
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.

Andy's deputy upsets his weekend when he insists that a picnic will prove disastrous.

The Taylor family goes to Hollywood when a company decides to make a movie about Andy.

Aunt Bee collects insurance for the loss of an antique pin, but finds it after she has spent the money.

Barney is shamed into displaying his "legendary" courage by going after an escaped convict.