| Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show. When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting characters returned for the new program, which ran for three seasons on the CBS Television Network from 1968–1971. During the final season of The Andy Griffith Show, widower farmer Sam Jones and his young son Mike are introduced and gradually become the show's focus. Sheriff Andy Taylor takes a backseat in the storylines, establishing the sequel series. The show's first episode, "Andy and Helen's Wedding", had the highest ratings in recorded television history. Sheriff Taylor and newlywed wife Helen make guest appearances on RFD until late 1969, and then relocate with Opie. Mayberry R.F.D. was popular throughout its entire run, but was canceled after its third season in CBS's infamous "rural purge" of 1971. R.F.D. stands for "Rural Free Delivery", a quaint postal depiction of the rural Mayberry community. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Bavier | Aunt Bee Taylor | 78 |
| George Lindsey | Goober Pyle | 78 |
| Ken Berry | Sam Jones | 78 |
| Arlene Golonka | Millie Swanson | 78 |
| Jack Dodson | Howard Sprague | 78 |
| Alice Ghostley | Alice Cooper | 52 |
| Buddy Foster | Mike Jones | 26 |
| Vince Barnett | Elmo | 7 |
| Charles Lampkin | Ralph | 5 |
| Andy Griffith | Andy Taylor | 5 |
| Richard Steele | Harold | 5 |
| Norman Leavitt | Mr. Felton | 4 |
| George Cisar | Cyrus Tankersley | 4 |
| Maudie Prickett | Myrtle | 4 |
| Hope Summers | Clara | 3 |
| William Keene | Reverend Tucker | 3 |
| William Keene | Reverend | 3 |
| Renie Riano | Ella | 3 |
| Charles Lampkin | Ralph Barton | 2 |
| Ken Sansom | Clarence | 2 |
| Hope Summers | Clara Edwards | 2 |
| Will Geer | Captain Charles Wolford | 2 |
| Linda Meiklejohn | Hilda | 2 |
| Sheldon Collins | Arnold Bailey | 2 |
| Robert Cornthwaite | Reverend Keith | 2 |
| Dorothy Konrad | Flora | 2 |
| Richard Collier | Harry | 2 |
| Jodie Foster | Fairy | 1 |
| Jodie Foster | Little Girl | 1 |
| Farrah Fawcett | Show Girl | 1 |
| Marianna Hill | Renee Miller | 1 |
| Ned Glass | Roscoe | 1 |
| William Henry | Mr. Wilkerson | 1 |
| Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez | Pablo Santos | 1 |
| Patti Cohoon-Friedman | Cheryl | 1 |
| Patti Cohoon-Friedman | Susan | 1 |
| Ken Sansom | Mr. Ferguson | 1 |
| Brenda Sykes | Dorothy June | 1 |
| Don Keefer | Prosecutor McComb | 1 |
| Norman Leavitt | Mailman Felton | 1 |
| Norman Leavitt | Postman | 1 |
| Norman Leavitt | Ollie | 1 |
| Michele Tobin | Witch | 1 |
| Ron Howard | Opie Taylor | 1 |
| Aneta Corsaut | Helen Crump | 1 |
| Aneta Corsaut | Helen | 1 |
| Don Knotts | Barney Fife | 1 |
| Teri Garr | Cashier | 1 |
| Danny Bonaduce | Boy | 1 |
| Danny Bonaduce | Danny | 1 |
| Danny Bonaduce | Rick | 1 |
| Hal Baylor | Foreman | 1 |
| Willis Bouchey | Mr. Adams | 1 |
| Willis Bouchey | Reverend Bickford | 1 |
| Willis Bouchey | Mr. Fremont | 1 |
| Lou Wagner | Jockey | 1 |
| Kay E. Kuter | Man | 1 |
| Darleen Carr | Nancy | 1 |
| Richard Erdman | Frank Wylie | 1 |
| Ron Masak | Jim | 1 |
| Bill Erwin | Man at Convention | 1 |
| Ivor Francis | Carl Brady | 1 |
| Luana Anders | Cashier | 1 |
| Luana Anders | Violet Henderson | 1 |
| David Ketchum | Man | 1 |
| Robert Sampson | Rex Alexander | 1 |
| Carl Ballantine | Ernie | 1 |
| Frank Puglia | Mr. Morelli | 1 |
| Leonid Kinskey | Professor Radetsky | 1 |
| Leonid Kinskey | Professor Radetzky | 1 |
| Douglas Fowley | Judson | 1 |
| Jeanne Bates | Jennie Mae Swanson | 1 |
