Walking along a road in Mayberry, Opie makes a discovery every boy dreams of: a wallet stuffed with $50 in cash. No name. No address. No trail back to the owner.

Barney Fife may be many things, but a coward is not one of them… at least not when he’s wearing his uniform. The trouble starts when Barney tickets Fred

Relationships in Mayberry are usually simple, but in this episode, one small misunderstanding spreads like wildfire through the town, all thanks to Barney’s big emotions…and even bigger mouth. It starts when Barney and Thelma Lou get into a spat,

Barney Fife is always searching for that one big idea that will push the Mayberry Sheriff’s Department into the modern age. This time, he decides the key to professionalism is… a police tracking dog.

Aunt Bee’s world is suddenly turned upside down, in the happiest way, when she receives an unexpected letter from Roger Hanover, an old beau she hasn’t seen in decades. The letter is warm, sentimental, and full of sweet nostalgia, and it leaves Aunt Bee feeling like a schoolgirl again.

Ernest T. Bass comes clambering back into Mayberry with a new crisis on his hands: he’s in love, and for once, he wants to take the respectable route. According to Ernest T., he asked a local mountain girl to marry him, but she rejected him on the grounds that he’s uneducated and “don’t know his letters.”

Aunt Bee begins to worry that she and Andy haven’t been doing a good job of staying connected with their extended family. To remedy this, she convinces Andy to invite her sister Nora and Nora’s husband Ollie for a weekend visit.

Barney Fife begins the day feeling wounded. He’s convinced that everyone in Mayberry, Andy, Aunt Bee, Thelma Lou, and Gomer, has completely forgotten the fifth anniversary of his becoming a deputy sheriff. Feeling unappreciated and neglected, he sulks through his morning duties.

Young Opie Taylor has developed his first real crush, though he’s keeping the identity of his “secret girlfriend” under wraps. When Andy discovers Opie wants to buy his special someone a present, he gently asks what kind of gift he’s thinking about.

fter several years at Wally’s Filling Station, Gomer Pyle begins to feel that he’s not living up to his full potential. Wanting to test himself and “see what he’s made of,” Gomer decides to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.

It’s time for the annual Sheriff’s Boys’ Camping Trip, and Andy decides to take Opie and his friends out into the great outdoors for some adventure and fresh air. Barney, ever eager to show off his “vast wilderness experience,”

Barney Fife has always believed he has everything under control, including his relationship with Thelma Lou. Confident (and a bit boastful), he brags to Andy and Gomer that he has Thelma Lou “in his hip pocket,”

It all begins innocently enough: Barney Fife spots Andy and Helen together in Walker’s Jewelry Store. To Barney, there can only be one explanation they must be picking out an engagement ring!

Life in the Taylor household has been especially busy lately, and Aunt Bee is wearing herself thin trying to keep everything spotless and everyone happy. Andy notices the toll it’s taking on her and begins to worry that the household chores might be more than she can handle.

It’s a quiet evening in Mayberry, and Andy and Barney are working late at the courthouse. Just as they’re wrapping up, two lively women from Mount Pilot, “The Fun Girls,” Daphne and Skippy, burst through the door.

Opie and several of his friends are swept up in a new business venture when they come across an offer from a patent medicine company. The company promises that the boy who sells the most jars of their “miracle salve” will win the grand prize, a real live pony. Excited by the opportunity, the boys begin their sales campaign around Mayberry.

Charlene Darling returns to Mayberry alone and immediately asks for Andy’s help. Ever the gentleman, Andy agrees to accompany her into the woods, where she buries a small item in the ground and solemnly announces that she’s divorced her husband, Dud Wash, and is now free to marry again.

Aunt Bee has set her mind on saving money and cutting costs wherever she can. Whether it’s buying Opie a pair of cheap shoes that are too big, purchasing sugar in bulk, or scouring Mayberry for the best deals, Bee is determined to stretch every dollar.

Andy stops by the filling station one evening to show Gomer a letter he’s just received from Barney, who’s vacationing in Raleigh. To his surprise, Andy finds Gomer fast asleep in a chair with a small fire smoldering dangerously in a nearby steel drum.

Lately, Andy Taylor has been showing signs of stress and irritability, something even he can’t deny. Barney, noticing his friend’s short temper, insists that Andy take a week’s vacation to recharge. Andy agrees, envisioning a peaceful week of rest, reading, and relaxation at home.