The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) Only a Rose (1966) User Reviews

An episode that benefited from being shot in color!!

[AbeStreet · 8/10 · 13 August 2014]

Like most, I tend to think TAGS was better when viewed in b&w. The show was better suited to b&w and seemed to have lost some of its charm when the sixth season started with color film. However, this episode benefited greatly from color film. The beauty of the flowers really stood out in color. Aunt Bee's Deep Pink Ecstasy Rose really comes alive in color and just wouldn't have resonated with the viewer in b&w.

On a side note, watching Clara and Aunt Bee compete with each other and try to one up each other is something that most viewers can relate to. Good friends often have rivalries but in the end true friendship outlast such rivalries and are better because of them.

Lastly, how many of us can relate to Opie's accident and the difficulty in owning up to it. I felt this episode was probably one of the best ones to be filmed in color and it was an episode most viewers can identify with.

Friendship

[Hitchcoc · 7/10 · 31 December 2019]

I won't say much about the plot. It involves a long time competition between two women and an unfortunate accident. It is time for the big flower contest which is usually dominated by one person. Here, things turn away from competitiveness and move into a tale of friendship. Well done.

Endings and examples

[skyishpaperclipslover-32797 · 10/10 · 16 May 2018]

This episode was major in that it temporarily ended the Clara-Bea feud. I loved how instead of Aunt Bea just flat out winning, Clara actually comes to her rescue. She also admits at the very end Aunt Bea was the backbone of their sports team in school. This type of writing should've served as an example for writers. They should've taken all the characters and given them endings like this one.

Clara shows much class in stepping down and letting Aunt Bea step up.

[mloessel · 9/10 · 27 November 2023]

Aunt Bea finally grows a beautiful rose for the annual Mayberry Flower Show. It is a beauty. Clara Edwards has entered a flower and feels confident that her entry is a winner. She has won the previous seven shows. But her entry doesn't have the depth and vibrant color that was grown by Aunt Bea. Andy was so impressed with Bea's entry that he took a photo. Unfortunately, Opie decides to play catch with his best buddy and his buddy misses catching the football. The football hits the rose and breaks the stem. They try to tape the rose back on the stem but that didn't work, and the rose is destroyed.

Much to his dismay Opie does the right thing and shows the broken rose to Andy who tells Aunt Bea. She has no choice but to withdraw from the competition. At the show Aunt Bea knew who the winner would be as Clara sat behind her and smugly talks about her about her soon to be winning rose. She says it too bad that Bea had to withdraw from the show. Andy explains why Bea had to withdraw and the camera shows a different expression on Clara's face (one of disappointment).

Opie shows up with a gift wrapped package. The package is the framed photo of Bea's entry. Opie had the photo of the Bea's rose (taken by Andy) framed and Clara saw how exquisite Bea's entry was. She knew that Bea's entry was superior to hers. With no hesitation she took the framed photo to the judges table and removed the blue ribbon from her rose and put it on the framed photo of Aunt Bea's entry. The audience was in agreement with Clara and Aunt Bea's rose was declared the winner. One of the best episodes of Clara showing much class considering her penchant for winning.

3rd mediocre episode in a row

[vitoscotti · 5/10 · 3 August 2022]

Only one funny scene was Floyd (Howard McNear) caring for, and talking about his pansies to Andy near the beginning. Keeping the rose in the backyard at peril was convenient for the script. Some good dramatic acting by Bee (Frances Bavier). Obvious astroturf in the Taylor's backyard. Not a horrible episode. Nothing special.