Floyd Lawson
Profile
Full Name	Floyd T. Lawson
Occupation	Barber
First Episode	Stranger in Town (Portrayed by Walter Baldwin)
Last Episode	Goober's Contest (Portrayed by Howard McNear)
Spin-off Appearances	N/A
Relationships
Family	Wife
Spouse	Melva (Mentioned to have a large walking stick)
Romances	Madelyn Grayson
Children	One son, Norman Lawson (Who plays the Saxophone)
Portrayed by	Howard McNear

Floyd Lawson is the owner of Floyd's Barber Shop in Mayberry. Floyd the Barber (as he was commonly known) was the slow-paced, somewhat absent-minded barber in the fictional town of Mayberry. He was first seen in Stranger in Town, where he was played by actor Walter Baldwin. Baldwin established the running gag of Floyd's inability to trim sideburns evenly, which continued throughout the run of the show. Baldwin portrayed Floyd for just one episode; from 1961 on, the part was played by Howard McNear, the actor most commonly associated with the role. In McNear's first appearance as Floyd, the character's last name was "Colby"; thereafter the character was always "Floyd Lawson".

Over the first few seasons, the importance of Floyd The Barber to the show increased. He suffered a stroke during the third season and consequently had to change his delivery of dialogue for Floyd from fast-paced to slower and slower as time went on. Floyd also became involved more in the plots of the various episodes as time went on.

Floyd had a wife and a son, however in one episode, he pretends to be a wealthy bachelor (Floyd the Gay Deceiver).

AppearancesEdit

The Andy Griffith ShowEdit

• Stranger in Town
• Mayberry Goes Hollywood
• Those Gossipin' Men
• The Beauty Contest
• Alcohol and Old Lace
• Mayberry on Record
• Andy Saves Barney's Morale
• Quiet Sam
• The Guitar Player Returns
• Andy and the Woman Speeder
• Crime-Free Mayberry
• The Clubmen
• Sheriff Barney
• The Manicurist
• The Jinx
• Guest of Honor
• The Bookie Barber
• Andy and Opie Bachelors
• Lawman Barney
• The Mayberry Band
• Floyd the Gay Deceiver
• Convicts-at-Large
• Andy Saves Gomer
• Divorce, Mountain Style
• The Rumor
• Back to Nature
• Barney's Physical
• The Family Visit
• Aunt Bee's Romance
• Barney's Bloodhound
• Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor
• Three Wishes for Opie
• Otis Sues the County
• Goober Takes a Car Apart
• The Rehabilitation of Otis
• The Lucky Letter
• Barney Runs for Sheriff
• If I Had a Quarter Million
• TV or Not TV
• Guest in the House
• The Case of the Punch in the Nose
• The Luck of Newton Monroe
• Opie and the Carnival
• Banjo-Playing Deputy
• Opie's Job
• Malcolm at the Crossroads
• Aunt Bee the Swinger
• The Bazaar - (mentioned)
• A Warning from Warren
• Off to Hollywood
• Aunt Bee on TV
• The Cannon
• A Man's Best Friend
• The Church Organ
• The Legend of Barney Fife
• Wyatt Earp Rides Again
• Aunt Bee Learns to Drive
• Look Paw, I'm Dancing
• Eat Your Heart Out
• The Foster Lady
• Goober's Replacement
• The Battle of Mayberry
• A Singer in Town
• Opie's Girlfriend
• The Lodge
• The Barbershop Quartet
• The Ball Game
• Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory
• Mind Over Matter
• Politics Begin at Home
• The Senior Play
• Big Fish in a Small Town
• Only a Rose
• Goober Makes History
• A New Doctor in Town
• Don't Miss a Good Bet
• Floyd's Barbershop
• The Statue
• Helen the Authoress
• Howard the Comedian
• Big Brother
• Goober's Contest

GalleryEdit

Gallery of Floyd Lawson