Andy Griffith Show - Opie's Allowance

Andy and Opie discuss a raise in Opie's allowance. Very Funny!

[@StevenPilgrimStudios]

A lot of parents aren't open-minded enough to even have a discussion like this with their child. I always liked how Andy would listen to Opie's perspective, and explain his reasoning. That prepares a child for adulthood, as opposed to "because I said so" parenting, which only teaches how to obey an authority figure that won't always be there.

[@jason60chev]

Unfortunately, many adult authority figures are "Because I said so!"

[@goldengirl5165]

I always hated when I was told "because I told you/said so". I was raised by my grandparents. My Grandma used to tell me "Because I said so" so I would go to my Grandpa and he would explain the "why's" to me, especially when I was upset. Talking to him usually calmed me down without making him give in and letting me have my way.

[@jmanzew4146]

Love the balance in his parenting; on the one hand, he is open minded enough to hear his boy out and make him feel heard, while also not just giving in to whatever he wants and having a good reason as to why.

[@user-cf7pe3qg1c]

Every man who is about to become a father should watch every episode of this brilliant show!!!

[@DrakePlayz0305]

Andy is such a great father! He’s straightforward in a way that Opie can understand!

[@tedrowland8672]

Andy abused Opie

[@shawndigeronimo-template8052]

@@tedrowland8672that was a product of the time, i don’t agree with hitting kids but this was how it was back in the day

[@tommyjoestallings855]

I wish I'd had a dad, and one like Andy.. what a great father figure. He was stern but fair.. and loved his son.. an episode where he picked him up and hugs him and says he loves him.. just the best thing ever. If only 😢

[@heart2hearter]

This is a great example of awesome parenting, aka authoritative style: high standards and high warmth. Love this so much!

[@danmidkiff5416]

That's actually a very great scene to me! Straight shooting, teach a lesson, brief discussion, meeting concluded. Andy G was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. I used to collect pop bottles and mow grass for my spending money.

[@SEAVet69]

Such a wonderful program it is. I am 63 and still love it. Thanks Andy.

[@kellypassalaqua3427]

So precious! I wish our kids today got these valuable lessons and have to work for their allowance!

[@evoman1776]

I was making 25 cents a week at his age back in the late 60's. I had to wait 3 weeks to save the money to buy the 45 single, Sugar Sugar.

[@Matthewsmollen4]

Did it cost 75 cents?

[@evoman1776]

@@Matthewsmollen4 plus 4 cents tax

[@georgealexander7976]

Look at his ALLOWANCE today!😂😊

[@maryallen5713]

Love my Andy Griffith show.

[@snowingsart4568]

PLAY THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER FOR TODAY'S GENERATION.

[@OniLordMiki]

Only after you fix your fucking caps lock!

[@Mr.Robert1]

Today's generation would tell you to go F yourself ! No respect nothing thank God my kids grew up properly went to college very successful got married they both have their own homes and doing very well because they were raised properly including discipline.

[@julianmarsh1378]

My first job (mid-60s) was washing dishes at a local restaurant. I got $3 a day, $18 a week. I gave my mom $15 which she kept and at the end of summer used to buy my school clothes for the upcoming year...I got $3 a week which I spent on buying several comic books, a chocolate sundae, and went to the movies....seemed fair to me.

[@itsoldsoulagain]

He says arnie winkler... little did he know he would be working with another winkler!

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

Now these days, Ron Howard makes more than 25¢ a week...

[@evoman1776]

back then too

[@suzsnnesanders4742]

You would never hear this conversation today, one of the reason this world is in the sewer!!!!

[@Cerph]

Great show- humor and wisdom.

[@wutaisummit600]

how the heck is this humorous

[@gayleszeredy365]

It's a learning lesson and it's also humorous. If you can't see the humor in Opie's replies, then your sense of humor is lacking.

[@z33tanner]

Glad my father introduced me to this show as a kid

[@DJ-bj8ku]

Good and tired.😂

[@odisbrown6590]

Thank you Ron Howard and the Andy Griffin show

[@karenrich9092]

While I never got an allowance, I did keep the house clean and do the laundry. I also mowed the lawn in the summer. I was able to get the things I wanted because I did these things while Mom and Dad were working.

