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A new doctor (William Christopher) comes to town and encounters difficulty being accepted because no one wants to be his first patient. Christopher made one other guest appearance a year earlier in 1965. At the time, he was also a regular on “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” as Pvt. Lester Hummel. Six years later, Christopher starred on “M*A*S*H” as Father Mulcahy., Several years before gaining fame as Father Mulcahy on MASH, William Christopher essayed the title role in the Andy Griffith Show episode “A New Doctor in Town.” The folks of Mayberry are wary of the town’s new doctor Thomas Peterson, who seems too young and casual for his job. Andy chastizes his friends for not giving Dr. Peterson a chance-but even he has second thoughts about Peterson’s qualifications when Opie comes down with tonsilitis. Originally broadcast on December 26, 1966, “A New Doctor in Town” was written by Ray Brenner and Barry Blitzer.
