TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: 1960s TV 
Clue: First aired on September 30, 1963, "Opie the Birdman" has become a classic episode of this sitcom

SOLUTION: the andy griffith show

PROBLEM: Category: "R"ITERS 
Clue: This author of the hitchhiking novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" once hitchhiked across the U.S.

SOLUTION: tom robbins

PROBLEM: Category: LITERATURE 
Clue: His famous story "The Tell-Tale Heart" tells us, "It was not the old man who vexed me, but his evil eye"

SOLUTION:
edgar allan poe