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"AUNT BEE.

KNOWLEDGE IS..."

"KNOWLEDGE IS..."

MORNING, AUNT BEE.

ANDY, WHAT'S KNOWLEDGE?

WHAT?

I'VE STARTED THIS, AND I CAN'T FINISH IT.

"KNOWLEDGE IS..."

OH, FOR THAT -- UH, UM...

LET'S PUT, "KNOWLEDGE IS POWER."

NO, THAT SOUNDS TOO MILITARY.

WELL, HOW ABOUT, "KNOWLEDGE IS THE TOOL OF LIFE"?

GOOD, ANDY. GOOD.

"KNOWLEDGE IS THE TOOL OF LIFE."

WHO SAID IT?

ME.

OH, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT MIGHT BE SOMEBODY LIKE SHAKESPEARE.

NO. I BEAT HIM TO IT THIS TIME.

WHAT IS THAT?

THAT IS A COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY

FOR LOUISE SPOONER'S BOY, WILLIS,

FROM HARTFORD, REMEMBER?

OH, YEAH, WILLIS, THE ONE WITH THE ADENOIDS.

HE HAD THEM TAKEN OUT

AND LOUISE SAYS HE TALKS LIKE ANYBODY ELSE NOW.

GOOD. WHAT COLLEGE IS HE GOING TO?

HE'S GOING TO A SMALL COLLEGE IN CONNECTICUT

THAT HAS VERY LOW REQUIREMENTS.

I MEAN, LOUISE DIDN'T WRITE THAT.

I GOT THAT FROM HARRIET CLEAVER IN SOUTH BEND.

OH.

I WISH HE WERE GOING TO YALE.

IT'S SO NEARBY, AND IT'S SUCH A LOVELY CAMPUS.

SAW IT IN A JACK OAKIE MOVIE ONCE --

ALL THE BOYS IN THEIR COLLEGE SWEATERS

AND THEIR WHITE DUCK PANTS.

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMEHOW WILLIS NEVER SEEMED LIKE THE YALE TYPE TO ME.

WELL, IT WOULD HAVE DONE HIM A WORLD OF GOOD.

THERE SEEMED TO BE SUCH A FEELING OF FRIENDLINESS.

THE BOYS WERE ALWAYS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE

SINGING "BOOLA BOOLA."

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST THINKING.

WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THIS SAME THING

WITH OPIE PRETTY SOON.

OPIE?

COLLEGE?

YEAH. HE GRADUATES JUNIOR HIGH, THEN HIGH SCHOOL

AND THEN HE'S OFF.

HE'S STILL SUCH A CHILD.

HI, AUNT BEE.

HI, PA.

OH, HI, OPE.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

OH, NO, NO, OPIE.

WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOUR GOING TO COLLEGE.

OH, YEAH.

ARNOLD AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT JUST THE OTHER DAY.

HE WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR LIKE HIS FATHER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO BE YET.

YOU GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO DECIDE THAT.

YEAH.

MANY GUYS IN YOUR CLASS PLANNING TO GO TO COLLEGE?

ABOUT HALF AND HALF.

SOME OF THE KIDS' FATHERS TOLD THEM

THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND THEM.

I GUESS IT'S KIND OF EXPENSIVE.

WELL, I GOT TO DO MY HOMEWORK.

WELL, UM...

I WONDER HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS.

I DON'T KNOW.

I NEVER GAVE THAT PART OF IT MUCH THOUGHT.

IT SEEMS

SO FAR AWAY.

HELEN WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

MAYBE I'LL TALK TO HER AND FIND OUT HOW MUCH

A COLLEGE EDUCATION COSTS THESE DAYS.

HOW MUCH?

AROUND $15,000 FOR THE FOUR-YEAR COURSE.

$15,000?!

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

HOW MANY PARENTS CAN AFFORD THAT KIND OF MONEY?

WELL, THAT'S ABOUT WHAT IT COSTS AT MANY OF THE PRIVATE COLLEGES.

OF COURSE, IT VARIES A LITTLE.

I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THAT MUCH.

OF COURSE, THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING, ANDY.

YOU SAID PRIVATE COLLEGES.

