![]() then Ellen walks out her feeling hurt as she dresses down Andy- and how this isn’t such a friendly town after all.Īs Ellen is saying her farewell to a now sad Floyd who has gotten used to her presence- Andy comes in- in his effort to make up he wants a manicure. Not knowing she is back there he talks loud to the boys about how he told them she wouldn’t last 24 hours etc…. She heads to a back room and Andy comes in and puts his foot in his mouth. She can’t get anyone to volunteer for a manicure. They start to make idle small talk -but their attention is on her. When the regular guys come into Floyd’s -she is set up to do her work but all the guys are acting shy and awkward. She talks herself into a space at Floyd’s by just talking, talking and talking and not letting Floyd say ‘NO.’ When she leaves to check in at the hotel- Andy calms Floyd down by telling him not to worry she won’t last 24 hours. Floyd isn’t all that certain about that even when Ellen tells him she works on commission. She asks Floyd if she can set up in his shop- she is a manicurist. Ellen is a fast talker who talks in circles and is somewhat hard to follow- but the bottom line seems to be- she had a breakup with her boyfriend in the city- and got on the bus and was determined to stop in the first friendly small town she came across- and here she is in Mayberry. Andy is the only one left- along with a nervous Floyd. In dialog which certainly wouldn’t make the cut on today’s network television- Barney talks about how he’d be rough with her- and would rough her up.Įllen walks into Floyd’s and all the sudden these guys who were admiring her from afar- get all shy and nervous- and end up leaving. They mention to Barney that being a bachelor -would he be able to handle a girl like her. All the sudden the attention at Floyd’s shifts to her. Off the bus from Nashville walks Ellen Brown- played by Barbara Eden. ![]() They do mention going to the moon – this was again a few years ahead of I Dream Of Jeannie- which of course features a couple astronauts. ![]() The episode opens with the guys- Andy, Barney- Mayor Pike-Art Crowley and Sam at Floyd’s shooting the bull-talking about travel-and everyone being in a hurry. 4 1/2 STARS OUT OF 5 STARS:įor the third episode in a row- a guest star- first there was Everett Sloan- last episode a young Bill Bixby- and in this one- a 31 year old Barbara Eden- who was still three years away from her most famous role- in I Dream Of Jeannie. The Andy Griffith Show: Season 2/ Episode 16: The Manicurist: January 22, 1962.
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