Today is the 50th anniversary of the debut of 'The Andy Griffith Show,' so we wanted to highlight the series' best episodes -- and a few of the worst.

Picking the best episodes is pretty hard. Many of the episodes from the first five seasons could arguably be put on such a list. So many of them were so good.

The worst episodes? That's a lot easier, and here's why ...

Before all of you Buffy fanatics come jumping down my throat for even having the nerve to suggest that there are bad episodes of Buffy, know that I did do a list last year of my favorite five episodes of the show. I am a huge fan of this series no matter how much I might bitch and whine about an episode or two (well, in this case five). I'm always watching the seasons over and over again, so much so that I think my DVDs are wearing out.

So, while there are many more good episodes than bad, Buffy -- like any other show on TV -- does have its bad days.