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(whistling sprightly tune)

Starring Andy Griffith...

with Ronny Howard.

Also sfam‘ng Don Knotrs.

Paw, what kind of bait are you putiing on my line?

Why, that's fish-caiching bait

That‘s the idea, you know, to catch fish.

Thai looks more like a piece of ham from our lunch.

Is that right?

Well, now, that‘s probably

'cause it's a piece of ham from our lunch.

Paw, you're s‘posed to use lish bait.

Well, now, son,

all them fish ever see down there all day long

is other fish

and they get mighly sick of it, too.

N-Now, don‘t itjusl stand to reason

that they might just perk up at the sight of a piece of meat?

Aw, but, Paw, who...

Paw, lgot one!

I got a bite!

All righl. Now, just simmer down,

Now, just take it easy,

Reel her in

nice and easy.

Come on, that's a boy.

Hey, you got a nice one.

You were right, Paw.

-He sure went for the ham. -He sure did.

Look at that. He‘s... he's still smackin' his lips.

Golly, Paw, you knowjusl about everything, don‘t you?

0h, ldon't expect I know everything.

I mean it, Paw.

You not only know everything. but you’re the sheriff,

you're the Justice of the Peace.

You're just about the most important man

in Mayberry, in the state.

Why, Ibet you're the most important man

in the whole wond.

Oh, well, now, it could be

a few folks you might have to put on the list ahead of me,

like, like the president and the Queen 0' England.

I bet that queen don't know

about putting ham on a fishhook,

Well, now, let's be fair about that thing.

See, we don't know that ham would work over there.

See, we don't know what kind of fish they got in them moats.

Uh-oh.

What's the matter, Paw?

Gertrude sprung another leak,

I thought I'd caulked her up good enough,

but I declare, it seems like

as fast as I fix one seam, two more open up.

Paw, can't we please fish a l'n‘lle longer?

Well, we can ifyou've got a mind to swim back.

We come very near to not making it.

I'll say one thing for her.

Once she lets water leak in,

she don't let it leak back out again very easy.

Can I help you, Paw?

Well, yeah, you can help me store her up

over underneath these bushes here.

We don’t want some stranger

coming along and taking a ride in her.

He'd have a mighty damp trip

before he went more than a few yards.

Sheriff! Sheriff!

Sheriff...

you'll never guess what's happened.

Something big.

Well, what is it?

The biggest thing ever happened in Mayberry,

Real big, big, big, big.

Well, now, just simmer down, Barney.

What is it?

Well, I'm trying to tell you.

Well, so far, all I know is it’s something big,

Oh, "big" ain't the word for it,

For something it ain't the word for,

you sure are using it a lot.

Now what is it?

Well, | just got it on the radio

direct trom the state police, special for us.

Yeah, w-w-well, what is it?

Something big,

Barney“ .

I'm sorry, but this is so big.

I mean, well, it's this teller, see.

He... he escaped trom the state prison~

a dangerous criminal—

and they got reason to believe he‘s on his way here,

They’re gonna have a real full-scale manhunt, a dragnet,

What do you think about that?

Only one word I can think of~ big.

Well, you took the word right out of my mouth.

I told them they could expect a hundred percent cooperation

trom the local authorities, meaning us.

Okay, Sheriff?

You done fine, Barney,

I never did think

my own cousin could make such a fine deputy.

Hal Well, uh... oh, my gosh. I forgot to sign off.

Uh... uh, Mayberry unit number one...

uh, over and, uh, and Roger...

Roger and... out, out and under...

Out... 10... 10—40.

40... |...

Uh, bye.

All right, everybody off the street,

Everybody off the street,

There’s going to be trouble.

Barney“ .

-Everybody.. . -Barney.

There ain't no cause to alarm the citizens.

Now, now, Opie, you run on home, put on some dry clothes,

and how about cleaning them fish, all right?

Okay, Paw,

You‘ll catch that old criminal easy,

won't you, Paw?

Well, I hope so.

You‘ll see, you two.

This is gonna be big.

Real big.

‘Bout time you got here, Sheriff.

Pret‘ near 12:00.

Yeah. Your 24 hours is about up.

You can go on home now, Otis,

Andy, you can't let Otis go,

Well, l have to; his sentence is up.

But he's the only prisoner we got,

-Well? -Well, what are the state police going to think

when they get here and find we got an empty jail?

They're going to think this is just a hick town

where nothing ever happens.

Well, now, you got to admit

that’s, that’s about the size of it.

OTIS: See you later, Andy.