[@cammpotter982]

75 cents back then was actually a lot of money

[@TheBabyDerp]

bout $6

[@eightdaysaweek3763]

Funny to think that 25 cents was a lot back then 😂

[@NeonPegasus1979]

Yup. Even a nickel could get multiple things.

[@zapple1003]

@@NeonPegasus1979 The Daily Newspaper was 3 cents.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

To be fair, those quarters Opie got were BEFORE 1965, which means that they were actual SILVER. Today, EACH of those quarters are worth waaaaaaaaaay more than 25 cents...

[@colejohnson224]

man how did we go from this to the crap on tv today??

[@Badatitude21]

liberalism?...LOL

[@michaelweston6083]

@@Badatitude21 not lol, its the truth

[@rexoates3353]

Shows back then reinforced moral standards.

[@MonarchPoolPlaster]

Frog in the kettle.

[@itsoldsoulagain]

Lol am a big happy days fan and wanted to see Ron’s tv beginning... he looks so different! I thought I would be able to see a little bit of him but I don’t lol! Baby Richie!!!!

[@marcusmedlock847]

The greatest part about this is that it was a discussion and not a monologue. Andy talked with Opie and not “to” him. He let him speak first, Heard him out without interrupting him and then laid out the answer. A lot of parents miss the first two.

[@MonarchPoolPlaster]

The quarters back then were 90% silver so at least it was real money.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Too bad that the Government got stingy having the 1965 and beyond quarters with copper devaluing them... 🤨

[@kurtbarlow9402]

Imagine if he'd had the foresight to be paid in coins ? Bags and bags of coins that hadn't circulated since the show started ? That'd be a nice chunk of change, even without finding any rare coins. Of course there would be an increased chance of finding some of those those elusive "S" mint marks

[@henrymiddendorf8849]

Words to live by

[@Noirenoe]

I'm sorry to say I wasn't born in this generation but I watch this with my grandpa a lot trying to teach me the differences but I'm 15 and still learning and hope those who did grow up in this generation teach those who haven't

[@JamesJones-bd1jg]

A child has to learn the value of money at an early age.

[@marcdewey1242]

I feel good n tired after working too

[@Matthewsmollen4]

Arnold Winkler’s bike cost $70 and his father got it for him to keep him quiet. Arnold then rode it illegally on the sidewalk.

[@kayepryor828]

Wise Pa.

[@heidirourke2259]

I made a card of Andy Griffith's for Father's Day I think your bestest pa in the whole world for my grampa and father in law

[@JamesJones-bd1jg]

I got 25 cents a week when I was a boy in the 1950’s. I could buy 2 comic books for 10 cents and a couple of packs of baseball cards or movie star cards. That was A lot for a kid back in those days.

[@patriciajrs46]

Logic. There you have it.

[@francisclause4668]

Wow!!!! You rock!! 😅😢😂

[@crystalgrose]

Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!! Opie tried it.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

Opie gets 25¢ a week and the series ran for eight years 1960-1968. That means by the end of the series Opie got a total of $104 or with series having a total of 249 episodes, he'd get a total of $62.25...

[@allgood6760]

Thanks for this.. and very young Ron Howard... I do volunteer work and that feels good helping out..but ectra money would help

[@joeanderson9852]

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[@rexsexson5349]

...It comes to round 40 dollars a year.

[@francisclause4668]

TO BAD WE DONT HAVE ENOUGH OF THIS TODAY!!!

[@MikeSerota]

$.75 that's a lotta money.. Lol.. anyways.. what's wrong with doing more work for more pay? let's say for instance that a 10 minute chore earns you $.25.. then a 30 minute chore earns you $.75.

[@americanpatriot3638]

That was alot of money considering the average income was $2.25 an hr

[@watchgoose]

I only got 25 cents per week and had to clean my room, empty all the trash baskets in the house, then take everything out of the garage (2 car) and sweep it all out, dust all the stuff and put it back.

[@lurx2024]

Damn, this is just The Man wanting to keep Opie down.