HOW ABOUT ONE OF THE STATE COLLEGES?

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL?

THAT WOULD BE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE--

ABOUT HALF.

THERE'S PRACTICALLY NO TUITION.

OH...HE COULD STAY AT HIS AUNT MARTHA'S.

SHE'S ALWAYS BEGGING HIM TO COME UP THERE.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE ANSWER.

WELL, HE'D HAVE TO BE ACCEPTED FIRST.

SO?

WELL, ANDY, THE REQUIREMENTS AT A LOT OF THE STATE COLLEGES

ARE EVEN HIGHER THAN AT MANY OF THE PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S A "B" AVERAGE

AND IN A FEW YEARS WHEN OPIE'S READY TO GO

IT COULD EVEN BE A B+.

OH.

AND HIS WORK'S JUST ABOUT AVERAGE--

A LITTLE BETTER-- C+.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE HE COULD DO BETTER

BY THE TIME HE GETS TO HIGH SCHOOL?

WELL, OF COURSE IT'S POSSIBLE

BUT HIGH SCHOOL IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.

OH.

OF COURSE, I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAYS OFF.

$15,000.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I...

EVERYBODY IN TOWN KNOWS HOW MUCH I MAKE.

I CAN'T BANK THAT KIND OF MONEY.

I COULD AFFORD PART OF IT, BUT...

I KNOW, I KNOW THAT SOME CHILDREN CAN'T GO TO COLLEGE.

OPIE'S NOT GOING TO BE ONE OF THEM.

HI, ANDY.

OH, HI, HOWARD, EMMETT.

SAY, ANDY, YOU WANT TO GO BOWLING TONIGHT?

WE GOT AN ALLEY.

GEE, NOT TONIGHT.

I DON'T THINK SO.

NOT IN THE MOOD.

ANYTHING WRONG, ANDY?

I GOT A FEW PROBLEMS.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE A WAY TO SEND OPIE THROUGH COLLEGE.

HEY, WHAT DOES A THING LIKE THAT RUN THESE DAYS?

ABOUT $15,000.

WOW. $15,000?!

FOR WHAT?

SO A KID CAN LEARN TO JITTERBUG

AND WEAR HIS HAIR OVER HIS EYES?

COME ON, EMMETT.

I'D SAY THAT'S A MIGHTY POOR APPRAISAL

OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

I OFTEN WONDER WHERE I'D BE TODAY IF I HADN'T GONE

TO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING.

WHAT INSTITUTION DID YOU EVER GO TO?

I HAPPENED TO HAVE ATTENDED BRADBURY BUSINESS COLLEGE.

THAT PLACE OVER IN MT. PILOT

ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE BANK BUILDING?

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU CALL THAT A COLLEGE?

YOU KNOW THE PLACE.

YEAH, I'VE HEARD OF IT.

THEIR CAMPUS IS WALL-TO-WALL LINOLEUM.

EMMETT, THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT WHERE A COLLEGE IS LOCATED,

IT'S WHAT YOU COME AWAY WITH:

KNOWLEDGE AND WARM FRIENDSHIPS.

YOU GRADUATED FROM BRADBURY, DID YOU?

OH, YEAH.

TOOK THE FULL YEAR-AND-A-HALF COURSE.

KNOW WHO ELSE GRADUATED FROM BRADBURY?

CYRUS WHITLEY.

HE'S NOW DOING FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.

HE PROBABLY LEARNED HOW TO EMBEZZLE IN COLLEGE.

EMMETT, THERE'S A BAD APPLE IN EVERY BARREL

BUT YOU CAN'T KNOCK A COLLEGE EDUCATION

PARTICULARLY IN THIS AGE OF SPECIALIZATION.

IT PUTS A KID WAY AHEAD.

OH, I QUESTION THAT.

A KID GETS OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, HE LEARNS A TRADE--

I SAY HE'S JUST AS FAR AHEAD

AND HE SAVES HIS HARD-WORKING FATHER A LOT OF MONEY.

WELL, THAT'S ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT IT, YES.

BUT I WANT OPIE TO GO TO COLLEGE.