I'll see you, Otis,

and try not to drink at all.

Otis, Otis, wait just a second, will you?

Uh, listen, Otis, uh, you got civic spirit, ain‘t you?

Well, how about just staying one more night

and kind of let thejail put its best foot forward?

Sorry. Tonight's choir practice,

Darn!

Oh, now, simmer down, Barney,

We'll be filling up that cell space

as soon as we capture that escaped criminal.

Yeah. Yeah, that’s right.

We will, won't we?

Yeah.

I better check my arms.

I'm going to get that...

What's the matter?

I can't find my bullet,

Oh. Well, here, fill her up.

Fill her up?

You can't tell but what

this might call for some shooting,

Yeah, that's right.

(sirens approaching)

Ooh,.. wee! Lcokit yonder,

Must be a mighty important criminal.

Looks like they sent a whole regiment,

Captain Barker, state police.

Howdy. Welcome to May...

Howdy.

How do... uh...

Well... well, we're, uh, glad...

glad to have you.

(muttering softly)

That's right, Operator,

I want this line kept open to the state capital.

Captain Barker, state police.

That‘s who says so.

Uh, uh...

Uh, Sarah?

Me.

Yeah. It's all right.

Any sheriff business comes up,

why, you can call my home phone.

All right.

Oh, she's fine.

Uh, Captain, I'm-- l'm Sheriff Taylor.

Good. Good.

If there's anything that we can do...

Walters, the map.

Well, now, that's a nice, shiny new map there,

but it ain't much different

than the one we had up there before.

Men, this is where we are— Mayberry,

Yeah, that's her, all right.

Walters, markers.

Well, now, that's a dandy little item there,

Look at that.

Little button that just sticks there and don't fall off.

(Andy mutters cheerfully)

We're still using pins.

There ain't too many of them left either.

The woman's club, they put on a Halloween play

and they used this for the dressing room,

They durn near used every pin we had

hemming up costumes.

Oh, I'm sorry,

We interrupted your little talk.

You go right ahead.

Thank you.

Now, we'll have

blockades here...

Here...

here...

and here.

On each blockade, I want a full complement

around the clock and fully armed.

Tommy guns, tear gas, flares,

loudspeakers, spotlights.

Any questions? Now..,

Yeah, I got one little bitty one,

You?

Uh, yes, sir.

You're guarding all the main roads.

Something wrong with that?

Well, no, not it you expecting that criminal

to come through here on the bus.

But you got to give some thought to the idea

that he might get sneaky about that thing—-

come down one of the side roads.

We got... we got one road down there by the lake

that ain't even marked.

Thank you for that valuable suggestion,

Oh, you're welcome,

And it there's anything that we can do to help,

why, we're at your disposal. me and my deputy here.

Oh, this is, this is Deputy Fife.

Well, fellas,

you might just as well call me Barney,

We're all in this manhunt together,

Walters, pass out those pictures.

That's Derekson, the man we're after.

You memorize that face well.

Learn every line of it,

That's a nice snapshot of him.

Hi, Paw.

Did you catch the criminal yet?

Oh, hi, Opie, No, not yet,

but the captain and me, we're talking over plans,

You don't have to worry, sir.

My paw will catch him tor sure,

Now, Opie, the state patrolmen,

they're going to do their part in this, too, you know,

That's my boy Opie,

He's just a little bit prejudiced,

Oh, and th-this is my Aunt Bee,

How do, Captain? It‘s mighty nice to see you.

Now, Andy, before you go traipsing around

the country on any manhunt,

you come along home and have dinner first.

Oh, well, now this is kind of important, Aunt Bee.

I'm liable to have to eat a little bit later on.

Andy, do you realize I have a roast in the oven?

And it's sitting there drying up

unless you come home and eat it.

Now, Aunt Bee, you're

interrupting official business,

Andy, you know how you are when you miss a meal,

He's meaner than a bear backed into a beehive.

I don't envy you men working under him.

Aunt Bee, nobody‘s working under anybody,

But, Paw, you're the sheriff,

He's only a captain.

Yeah, well, this is kind of a joint operation,

you might say—

state and county w-woiking as a team,

Gentlemen, shall we get on with it?

Why don‘t you just stay here

and handle your local affairs?

We'll set up the roadblocks.

Let‘s go, men.

Andy, they‘re leaving us plumb out of it.

Yeah, it looks like it.

Don't they know how important you are?

Yeah, well, they’re probably saving us

tor a special assignment,

like when the big showdown comes,

Yeah. Yeah, of course. That's it.