[@ModGyver]

We live in the Riley rules now days 😔

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

At age 3 I required my son to make his bed every day (that consisted of pulling one corner of the sheet and quilt up to level about a foot); and pick up 3 toys to put in his toybox every night before dinnertime. at about age 6 he got an allowance and was required to do 3 -15 minute daily chores for it. worked pretty good! he was homeschooled for 4 yrs and in his mid teens got jobs working in restaurant kitchens after taking food prep in middle school. now hes a mgr and in the near years to come, about to take the reins of a multi million dollar corporation. DONT coddle your kids! cuddle them, but REQUIRE them to do chores n tasks suitable for their age. that way they wont have a sour attitude when its time for them to get a job.

[@qcengineer21]

I babysat fir 50 cents an hour as a teenager in the 60s.

[@michaelhardison2299]

Andy was awesome

[@marylawson6060]

This is the way it was back in the 50s and early 60s. When kids have to earn money for things they appreciate and take care of what they spend.

[@MyJbryant]

Mary Lawson , it's a shame how everything and everybody has turned out now. even some people who grew up with this show have fallen.

[@marylawson6060]

Jason Bryant True. Back then come Sunday morning people were in church they got married didn't shack up. There was respect morals didn't have kids bringing guns to school because parents disciplined them before the government stepped in. And they kept God in their lives.

[@MyJbryant]

Mary Lawson , and for years now, we've been whispering in each other's ears and letting the government decide what needs to be "fixed" that which was never broken to begin with.

[@marylawson6060]

Jason Bryant This country hasn't hurt its people but sadly a lot of elected officials have. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington is a classic example and was made back in the 40s I believe. Sad when they care more for party or race and not where home is.

[@MyJbryant]

Mary Lawson , we do have to take some personal responsibility, though. Even on small occasions. You see a crack in your tire, eventually it goes into a blow out if you ignore it (old country logic). Everyday, we either give into Stockholm Syndrome or the Bystander's Empathy. But I do agree with you, all the way.

[@davidvonbrawn4904]

I didn't have the chance to explain anything like Opie I got a spanking.

[@Purseiner]

Bernie Sanders folks must come from Raleigh..

[@KPCienega]

Hopefully they #WalkAway and think like normal folks :)

[@SIRRAUN]

my brother thought don knotts (StArRinG DoN KnOTTs) was the kid i’m trying to prove him wrong lol

[@davidpedri7281]

Sounds like a conversation I had with my 8 year old son. They just don't make great T.V. like this anymore.

[@LowerTheBoom]

THATS RITCHY CUNNINGHAM

[@airkami]

Don't ruin a good thing

[@boilerboy]

I've never known my brother to give my nephew an allowance. But we've established a nice working relationship; kindof like employer/employee. My nephew gets the trash together each week and I pay him a few $s for it. If he happens to do it on a holiday, I pay the same salary & a bonus. Sortof like "time & half". For example: if he collects the trash on July 4th or even April 1st, he'd get the regular $3.00 pay plus $1.50 bonus. And if I offer to pay him a $1 to help me unload my groceries into the house, I'd still pay him. A year later, I'd increase his trash pay by $1.00. No disrespect meant towards this series but I kindof think it might've been a nice touch if Opie had someone acting as a child labor advocate. But that's just my opinion.

[@jeffleishman1553]

2 genders little boys little girls them be some easy times

[@goldiefatale]

I didn't get an allowance at all. To be honest did most kids?

[@matt8974]

Not me

[@raea3588]

Some kids did or didn't. Some kids today do or don't and every parent has their own opinion about how much or if the child should earn it. Really it's just like Andy says "There are no rules." It's just life. One time when I was a child, a little boy asked me why I got an allowance and he didn't? I didn't point out that there were 7 children in his family and 2 in mine but that probably had something to do with it. These are kids' first lessons in how they may differ from their peers. (And not just with allowances) Many things factor into it but the sooner the child learns that it's usually not about fair vs. unfair, count their blessings and are happy with what they have, they'll gain wisdom; The deeper meaning behind the comedy of these Andy Griffith episodes. 🙂

[@Fullyautomaticmechanic]

That my friends is a great way to explain minimum wage. As you grow up you earn more, you don’t just get the money right away without working for it. You start small and get bigger.

