
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.

J. Howard Jackson, a big-shot newspaper publisher, accuses Andy of misconduct in office after Andy fines him for a traffic violation.

Barney's cousin Virgil overcomes his awkwardness as soon as he learns that people have confidence in him.

Opie is jealous of all the time his father spends with his new girlfriend, so he feigns several illnesses to keep them apart.

Barney spends his life savings to buy a used car. Unbeknownst to him, the car is actually a lemon and has several issues and defects.