WELL, IT'S YOUR BOY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GO BOWLING TONIGHT?

NO.

OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, ANDY

IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR OPIE

IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY SWING IT.

YEAH.

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FALL

INTO A GOLD MINE OR SOMETHING.

YOU EVER THOUGHT OF TAKING ON ANOTHER JOB MAYBE?

A SIDELINE OF SOME KIND.

WELL, HOWARD, BEING A SHERIFF'S A 24-HOUR JOB.

YEAH, I KNOW.

GEE, THERE OUGHT TO BE SOME WAY

YOU COULD WORK UP A LITTLE EXTRA INCOME.

MAYBE START A SMALL BUSINESS OF SOME KIND, HUH?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE.

YEAH.

WELL, IF I GET ANY FLASHES, I'LL CALL YOU.

OKAY. THANKS, HOWARD.

HERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING PROMISING IN THERE?

OH, NOT YET.

MOST OF THEM JUST AREN'T THE TYPE OF THING

I'M SUITED FOR.

WELL, ANDY, YOU HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE.

OKAY.

"BE A PINK LADY.

SELL OUR LINE OF COSMETICS DOOR-TO-DOOR."

NOW, I'M NOT THAT FLEXIBLE.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE:

"SELL THE ENCYCLOPEDIA EUROPA

"AND WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH SUMMER CAMP

THE EASY WAY."

ANYTHING IN THERE FOR MEN?

OH, SURE.

"TAKE ORDERS FOR SUITS TAILORED IN HONG KONG."

SEE, THE TROUBLE THERE, I'D BE KNOWN AS "TAILOR TAYLOR."

SOMETHING IN THERE MUST MAKE SENSE.

WELL, YEAH, BUT THEY ALL REQUIRE

DEVOTING A LOT OF TIME TO THE BUSINESS

AND I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THOSE.

HMM.

SOMETHING INTERESTING?

THIS PART OF IT MAKES SENSE.

"BUSINESS THAT OPERATES BY ITSELF.

"A FEW HOURS A WEEK OF YOUR TIME.

MINIMUM INVESTMENT, MAXIMUM PROFITS."

IT'S ONE OF THOSE FRANCHISES

ON THOSE COIN-OPERATED, SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRIES,

YOU KNOW?

YES. YES, THAT'S WORTH INVESTIGATING.

"LAUNDERCOIN, INCORPORATED."

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT ONE.

BUT THEY HAVE TWO COIN-OPERATED LAUNDRIES

IN MT. PILOT AND THEY'RE JAMMED NIGHT AND DAY.

HUH.

GEE, I DON'T KNOW, THOUGH--

MY GETTING INVOLVED IN A THING LIKE THIS.

WELL, I THINK ONE WOULD GO IN MAYBERRY.

THERE ARE SEVERAL EMPTY STORES ON MAIN STREET.

LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE WASHING MACHINES.

IT'D BE ALMOST LIKE A PUBLIC SERVICE.

MM-HMM.

MAYBE, MAYBE, BUT, GEE...

I...I JUST DON'T KNOW.

Opie: PA!

PA? I WAS JUST TALKING TO ARNOLD ABOUT COLLEGE.

I'M GETTING REAL EXCITED ABOUT IT.

OH, GOOD, GOOD.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WERE SAYING?

ARNOLD'S GOING TO BE A DOCTOR

AND MAYBE I'D BE A DENTIST.

WE COULD HAVE OUR OFFICES TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING.

DENTISTRY'S A WONDERFUL PROFESSION, OPIE.

YOU'D BE IN A POSITION TO SPARE SO MANY PEOPLE

SO MUCH PAIN.

I KNOW.

AND I'VE GOT A STEADY HAND, TOO.

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS

WHEN I USE YOUR ELECTRIC DRILL.

OH, YEAH. REAL GOOD.

WE'D BE SO PROUD OF YOU, OPIE.

OF COURSE, THAT'D MEAN I'D HAVE TO GO TO COLLEGE

FOR FOUR MORE YEARS AT LEAST.

FOUR YEARS REGULAR AND FOUR YEARS DENTISTRY.

WOULD THAT BE TOO MUCH TO SPEND FOR YOU, PA?