Well, we'll be ready for them,

(gunshot)

PARKER (over radio): RB-One to RB-Two.

RB-One to RB-Two, come in, please.

MAN (over radio): RB-Two.

PARKER: Any action?

MAN: Nothing here, sir,

Traffic's been light the past hour.

Picking up a little now.

PARKER: Okay, keep your eyes open. 10-4,

-MAN: 10-4. Doggone it, Andy,

It's bad enough us just settin' here helpless.

We can‘t even get into the conversation.

Yeah.

Maybe we better not just set here.

Inside, we can at least look busy,

How come you're not to be out on the roadblock?

That's right.

If a criminal's headed toward Mayberry,

the sheriff of Mayberry certainly ought to be there

to stop him.

Yeah. Well, that's, uh, that‘s

state business, you might say,

and I still got a duty to keep order here in town.

You don't have to tell my paw anything.

He knows what he’s doing.

Come on, Opie.

Now, Opie, you know I make it a point

never to discuss official business

with the public.

Now you understand that, don't you?

But, Paw, you know what they're saying?

They're saying you're not important enough

to be in on a manhunt.

Can I just tell Ralphie and Tommy

that they're saving you for the big showdown?

Now, police business has got to be kept confidential.

Yeah.

But wait till you catch that old criminal--

barehanded maybe.

Then I'll tell ‘em.

Now, dog, Barney, I got to do something,

A law officer just can't sit around

and let hisself become a laughingstock.

Here.

Put them bullets back in your gun,

Now, listen, you keep them 20/20 eyes of yours

glued on this road

and don‘t let anything pass without your checking it,

You can trust me, Sheriff.

You‘re talking to reliable Barney Fife, you know.

All right.

If you need me, fire three shots.

-Right. -Okay,

Oh, uh, 10-4.

Oh, howdy, Cal,

Hi, Barney. What's up?

Roadblock. Ain't you heard?

There‘s an escaped criminal on the loose.

Yeah, I heard about it. I hope you catch him!

Halt!

Get out, Cal.

What fer?

I got to frisk you,

I got to frisk everybody,

Well, I ain‘t the criminal.

Well, you could be.

You could be the criminal disguised as you.

Us lawmen can't take chances.

Well, I never heard of such a...

Now face your truck and lean against it.

All right, I guess that'll do it.

Be sure and say hello to the little woman, Mayor,

I'm sony about this,

but us lawmen can't take chances.

But, Barney, I'm your mother.

Oh, well, at last.

Somebody

I don‘t know...

It‘s you!

Here-- let me help you.

(stammering)

I-l‘m gonna arrest...

10-4...

Barney!

Barney, what,..?

What in the world happened?

He was here, Andy.

Derekson?

Yeah. He got the drop on me.

You mean he had a gun?

Uh... well, he...

He has now.

I better report this.

Mayberry to headquarters.

That‘s Paw.

ANDY (over radio): Mayberry to headquarters. Come in, please.

This is headquarters, Mayberry. Go ahead.

Deputy Barney Fife made contact with the escapee.

He has?

Yeah.

Only trouble is, he-he kind of got un-contacted.

What?

Well, he got away is what he done.

What are you people up to?

I told you we‘d handle this.

Well, we just thought it might be helpful

if somebody watched the old road down by the lake.

It nearly worked, too.

But I reckon that's the way it is

in the manhunt game—

sometimes you bag 'em, sometimes you don't.

Now, I, I... got a idea.

Sheriff, we're trying to apprehend

a dangerous criminal.

Please don‘t hinder us with your bumbling ideas,

10-4.

But, Captain. . hel... hel...

10-4.

I'm dogged if it don't make a fella feel right bad

to get ten-foured right in the middle of an idea.

I'd be glad to listen to your idea, Sheriff,

Why, thank you, Deputy.

Well, now, my idea is this—

it l was a criminal

and l was heading through them woods,

I'd stop off at Emma Brand's house.

-You would? »For sure.

Now, you know that there ain't a day that goes by

that Emma don't make a batch of pies

and put them out in the window to cool.

Well, you know, it's pretty hard on the average fella

to pass by without sniffing

and hungering tor a slice of pie.

Now, you can, you can just imagine

what that‘s going to do to a starving escapee,

Yeah.

Yeah. Well, let's go on over there,

Yeah, let's go.

Howdy, Emma. You all right?

Howdy, Sheriff. I'm fine.

We just stopped by to warn you

to keep your doors bolted.

Thank you, Sheriff,

Thank you. lwill.

Wait a minute, Emma.

I didn't tell you why.

