The Andy Griffith Show

Barney and his friends celebrate his 5th anniversary with the Sheriff's Department. However, Andy unfortunately puts a damper on things when he learns there are new requirements, one of which is a physical, that may keep Barney from staying on the job. As a result, Andy and Aunt Bee get to work to help him out.

Aunt Bee's younger sister and family comes for a visit. However, it doesn't take long for them to cause trouble when Uncle Ollie invites himself along to be an honorary deputy when Andy tries to do his job. After hearing on the radio that some escaped convicts might make their way through Mayberry, Andy realizes he found a way to get Uncle Ollie and Aunt Nora to cut their visit short, and as a result, asks Ollie for a little "help" in capturing the convicts.

Ernest T. Bass descends upon Mayberry with one thing in mind: get some learning, so he can impress his girl Ramona. However, when Andy suggests to Helen to let him sit in her fifth grade class, she is less than thrilled at the distraction he brings to the class. When after Helen disciplines him and Ernest T. decides to declare his love for her, Andy and Barney think of a way to get Ernest T. his diploma and back up to the mountains.

Aunt Bee's old beau, a practical joker, shows up in Mayberry and resumes his courtship.

Barney buys a bloodhound and tries to train it to track criminals.

When a pretty family friend comes for a visit following her broken engagement, Helen gets jealous when it seems like Andy is going out of his way to make her feel welcome.

Barney starts a feud between Mr. Foley and Floyd and their family and friends when he comes across an old police report that involves the two men. As a result, both sides start punching one another in the nose when he tries to bring closure to the case.

Much to the dismay of Andy, Barney, and Aunt Bee, Opie and his friend Howie decide to turn their class newspaper into a town gossip sheet in an attempt to gain readers outside of their friends at school.

After sending Opie off on an overnight outing with a friend, Aunt Bee starts to feel like a third wheel in Andy's relationship with Helen, thanks in large part to a conversation with her friend Clara. As a result, when Andy and Helen invite her out to dinner, Bee surprises them by saying she has plans with a new beau – only she doesn't realize the man is actually married.