
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 issues the governor a parking ticket when his chauffeur parks in a no-parking zone. The governor, impressed, visits Mayberry to commend him for doing his job without favoritism.

Andy and aunt Bee learn their ancestor is the state's biggest swindler, just before the town of Mayberry unveils his statue as a hero.

Helen writes a children's book that is accepted for publication; Andy faces the disquieting prospect of being the fiancée of a celebrity.

Andy and Opie face the difficult problem of helping an old milk-wagon horse find contentment in retirement.