Opie is frustrated with his history homework, finding it boring and irrelevant. When Andy tries to speak to him, Opie mistakenly interprets his father’s message as permission to skip the assignment. Emboldened, Opie rallies his friends to lead a “revolt” against their new teacher, whom they dismissively call “Old Lady Crump.”

When a series of auto-related thefts rocks Mayberry, suspicion quickly falls on Jimmy, a local youth with a troubled past. Jimmy’s reputation makes him an easy target for blame, and some, even Andy, begins to believe he’s guilty.

Mayberry finds itself facing a new challenge in the form of Arnold Winkler, a boy who has just moved to town with his family. Arnold rides his brand-new $70 bike recklessly on the sidewalks, knocking people over and refusing to follow the rules.

Barney is eager to prepare for the upcoming Ladies League singing contest, with the winner earning the honor of representing Mayberry at their musicale. There’s just one problem: Barney can’t sing.

While moving some of Barney’s belongings into Andy’s garage, the two stumble across their old high school yearbook. Leafing through its pages stirs up memories, and soon Andy suggests they organize a class reunion.

A local construction crew is blasting rock for a new underpass near Mayberry, though rumors spread that the mayor is pushing the project to benefit his brother’s gas station. Meanwhile, a farmer brings his goat uptown for his weekly shopping trip. Nervous from the blasting, the goat breaks free of its tether and wanders off.

Andy receives a letter from Luke Comstock, an ex-convict he shot in the leg years earlier during a gas station robbery attempt. Luke explains that the injury left him with permanent damage, and now he’s coming to Mayberry to “set things straight.”

When his car breaks down just outside of Mayberry on a Sunday, businessman Malcolm Tucker finds himself stranded two miles from town. With an important business appointment in Charlotte scheduled for the next morning, he’s desperate to get moving again.

When the Governor’s chauffeur parks the official car in a No Parking Zone in front of the post office, Barney, doing his duty as always, writes a ticket. At first, he doesn’t even realize it’s the Governor’s car. But once he does, Barney stands firm and refuses to back down.

A new boy, Steve Quincy, moves into Mayberry and immediately starts making trouble. He picks on Opie, mocking him with names like “Dopie,” and challenges him to do something about it. Opie backs down, not wanting a fight, but Steve continues his tough-guy act.

Barney has growing concerns about the lack of security at the Mayberry Security Bank. He points out that the elderly night guard, Asa, spends most of his shift asleep in a chair, and his gun is nearly as outdated as he is.

As Aunt Bee’s birthday draws near, she makes it clear to Andy that she doesn’t want anything “frivolous” as a gift. Andy, being practical himself, takes her at her word and doesn’t give much thought to anything out of the ordinary.

Opie treasures his time with Andy, especially their fishing trips and one-on-one moments. But when Andy invites his new girlfriend, Peggy, to join them, Opie feels like their special bond is being threatened.

Floyd, Mayberry’s good-hearted but bumbling barber, is shaken when he receives word that his lonely hearts club pen pal, Madelyn Grayson, plans to stop in Mayberry on her way to Florida. The problem? Floyd hasn’t exactly been truthful in his letters.

Barney takes his deputy duties seriously, but not everyone in Mayberry does. When two farmers set up to sell vegetables illegally on the street,

Andy arrives at Peggy McMillan’s house, eager for their date, only to find another man answering the door. The man is Don, an old classmate of Peggy’s, who has dropped in unannounced on his way to Miami. Peggy apologizes, explaining that Don’s

Mayberry’s town band is the pride of the community, mmm at least in spirit. In reality, the ragtag group is out of tune, off tempo, and barely capable of playing together. Yet, when the band wants to perform at the upcoming statewide competition,

When reports surface that cows are disappearing from farms around Mayberry, Mayor Stoner brings in an outside investigator to solve the case.

Mayberry gets a shakeup when Roy Stoner is elected as the new mayor. Right from the start, Andy and Mayor Stoner clash. Andy arrives late to one of the mayor’s first meetings, which sets a tone of friction between the two.

Andy and Barney spend an evening with Thelma Lou and Andy’s new girlfriend, Peggy McMillan. Things seem lighthearted until Peggy teasingly asks Andy if he brings all the new girls there. The evening ends pleasantly, with plans for another date.