| "Opie the Birdman" | |
|---|---|
| The Andy Griffith Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Dick Crenna |
| Written by | Harvey Bullock |
| Original air date | September 10, 1963 |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
"Opie the Birdman" is the first episode of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show. It aired on CBS on September 9, 1963. In the episode, Opie accidentally kills a mother songbird and bears the responsibility of rearing her three young birds.
The episode was #24 in TV Guide's ''Top 100 Episodes of All Time'' 1997 list,[1] and moved up to #18 when the list was revised in 2009.