Oh, Tha—that's right,

Well, you know

this escaped convict that's on the loose?

Well, we‘re still looking for him

so you be extra careful now, you hear?

Uh, Emma...

How‘s your sciatica?

O-Oh, it's fine. Just fine.

Good-bye, Sheriff,

She's the sweetest thing, ain't she?

Uh...

Barney, there‘s something curious going on in there.

to bejust fine?

Or anything else about her for that matter?

No, sirree. Sh-she is trying to get rid of us

and I believe I know who put her up to it.

You m... you mean

you think he's in there?

Yeah.

Well, what are we going to do?

Well, lgot an idea.

(knocking)

You know, Sheriff,

I told you there was nobody here, an-and..,

yeah, |-|-l-| know it, Emma.

I know that.

I-l just wanted to tell you one thing

just in case you was to see that fella.

Now, don't say a word about my boat

being hid down there bythe lake

underneath that clump of bushes~

you know that clump of bushes

that‘s over there near your dock?

II that fella was to find that boat,

he could row clear across to Sandy Point

and get away as slick as a whistle.

Not a word about that now. You promise?

I promise.

You know something, lady?

You got a mighty obliging sheriff in this town.

Real helpful.

(chuckles)

(forced laugh)

Mayberry patrol to Captain, come in, please.

Mayberry patrol to Captain, come in, please!

Now, Captain, you might as well say hello

‘cause I‘m going to keep calling till you do.

Captain Baker to Mayberry,

What is it, Sheriff?

Oh, hello, Captain.

I just thought you might like to know where

you can pick up your criminal.

-What?! -I tell you what, you meet me down by the lake

near the old Crystal Creek Road,

and I believe we can wind this whole thing up,

You mean you've got him cornered?

Well, let's just say we've made

the necessary arrangements.

Now, you‘ll be right along, will you?

Where is this Crystal Creek Road?

How do | get there?

Well, you go by the old summer place...

Oh, that's right,

You don't know how to get there either, do you?

I tell you what, tell you what.

You go by my house and pick up my boy Opie—

now, anybody can tell you how to get there--

and-and he'll show you the way.

There's time for that?

Oh, don't worry about that,

10-4.

But, Sheriff...!

I'm sony. I already ten-foured you.

Kind of a good feeling gettin’ t in first

tor a change,

There he is.

Did you catch him, Paw?

Well, as good as.

Well, where is he?

Rig ht out there's your man, Captain,

Walters, binoculars.

You tool! You let him get away.

Why didn't you shoot?

Well, in the first place, if I'd have shot,

why, I might have hit him,

and I figured you'd rather have him alive.

In the second place, he might have shot back,

and I‘d rather have me alive.

You think you can get him with a telescopic sight?

Yeah, lcan try, sir.

Well, there ain‘t any real need in that,

What?!

Well, that's a

pretty far range out there,

Besides that, why, he'll come back peaceful enough,

Taylor, I don't know how you got to be a sheriff in this state,

but when this is over, I‘m gonna see that you're thrown out.

There’s no place for such incompetence

in a peace officer.

OPI E: That's our boat, ain't it, Paw?

You let him take it on purpose, didn't you?

I sure did, son.

Look!

PARKER: It's sinking,

ANDY: Yes, sir, it sure is.

That’s ’cause it leaks, and Paw knew it

all the time.

Cap'n, if you'll take your men

down this little road down there at the shore,

I imagine he‘ll swim right to you,

All right, let's go, men.

You know, this morning when we was fishing,

I sure didn‘t enjoy having a hole in that boat,

I tell you the truth, right now

I wouldn’t take a dollar and a quarter for R.

-You proud of your paw? -Yeah.

You said he...

Sheriff Taylor, I want to say

it‘s been a pleasure working with you.

Oh, it's my pleasure,

My paw's the best sheriff in the whole state.

Wouldn't be surprised, son.

When I get back to the state capital,

I'm going to see that they send you a citation for this.

Oh, that won't be necessary,

Of course, of course, if you could see your way clear

to sending me one of them maps w'th the sticky buttons on it,

I'd appreciate it.

You've got it, Sheriff,

Fine. Thanks again,

Yes, sir.

Well, you ain't so tough now, are you, wise guy?

From now on, you'd just better stay

as far away from Mayberry as you can get

if you know what's good for you,

Ain‘t gonna get the drop on me again,

Ahh.,.!

(Barney groans)

Easy, easy.

No, easy!

My fingers are bent. My fingers are bent.

10-4. 104.

(whistling sprightly tune)