OH, OH, NO. I COULD SWING THAT.

GOOD. I'LL SEE YOU.

ARNOLD AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE WANT OUR OFFICES.

EIGHT YEARS.

MAYBE I BETTER LOOK INTO THIS LAUNDRY BUSINESS.

IT'S A DANDY LITTLE STORE

AND IT'S A DANDY LITTLE LOCATION.

OH, WELL.

NOW, YOU SAY IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TIME?

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF.

IN THE MORNINGS

YOU SET OUT THE BLEACHES AND THE DETERGENTS

AND CHECK THE COIN-CHANGING MACHINE TO SEE THAT IT'S FULL.

TIME? TEN MINUTES.

AND THEN IN THE EVENING, YOU EMPTY THE COIN BOXES.

THAT'S ANOTHER TEN MINUTES.

AND I'M SURE THAT EVEN A BUSY SHERIFF LIKE YOURSELF

CAN AFFORD A COUPLE MINUTES A DAY

TO EARN AN EXTRA $200 A MONTH.

$200.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS STARTING TO SOUND MORE AND MORE

LIKE THE KIND OF THING I'M LOOKING FOR.

NOW, WHY DON'T WE CHECK THIS CONTRACT?

AND THEN IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN IT

THAT YOU WANT EXPLAINED, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO IT.

YOU SEE, RIGHT HERE...

UH, UH, WELL, LISTEN, I, UH,

I, UH, APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU

COMING OUT LIKE THIS ON OUR FIRST DAY.

IT MAKES IT KIND OF A CELEBRATION, DOESN'T IT?

YOU GOT A REAL GREAT- LOOKING PLACE HERE, ANDY.

OH, THANKS.

ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD, ANDY.

THANKS, HOWARD.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

WELL, ANYWAYS, AUNT BEE HERE

HAS ASKED TO BE THE FIRST CUSTOMER

AND SHE'S GOT THE NUMBER ONE MACHINE ALL LOADED

SO, AUNT BEE, ANYTIME YOU'RE READY.

GO ON.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE OFF AND RUNNING

AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING:

THIS LITTLE BUSINESS HERE ISN'T GOING TO INTERFERE

WITH MY JOB AT ALL.

SEE, I'LL STILL BE RIGHT ON DUTY THE WHOLE TIME

JUST LIKE, JUST LIKE ALWAYS

AND YOU JUST BRING YOUR LAUNDRY IN ANY TIME THAT YOU, UH...

UH, FEEL...

ANYBODY GOT A WRENCH?

ANDY?

GOT THOSE ACCIDENT REPORTS YOU WANTED.

OH, GOOD, HOWARD.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GO OVER THOSE WITH YOU.

GET EVERYTHING STRAIGHTENED OUT OVER AT THE LAUNDRY?

AUNT BEE PUT IN TOO MUCH SOAP.

OH, WELL, THAT CAN HAPPEN.

IS EVERYTHING CLASSIFIED?

YEAH. YEAH, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE

MOST OF THE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED BECAUSE...

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT WHAT?

MY SHIRT, JUST LOOK AT IT.

WELL, I'M LOOKING AT IT.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

NOTHING, EXCEPT IT USED TO BE WHITE

BEFORE I TOOK IT OVER TO THAT LAUNDRY OF YOURS.

A WHITE SHIRT?

PURE WHITE.

COST ME $3.95 AT SNEEDLING'S, AND I ONLY WORE IT ONCE.

GONNA MAKE GOOD, OR AIN'T YA?

A WHITE SHIRT JUST DOESN'T TURN PURPLE.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO IT?

LOOK, COLLEGE BOY, THIS IS BETWEEN ANDY AND ME.

WELL, EMMETT, YOU MUST HAVE SOME IDEA OF HOW IT HAPPENED.

WELL, I KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED.

MY PURPLE SWEATER RAN.

YOU MEAN YOU WASHED THEM TOGETHER?

WELL, WHY NOT?

EMMETT, ANYBODY KNOWS

THAT YOU DON'T WASH

A WHITE SHIRT WITH A PURPLE SWEATER.

