with them.
- Quotes
Otis Campbell: [to the imaginary "pink elephant in his cell] Alright, big fella. I said you can stay, but not on the bed! NOT ON THE BED! Shoo!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Gilligan's Island: Where There's a Will (1966)
- SoundtracksThe Vacant Chair
Words by Henry S. Washburn, Music by George F. Root
Performed by Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, and Hal Smith
Featured review
Good, but no real big laughs.
Andy exhibits very poor judgement on not being concerned the town drunk bought a car. A rare Barney on the ball episode. Fun scenes, but nothing outrageously funny.
Andy & Barney singing "The Vacant Chair" was a definite highlight. Barney teaching Otis the rules of the road was certainly memorable.
Epilogue was good. But, like the rest of the episode, only ok. Compared to horrible tv made today it towers. Just not up to the many season 4 10* classic episode's standards.
Andy & Barney singing "The Vacant Chair" was a definite highlight. Barney teaching Otis the rules of the road was certainly memorable.
Epilogue was good. But, like the rest of the episode, only ok. Compared to horrible tv made today it towers. Just not up to the many season 4 10* classic episode's standards.
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- vitoscotti
- May 15, 2022
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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