
Andy Taylor is the widower sheriff of the small, sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry. Andy and son Opie live with Aunt Bee, who takes care of the family. Andy's deputy is his bumbling but neurotically hilarious cousin, Barney Fife. Among Andy's Mayberry friends is the town's resident barber, Floyd.
Barney's cousin Virgil overcomes his awkwardness as soon as he learns that people have confidence in him.
Otis overcomes his weakness for liquor and impresses his relatives when Andy makes him a temporary deputy.
Howard, a non-fisherman, antagonizes the town's sportsmen by catching the biggest fish in the lake.
Opie accidentally ruins Aunt Bee's prize rose entry on the eve of the annual Mayberry Flower Show.