WE'VE EVEN GOT SIGNS WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

YOU HAVE?

WELL, YES.

NOW, THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.

IT'S YOUR FAULT.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT MY FAULT.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

WELL, IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

IT'S MY WIFE'S FAULT.

I TOLD HER LAUNDRY WAS HER DEPARTMENT.

WELL, EMMETT, WE'RE KIND OF BUSY HERE.

YEAH, WE'LL SEE YOU, EMMETT.

ALL RIGHT.

I GUESS I CAN ALWAYS WEAR IT

WITH MY FADED PURPLE SWEATER.

ANDY TAYLOR,

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

OH, I'M WRITING OUT A PARKING TICKET

FOR YOU, MRS. LARCH.

WELL, IF THAT ISN'T GRATITUDE FOR YOU.

I HAPPEN TO HAVE BEEN IN YOU LAUNDRY.

OH. WELL, I APPRECIATE THE BUSINESS

BUT WE STILL HAVE OUR PARKING REGULATIONS

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES AROUND HERE

YOU CAN PARK AS LONG AS YOU WANT.

DO YOU EXPECT ME TO CARRY MY LAUNDRY

FROM TWO BLOCKS AWAY?

I'M SORRY, MRS. LARCH,

BUT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT.

WELL, I CAN SEE YOU'RE NOT MUCH OF A BUSINESSMAN.

WELL, I'M A SHERIFF FIRST.

I'M SORRY, MRS. LARCH.

WELL, I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS THE LAST TIME

YOU'LL GET ANY OF M BUSINESS.

WELL, I HATE FOR YOU TO SAY THAT.

TRY TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEBODY

AND THAT'S THE THANKS YOU GET.

OH, DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO MRS. LARCH.

SHE'S ONLY ONE PERSON.

AND IT IS MAKING MONEY, ISN'T IT?

YES, BUT IT'S...IT'S INTERFERING WITH MY JOB.

IT'LL ALL WORK OUT.

YOU'LL SEE.

I DIDN'T SHOW YOU THIS, PA.

I WAS DRILLING SOME HOLES TODAY.

JUST FOOLING AROUND.

OH, THAT'S...THAT'S MIGHTY CLEAN, OPE.

YOU KNOW, PA, I REALLY THINK

I'M GOING TO MAKE A GOOD DENTIST.

WELL, SURE YOU WILL.

I SAW DR. BURNSIDE TODAY

AND I TOLD HIM WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO.

YEAH?

HE SAID HE'D BE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY

TO TAKE OVER HIS PRACTICE

WHEN HE GETS OLDER.

OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

NOW THAT I KNOW ABOUT MY FUTURE

I CAN RELAX A LITTLE.

SURE.

YOU CAN RELAX A LITTLE, TOO, PA,

BECAUSE I KNOW HOW FATHERS ARE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT

WHAT THEIR SONS ARE GOING TO DO.

OH, NO PROBLEMS FROM HERE ON IN.

RIGHT. WELL, NIGHT, PA.

NIGHT, AUNT BEE.

GOOD NIGHT, OPIE.

OH...

WE CERTAINLY SET THINGS IN MOTION

WITH THAT COLLEGE TALK, DIDN'T WE?

YEAH.

EIGHT YEARS.

IT MAY NOT BE DENTISTRY, BUT HE'LL SPECIALIZE IN SOMETHING

AND IT'LL TAKE AT LEAST SEVEN

OR EIGHT YEARS.

THAT'S A BUNCH OF LAUNDRY.

WELL, THIS IS MAYBERRY.

YES, SIR, INSPECTOR.

PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST-POLICED COMMUNITIES

IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.

TAYLOR, YOU SAY?

ANDY TAYLOR. HE'S GOT A GREAT RECORD.

I GATHERED THAT IN GOING OVER THE REPORTS.

WELL, SHALL WE GO IN? YES, SIR.

ANDY?

ANDY?

WELL, HE'S PROBABLY OUT ON HIS ROUNDS.

WE CAN GO TO SILER CITY IF YOU WANT TO

AND HIT MAYBERRY ANOTHER DAY.

NO. I WANT TO MEET THIS TAYLOR.

