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TCNW 837: The Perfect Female

Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast

Release Date: 05/07/2025

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:43:07

The Perfect Female was the 37th episode filmed and the 40th aired of The Andy Griffith Show. (S2.E8)

We’ll play Mayberry trivia all about “The Perfect Female.”

Plot Summary The Perfect Female:

Once again a feminist theme is brought to the fore when Thelma Lou arranges a blind date between her visiting cousin and Andy. To everyone’s surprise, they hit it off, but the relationship collapses when Karen Moore takes up a shotgun and shows Andy that she is not the usual delicate female. After Andy gets a good dressing-down, he admits the error of his ways.

We’ll review some notes and “Odd Facts Known by Few” related to the episode The Perfect Female.

We’ll go over the answers to the trivia questions.

Then we’ll play some trivia provided by Paul Mulik and focused on flowers.

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