
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.
Opie and his friends take their roles as Robin Hood's men seriously when they befriend a hobo.
Rafe Hollister, a farmer with a golden voice, is chosen to represent Mayberry at a musical, but Mayor Stoner believes he looks too seedy. It is then up to Andy to make Rafe presentable enough.
Detective Barney Fife, of the big city police department, pays a visit to his old hometown Mayberry; he goes to the premiere of a former girlfriend's movie.
Andy's perennial romance with Helen is jolted a bit when Andy's old high school sweetheart moves back to town.