Barney is on duty when he catches Gomer making a U-turn in the middle of the street. He quickly issues Gomer a ticket, lecturing him sternly about obeying the law.

When Thelma Lou’s cousin, Mary Grace Gossage, comes to town for a visit, Thelma Lou insists that she won’t attend the Chamber of Commerce dance unless Mary Grace has a date. She asks Barney to arrange something.

Barney has lived for years in a boarding house run by Mrs. Mendelbright, considering it his home. Trouble starts when she catches him cooking in his room, a strict rule violation. Upset, she demands he leave.

Opie has always been a solid but average student, not lazy, but not exactly a standout either. He’s convinced, however, that because his teacher, Miss Crump

Andy and Barney receive important news: they must help protect a shipment of gold being transported through Mayberry on its way to Fort Knox. The success of the operation depends on secrecy; the fewer people who know, the safer the gold will be.

When Wally grows tired of Gomer’s constant chatting with customers at the filling station, he fires him on the spot. Gomer, suddenly jobless and homeless, asks Andy if he can sleep at the jail for a few nights.

Briscoe Darling and his boys ride into Mayberry and, after being tossed out of the diner, end up accepting Andy’s invitation to dinner at the Taylor home.

A visiting preacher delivers a moving sermon in Mayberry on the theme of slowing down and savoring life’s simple joys. His message inspires the townsfolk, who immediately set out to “enjoy” life by organizing an old-time band concert.

Andy and Barney are called to break up a scuffle outside the Army recruitment center, only to discover Ernest T. Bass at the center of the commotion. Ernest T. insists he’s there to enlist.

When Opie and his friend Arnold accidentally send a baseball through the window of the spooky Rimshaw House, the boys are too frightened to retrieve it.

Opie is overjoyed when Andy gives him a new slingshot. Like any boy with a new toy, he runs outside eager to test it. Andy warns him to be careful, but

After watching Andy tend to Opie’s scraped knee, Barney Fife decides it’s high time the sheriff finds himself a wife. Andy begs Barney not to interfere with his personal life, but as always, Barney can’t resist meddling.

When the State Police arrest two members of a four-man bank-robbing gang, they decide to house them temporarily in the Mayberry jail. Andy is called away to join the manhunt for the two remaining criminals, leaving Barney in charge.

When Briscoe Darling shows up in Mayberry, it’s never without trouble. This time, he seeks Andy’s help because mountain man Ernest T. Bass has taken a shine to Charlene Darling, despite the fact that she’s already married to Dud Wash.

When Opie finds a stray dog, he takes it to the courthouse, where he and Andy decide to feed it. The dog seems to take a special liking to Barney’s lunch. Andy gives Opie permission to keep the pup, but before long, it escapes and returns to the courthouse with several more dogs.

Young Opie Taylor experiences his first crush when he takes a liking to his classmate Karen. Eager to impress her, he insists on carrying her books, walking her home, and even dreaming of taking her to the movies. Unfortunately,

At long last, Barney Fife decides he’s ready to buy a car. Spotting an ad in the paper, he believes he’s found the perfect vehicle. When the seller, a sweet, elderly lady, comes to Andy’s house, Barney is instantly charmed.

While cycling through Mayberry, Malcolm Merriweather, a visitor from England, accidentally causes around $40 worth of damage to another vehicle. Unable to pay restitution, Andy prepares to put him in jail until he remembers that Aunt Bee is away. Andy sees an opportunity and offers Malcolm the chance to help around his house.

Mayberry is thrown into a bit of chaos when the Darling family comes to town. Led by father Briscoe Darling, with daughter Charlene and his four stoic sons, the Darlings are in town to meet Charlene’s fiancé, Dud Wash, who’s due back from the Army.

The sudden death of Augusta Finch, a woman Aunt Bee’s age, shakes Bee to her core. Feeling her own mortality, she begins wandering through town in a state of melancholy. It’s in this vulnerable moment that she encounters the charismatic Colonel Harvey, a smooth-talking salesman peddling a so-called miracle elixir.