COME ON, NOW...

OH! EXCUSE ME!

IS SHERIFF TAYLOR IN?

NO, MA'AM, HE'S OUT SOMEWHERE.

OH, WELL, HE'LL KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS.

JUST TELL HIM TO CALL ALPHA PORTER, IF YOU WOULD.

SURE WILL, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, NOW.

LOOKS LIKE LAUNDRY.

YEAH. WELL, THAT'S TAYLOR FOR YOU.

EVERYBODY KNOWS

THAT HE'LL TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEMS.

A HUMAN TOUCH.

EXACTLY, SIR.

SHALL WE GO OUT?

MAYBE WE CAN FIND HIM.

FINE.

YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T TELL ME

IF THIS IS GOING TO SHRINK OR NOT?

I'M SORRY, MRS. LeGRANDE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS.

WELL, YOU'RE IN THE LAUNDRY BUSINESS, AREN'T YOU?

WELL, YES.

UH...I IMAGINE THAT SOME THINGS SHRINK

AND SOME DON'T.

WELL, I DON'T MIND IF IT SHRINKS A LITTLE

BECAUSE I HAVE LOST A FEW POUNDS LATELY.

WELL, THAT'S NICE.

I'VE BEEN ON A LOW-CALORIE DIET.

NOTHING BUT MEAT, CHICKEN, FISH

AND STEAMED VEGETABLES.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

YES, I SUPPOSE IT IS

IF YO DON'T HAVE TO BE ON IT.

CERTAINLY A CLEAN LITTLE TOWN.

YES, SIR.

SHALL WE KEEP WALKING?

MIGHT AS WELL.

THAT FELLA SAID TAYLOR WAS WALKING

IN THE SAME DIRECTION.

RIGHT, SIR.

I'M JUST WONDERING HOW MUCH IT COULD SHRINK.

ANDY, HOLD IT UP, WOULD YOU?

MRS. LeGRANDE...

HOLD IT UP, ANDY, PLEASE, SO I CAN SEE.

A LITTLE HIGHER.

NOW, YOU'RE ABOUT A FOOT TALLER THAN I AM

SO I WANT TO SEE WHERE THE HEM COMES ON YOU.

MRS. LeGRANDE.

THEY'RE WEARING DRESSES SHORTER NOW

SO IF IT SHOULD SHRINK ABOUT TWO INCHES...

YES, THAT MIGHT BE FINE.

OH, HELLO, LEROY.

HELLO, ANDY.

ANDY, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MR. ROGERS.

HE'S THE HEAD OF THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

MR. ROGERS.

UH, I WAS JUST, UH...

TAYLOR, I WONDER IF WE COULD GO

BACK TO THE COURTHOUSE AND HAVE A LITTLE CHAT.

WELL, CERTAINLY. CERTAINLY.

I'M SORRY, HE CAN'T GO NOW.

HE'S HOLDING UP MY DRESS.

MRS. LeGRANDE...

LeGrande: STAND STILL.

I CAN'T TELL HOW IT'S GOING

TO LOOK IF IT DOES SHRINK

IF YOU MOVE AROUND LIKE THAT.

WHERE'S YOUR WAIST?

MRS. LeGRANDE...

ARE YOU IN THE LAUNDRY BUSINESS OR NOT?

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT A SHERIFF MAKES,

SO I JUST HAD TO LOOK FOR SOME OUTSIDE INVESTMENTS.

INVESTMENTS, YEAH, BUT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE CAREER.

WELL, YOU JUST HAPPENED TO COME IN ON THE WORST.

THOUGH I WILL ADMIT

IT'S TAKING UP MORE TIME THAN I ANTICIPATED.

HOW LONG YOU HAD THE PLACE?

A WEEK, JUST A WEEK.

OH, EXCUSE ME, PA.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO BUTT IN.

ANYTHING IMPORTANT, OPE?

IT CAN WAIT.

THAT'S THE COLLEGE BOY, HUH?

YEAH.

FINE-LOOKING LAD.

THANKS, INSPECTOR.

Rogers: DON'T THINK I'M NOT AWARE

OF YOUR PROBLEM, TAYLOR.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE KIDS OF MY OWN.

