The Andy Griffith Show Episode 46: The Keeper of the Flame

Originally Aired on Jan 8, 1962.   Average User Rating: 5.4 out of 10  (381 entries).

Opie is accepted as a member of a secret society called The Wildcats after he takes a sacred oath never to reveal the club secrets. Given the job of Keeper of the Flame, Opie is fingered as the guilty party when the barn that the club meets in is burned to the ground. The fire was actually started by the barn's owner, farmer and moonshiner Jubell Foster. Not knowing this, Andy takes responsibility for the fire and is about to pay Foster for the value of the barn when Barney, having stumbled upon and unkhoningly consumed some of Foster's moonshine, staggers out drunk.

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comment about 'The Keeper of the Flame' posted 8/16/2005 1:07:06 PM PST:

"Barney plays a great drunk." - Bonnie from Arkansas

comment about 'The Keeper of the Flame' posted 5/5/2005 2:22:46 PM PST:

" Noteworthy for the appearance of Everett Sloane, the tremendously gifted character actor. His portrayal, as the mean-spirited, self-serving Jubal Foster, is outstanding. " - r.p. from virginia

comment about 'The Keeper of the Flame' posted 2/28/2005 5:03:41 PM PST:

"Loved the ending when Barney got drunk." - from

comment about 'The Keeper of the Flame' posted 3/19/2004 12:53:36 PM PST:

"i love this episode its one of my many favorites. Any Griffith is good ole clean comedy we dont have anymore." - Rick from Ohio

comment about 'The Keeper of the Flame' posted 1/23/2004 8:21:53 PM PST:

"JUBELL JUBELL JUBELL JUBELL JUUBELL " - andy from OHIO

comment about 'The Keeper of the Flame' posted 3/19/2003 10:26:50 AM PST:

" this is the first episode i ever saw and i liked it so much i started to watch the andy griffith show every day. i think the ones with opie in them are the best. he's really cute." - Dani from Minneosta