An explosive situation develops when Cy Hudgins' pet goat Jimmy eats a box full of dynamite. The nervous Mayberryites spend the rest of the day gingerly tiptoeing around the goat, terrified that the animal will blow up "real good" at any moment. In the end, it is up to Barney to lead Jimmy out of town in a manner reminiscent of Hamelin's Pied Piper (or, in this case, Pied Harmonica Player).
Wally's Filling Station has been plagued by a series of robberies, and the prime suspect is young Jimmy Morgan (Pat Colby), who has been in and out of trouble all his life. Convinced of Jimmy's innocence, Andy tries to clear the boy-while gung-ho Barney attempts to use the latest electronic technology to solve the case.
Andy learns to his chagrin that ex-convict Luke Comstock (Leo Gordon) is coming back to Mayberry. Inasmuch as Andy was responsible for sending Luke to jail, everyone in town fears the worst-none more so than Barney, who organizes local lunkheads Gomer Pyle and Billy Ray Belfast (Dub Taylor) into a "bodyguard committee" for Andy. But everyone is in for a surprise-including Luke.
Tired of relying upon others for his transportation, Barney is determined to become "Mr. Independent Wheels" by purchasing his own car. He ends up investing his life savings ($300) in a lemon provided by a deceptively sweet little old lady, Myrt Lesch (Ellen Corby)-actually the head of a gang of sophisticated con artists and thieves. To save Barney's bankroll, Andy calmly sets a trap for Myrt and her henchman Jake (Allan Melvin). This is the episode with the classic "septic tank" dialogue exchange.
Originally telecast March 18, 1963, this episode served to introduce the hillbilly Darling family: rambunctious papa Briscoe Darling (Dub Taylor), his wide-eyed daughter Charlene (Maggie Peterson), and his dimwitted but musically talented sons (played by The Dillard Brothers, a popular quartet of country-western performers). Arriving in Mayberry to meet Charlene's sweethart, Pvt. Dud Wash, at the local depot, the Darlings are overwhelmed by their first taste of city life-and Andy and Barney have a heck of a time trying to control the uninhibited mountaineers.
The Clampetts call the Beverly Caterers to help them prepare a tasty meal, consisting mainly of jackrabbit stew. Meanwhile, Mr. Drysdale receives a kangaroo as a practical joke from an Australian banker. Anyone who's ever seen one of the Warner Bros. "Hippity Hopper" cartoons will be able to guess what happens next.
A lady reports an abandoned baby at a bus depot. Officers Friday and Smith investigate, and realize her story doesn't quite hold water.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show "A Mans Teeth Are Not His Own"
While Rob's neighbor and best friend, dentist Jerry Helper (Jerry Paris), is out of town at a convention, Rob (Dick Van Dyke) breaks a tooth. Loyalty dictates that Rob should wait until Jerry returns to treat the tooth, but unbearable pain dictates that he seek out another dentist immediately. As a result, Rob mopes around the house feeling like a traitor -- and also suffers in anticipation of the inevitable showdown with Jerry.
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Flash Gordon - Deadline at Noon (Season 1, Episode 36)
After witnessing the destruction of five planets, Dr. Zarkov determines that the explosions were created by a nuclear bomb fueled by a material that takes hundreds of years to explode. Dale, Flash and the doctor journey back to 1950s Berlin to locate such a bomb planted on Earth.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show - Bank Book 6565696- (Season 2, Episode 34)
Laura has a bank account Rob thinks the money will go to his birthday present that he really wants to finds gets a shock when he finds out it is a sports shirt. Buddy & Sally give Rob a movie screen that won't go with the projector that really wanted. Rob gets mad because Laura has her "own" money, Laura tells Rob the idea come from her mom who gave her dad his own room after 25 years of marriage!
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