It's the annual church picnic, and when Andy invites Ellie to the event, he begins to over-react and suspect that she only has marriage on her mind.Īndy teaches Opie about how important it is to keep a promise, only to have that lesson conflict with his need to help Opie's friend who ran away from home.Īndy and Ellie decide to stage a fake robbery to help Barney's ego - a scheme which turns Barney into a real hero.Īndy is dismayed when Opie refuses to contribute money to the school charity drive.Īndy hopes to finally bring peace to two of the county's longtime feuding families, the Carters and the Wakefields. When Mayberry's local pharmacist falls ill, his niece Ellie Walker steps in as a temporary replacement - and creates turmoil with the town's resident hypochondriac. Andy's Aunt Bee Taylor looks like the perfect candidate and moves in, but her presence causes friction with Opie.Īndy and his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife, offer to help track down an escaped convict.Ī gifted guitar player who has self-doubts about his musical talent gets a chance at stardom - with a little push from Andy. While traveling through the town of Mayberry, Danny Williams is pulled over for running a stop sign by Sheriff Andy Taylor.Īndy and Opie are in need of a new housekeeper.