Hot Rod Otis
- Episode aired Feb 17, 1964
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
324
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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
- TriviaThis is the only episode to have just 3 characters appear (Andy, Barney and Otis), the fewest of the series. "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 recite '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
Closing the door without a key not a goof
I've noticed in many reviews and goofs that some fans don't understand the type of locks used on the cell doors in the courthouse. It was a deliberate decision of the producers to use latch bolts rather than dead bolts. A latch bolt is just like the doors in your house. The door latches when you push it shut. This is different from a dead bolt that requires a key or thumb turn to operate the dead bolt. Every jail cell door in the known universe has a dead bolt which requires a key to extend the dead bolt. But just think of all the episodes where Barney accidentally lets the door close behind him locking him in the cell and the key isn't on the peg on the wall. Laughter galore. If the door had a dead bolt, which required a key to extend it, Barney could never accidentally lock himself in the cell. Hence, that gag could never happen. One of the "goofs" in this episode failed to understand this. Only in the fictional world of the Mayberry courthouse would the cell door have a latch bolt rather than a deadbolt.
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- TerryS-50928
- Feb 1, 2024
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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