One of Barney’s best lines, “Jubal, Jubal, Jubal” is included in this episode. Opie becomes a proud member of the Wildcats, a boys’ club with secret rituals and responsibilities. He’s given the solemn role of “Keeper of the Flame”—the one trusted to safeguard the club’s candle and matches.

Big Jeff Pruitt (Later known as the Captain on Gilligan’s Island), a gentle but simple-minded farmer, shows up in Mayberry with one goal in mind: to find himself a wife. He’s already had a sweetheart named Bertha back home,

After reading about Mayberry’s impeccable crime rate in the local newspaper, the town council of nearby Greendale becomes interested in recruiting someone from Mayberry’s force to serve as their interim sheriff.

Aunt Bee is a beloved cook in Mayberry, except when it comes to one thing: pickles. Her homemade pickles, affectionately (or not) referred to by Andy and Barney as “kerosene cucumbers,”

Andy receives an invitation from Roger Courtney to visit the prestigious Esquire Club in the state capital, a social club for refined gentlemen. Roger is enthusiastic about sponsoring Andy for membership and encourages him to meet the committee.

Andy comes home for lunch to find a stranger in his yard spraying his roses with insecticide. Aunt Bee explains that the man, Henry Wheeler, kindly noticed her bushes had aphids and offered to help.

Barney and Thelma Lou decide to play matchmaker and set Andy up on a blind date with Thelma Lou’s cousin, Karen Moore. Andy is immediately hesitant, especially knowing Barney’s overzealous nature when it comes to setups, but finally agrees to go along.

Barney comes storming into the courthouse frustrated after seeing the state-of-the-art police department in Mt. Pilot. He’s discouraged that Mayberry lacks modern law enforcement equipment, helicopters, and national respect.

While fishing one morning, Andy and Opie meet a charming stranger by the lake David Browne (Later cast as Jeb Clampett). After they walk away, the man casually helps himself to their lunch and strolls into town. Later, Barney, always on the lookout

When Barney and Thelma Lou get into a spat, they both declare their independence. Barney, feeling bruised and impulsive, wastes no time “playing the field” and finds a new romantic interest in town, Agnes Jean Parker

Frank Myers is a gentle, eccentric old man who lives alone in a dilapidated house that the Mayberry Town Council sees as an eyesore. Worse, Frank is behind on his property taxes. The council decides to evict him, and though Andy opposes the move,

When a sophisticated and strong-willed woman named Irene Fairchild speeds through Mayberry, Andy pulls her over and gives her a court date. She’s used to getting her way and believes Mayberry

When the State Attorney’s Office assigns a young, polished trainee named Bob Rogers to the Mayberry Sheriff's Department, he’s sent to work with Andy and learn the basics of small-town law enforcement. Bob is competent,

Andy becomes suspicious when Opie asks Aunt Bee for a nickel for milk, then turns around and asks him for another. Curious about the double request, Andy tries to get an answer from Opie

Aunt Bee becomes concerned when she learns from Opie’s school principal that he handcuffed a classmate during recess. She blames the time Opie spends hanging around the courthouse and jail

Jim Lindsey, the hometown guitar prodigy Andy once helped get his start, returns to Mayberry in a flashy new car with a hit song, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rosie from Raleigh.” The town celebrates his return,

Barney Fife accidentally captures a dangerous wanted criminal, Luke Jensen, while riding a bus back from a fishing trip. The whole town of Mayberry celebrates

A quiet, reserved farmer named Sam Becker moves into the Mayberry area, and Barney immediately becomes suspicious. Sam keeps to himself, doesn’t talk much, and doesn't engage with the townspeople

Ben Weaver, the town’s gruff and unyielding merchant, shows up at the courthouse to file foreclosure on the Scobey family. Lester Scobey has fallen behind on one payment, and Ben insists Andy enforce the letter of the law, regardless of circumstance.

When a young, dirt-poor farm girl named Frankie Flint visits the drugstore, Ellie notices her staring longingly at perfume and nail polish. Frankie doesn’t say she can’t afford them