| Jeanne Bates | Receptionist | 1 |
| John Harmon | Mr. Hazlett | 1 |
| Woodrow Parfrey | Ken Marshall | 1 |
| Woodrow Parfrey | Braden | 1 |
| Alice Nunn | Mrs. Plunkett | 1 |
| Val Bisoglio | Aces | 1 |
| Joseph V. Perry | Cabbie | 1 |
| Don Beddoe | G.B. Smith | 1 |
| Allan Melvin | Earl | 1 |
| Burt Mustin | Mr. Benson | 1 |
| Dan Seymour | Big Louie | 1 |
| Jessica Myerson | Teacher | 1 |
| Nora Denney | Gwen | 1 |
| Frank Wilcox | Dr. Wilson | 1 |
| Arthur Space | Walter Michaels | 1 |
| Bill Baldwin | Newsman | 1 |
| Olan Soule | Employer #2 | 1 |
| Barbara Pepper | Emma | 1 |
| James Victor | Sanchez | 1 |
| Linda Meiklejohn | HIlda | 1 |
| Linda Meiklejohn | Waitress | 1 |
| Tyler McVey | Charles Hendricks | 1 |
| Herb Vigran | Out-Of-Town Man | 1 |
| Herb Vigran | Herb Mooney | 1 |
| James Jeter | Sergeant | 1 |
| Ted Gehring | Employer #1 | 1 |
| Ted Gehring | Foreman | 1 |
| Albert Popwell | Hayes | 1 |
| Howard Wendell | Lucius Fremont | 1 |
| Howard Wendell | Harper | 1 |
| Milton Parsons | Employer #3 | 1 |
| Larry Pennell | Chuck | 1 |
| Byron Morrow | Mr. Bowers | 1 |
| Byron Morrow | Mr. Finletter | 1 |
| Emory Parnell | Older Man | 1 |
| Nancy Priddy | Diane Willoughby | 1 |
| James Westerfield | Sheriff Matson | 1 |
| George N. Neise | Austin Harlowe | 1 |
| Maudie Prickett | Lydia | 1 |
| Herbie Faye | Harry Davis | 1 |
| Herbie Faye | Marty | 1 |
| Judson Pratt | Brice | 1 |
| Judson Pratt | Charlie | 1 |
| Peg Shirley | Marilyn | 1 |
| Bill Quinn | Judge | 1 |
| Bill Quinn | T.J. Fowler | 1 |
| Dick Wilson | Mr. Carr | 1 |
| Natalie Schafer | Cornelia Willoughby | 1 |
| James McCallion | Father | 1 |
| June Vincent | Miss Rogers | 1 |
| Emmaline Henry | Mrs. Wylie | 1 |
| Stuart Nisbet | Frank | 1 |
| Lewis Charles | Charlie Wilson | 1 |
| Lewis Charles | Frank | 1 |
| Sam Edwards | Clerk | 1 |
| Richard X. Slattery | Joe Carter | 1 |
| Elliott Street | Ernie | 1 |
| Gary Crosby | Pete | 1 |
| Christine Matchett | Sally | 1 |
| Jason Wingreen | Mr. Desmond | 1 |
| Quinn K. Redeker | Barry | 1 |
| Joan Tompkins | Emily | 1 |
| Corinne Camacho | Barbara Evans | 1 |
| Richard Collier | Mr. Carver | 1 |
| William Mims | Brian | 1 |
| Fred Sadoff | Leader | 1 |
| Byron Webster | Harding Capehart | 1 |
| Judith McConnell | Pamela Bennington | 1 |
| Roy Glenn | Doctor Wallace | 1 |
| Buddy Lester | Phil Atkerson | 1 |
| Buddy Lester | Charles Pierce | 1 |
| Maggie Peterson | Edna | 1 |
| Eve McVeagh | Emma Whittaker | 1 |
| Indira Stefanianna | Dorothy | 1 |
| Susan Odin | Susie | 1 |
| Gil Lamb | Mr. Conover | 1 |
| Clinton Sundberg | Salesman | 1 |
| Janos Prohaska | Bear | 1 |
| Jim Begg | Joe | 1 |
| Arthur Peterson | Jeweler | 1 |
| Brad David | Spud | 1 |
| Jack Bernardi | Newsman | 1 |
| Richard Steele | King | 1 |
| Charlene Polite | Tanya Lubov | 1 |
| Ned Wertimer | Osborne | 1 |
| Cecil Elliott | Blanche | 1 |
| Pamela Mason | Herself | 1 |
| Dick Whittinghill | TV Announcer | 1 |
| Timothy Blake | Blonde | 1 |
| Tom Palmer | Braden | 1 |
| Elizabeth Harrower | Mrs. Meredith | 1 |
| Elizabeth Harrower | Mrs. Brandt | 1 |
| Helen Page Camp | Mrs. Corcoran | 1 |
| Helen Page Camp | Grace | 1 |
| Frank Corsentino | Guy In Pancho | 1 |
| Dick Foran | King Beaumont | 1 |
| Jess Kirkpatrick | Fred Summers | 1 |
| Janice Carroll | Mother | 1 |
| Anthony Jochim | Telegram Man | 1 |
| Ruth McDevitt | Selma Plunkett | 1 |
| Carol Veazie | Mrs. Finney | 1 |
| Sean Kelly | Denny | 1 |
| Eddie Firestone | Tom | 1 |