[@willshad]

The problem is that now 'minimum wage' is a lot of money!

[@corinnaworkman9849]

Will Richards you must be still living in 60s when even just $.75 was right much that’s alright as long as you don’t make yourself out to be a fool. my grandma used to offer a dollar for gas money. never quite understood that doesn’t buy a gallon anymore

[@olivertinker]

On the flip side, good way to get trapped. Something better than making a little at a time is making a whole bunch at once. Time spent studying computers for no money was vastly beneficial to me vs working as a waiter

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

Does Opie have to pay any taxes on the 25¢ weekly allowance? 🤔

[@nintendonerdsvideos4727]

and Does Andy get to take it off his taxes

[@Matthewsmollen4]

He doesn’t need to pay any taxes. He gets it in cash.

[@marcdewey1242]

Then you could buy a soft drink and a snack for a quarter and still have some money left over.

[@user1234djd]

75 cent rule i gotta work for it pa they dont

[@joseph4185]

You said it was full episodes?? Do you not know what that means?

[@alanstrong3295]

Arnold was a brat and a half.

[@Matthewsmollen4]

Yes he was. Because he was a brat, why didn’t he think that kids are supposed to work for their allowance? Arnold got an unfair allowance of 75 cents.

[@tammietownsend8704]

Andy is strict

[@alexbaker5997]

funny? I'd say more good life lesson

[@moreme40]

AOC disagrees with this message

[@blackclint1]

Why did Opie wear the same pants on every episode?

[@andrewdaniels3063]

Opie only got 25 cents a week for his allowance, and new pants cost way over two dollars in those days, so he had to keep on wearing the same pants to work. It taught him a good lesson.

[@harrietbrowder260]

Wow, simple, down home, logical, common sense scene about parenting and everyone has to turn it political. Amazing, telling, sad commentary.

[@travisjohnson6676]

unfortunately the fact is that the simple beauty and wisdom of this father/son moment has been lost over the last 50 years and has had much larger implications in the real world across our entire country

[@rexsexson5349]

Why does this video have so much political hate comments. Yeesh!

[@Anthony-bs2tn]

More and more return, when is that bullsgit gonna start

[@renenadeau8543]

Socialism in a nutshell.

[@aftrthejake6843]

Best comment I've read in a while! Cheers sir!

[@matt8974]

Must he nice how a kid age 16 gose woof I want a new car parents run out and get it for them

[@KPCienega]

#WalkAway. RIP Democrat Party

[@MikeSerota]

earning a quarter is the greatest feeling in the world? jeeze.. this show is so old.. Just because many people could argue that Opie should not be treated the same as the other boy does not mean Opie has to be the exact opposite. One person claims $0.25 back then would be like $2 in the present time. Recall that Opie mentions in a previous scene that there are three other chores besides cleaning the garage Opie is required to do to earn his weekly allowance. Having to clean the garage, set the table, take out the ashes and get the wood box filled every day for only $2 per week in today's money is ridiculously low.

[@travisjohnson6676]

I had to help with chores and NEVER got an allowance I had my first job at 13 or 14 and that was in the late 1970s

[@NeonPegasus1979]

I scrubbed the toilets, did shittons of yard work, raked the yards in the fall, plowed the driveway in the winter, put all the laundry into the washer and dryer (6 people in the family), and did other stuff and had $10 a week allowance, with almost all going to bowling league, had like $1-$2 left for a soda and maybe 1-2 arcade games.

[@rockymullins6133]

Both Democrats but giving us today's republican view of things

[@nonapplicable2009]

Yup, this used to be a normal view but is now seen as far right. Sad

[@thangvuong9196]

Raised by Democrats and had to work for my allowance to. Silly to suggest that Democrats wouldn't know how to teach their children the value of earning money.

[@boosaboosa8734]

@@thangvuong9196 Yeah I didn't get the affiliation either. People try to make everything about politics when this is just about good parenting.

[@johnconnor2412]

and now he's dead

[@deanneaverth1377]

Andy explains allowance / min wage to Opie kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4Gwk6JjjN6ce68

[@scissors656]

andy the cheapskate . lol

[@joeanderson9852]

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