THEY'RE BOTH IN COLLEGE NOW.

Andy: HOW'D YOU MANAGE TO SWING IT?

WELL, FORTUNATELY, THEIR GRADES WERE GOOD ENOUGH

FOR THEM TO GET INTO A STATE COLLEGE.

THAT, OF COURSE, WAS A BIG SAVING.

I SEE.

NOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, TAYLOR.

IT IS COMMENDABLE

BUT IN OUR BUSINESS IT JUST DOESN'T WORK OUT.

WE'VE ONLY GOT TIME FOR ONE JOB

AND, YOU KNOW, ELECTION TIME

DOES COME UP.

YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE STARTING TO WONDER

WHETHER YOU'RE A SHERIFF OR IN THE LAUNDRY BUSINESS.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I'D JUST HATE TO SEE YOU JEOPARDIZE YOUR JOB HERE.

YEAH.

HI, OPE.

OH, HI, MR. SPRAGUE.

HEY, YOUR DAD TELLS ME

YOU'RE GOING TO COLLEGE AND TAKE UP DENTISTRY, HUH?

UH, YEAH. MAYBE.

GEE, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU DON'T SOUND TOO ENTHUSIASTIC.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

I'LL SEE YOU, MR. SPRAGUE.

SEE YA.

WELL, ANDY, I JUST CAN'T KEEP UP WITH YOU.

YOU SAY YOU SOLD THE PLACE?

TO CHARLIE JOHNSON.

HE'S HAD HIS EYE ON IT EVER SINCE I OPENED UP

AND HE PAID ME JUST WHAT I PAID FOR IT.

IT'S A MONEYMAKER, NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT

BUT IT'LL JUST... IT'LL TAKE SOMEBODY

THAT CAN DEVOTE A LOT MORE TIME TO IT THAN I CAN.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REASON FOR IT ALL?

SEEMED SO IMPORTANT TO YOU--

THE MONEY AND EVERYTHING.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO FIGURE... FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE.

HI, PA.

HI, AUNT BEE.

HI, OPIE.

OH, HI, OPE.

YOU KNOW, PA, I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THINKING

ABOUT MY COLLEGE CAREER.

YOU KNOW, WHAT COLLEGE I WANT TO GO TO AND ALL THAT?

OH, YOU HAVE?

I DECIDED I WANT TO GO TO A STATE COLLEGE--

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA?

YEAH. IT'S A GREAT SCHOOL AND IT'S NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

WELL, SURE, IT'S A GREAT SCHOOL

BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE MIGHTY FINE GRADES TO GET IN THERE.

I MEAN, ABOVE AVERAGE.

I KNOW. THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO START TO STUDY

REAL HARD NOW.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

BIOLOGY, LATIN...ALGEBRA.

THOSE ARE HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS.

YEAH. I FIGURE, WHY WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE?

I WANT TO START LOOKING THEM OVER.

DO YOU SUPPOSE HE KNEW ANYTHING

ABOUT THAT MONEY PROBLEM?

GUESS HE JUST SENSED IT.

THERE'S SOMETHING AWFUL SPECIAL ABOUT THAT BOY.

AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO MAKE A VERY FINE DENTIST.

BOY, I'M GLAD OPIE'S DOING BETTER IN SCHOOL.

OH, AND PRACTICALLY OVERNIGHT.

HE'S TAKEN ON A REAL DEDICATION TO HIS SCHOOLWORK.

WELL, I ALWAYS FELT HE WAS CAPABLE OF IT.

WELL, IF HE KEEPS UP AT THIS RATE,

HE'LL BE AT LEAST A "B" STUDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL.

OH, BOY, THAT COULD SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

OH, HELEN, HAVE SOME MORE CAKE.

GOOD OLD WALNUT.

OKAY.

OH!

WHAT'S THE MATTER, HELEN?

OH, I THINK I BIT INTO A NUTSHELL OR SOMETHING.

OH, I'M SORRY.

MY BACK TOOTH IS SO SENSITIVE.

WELL, IF YOU CAN HOLD OFF FOR A WHILE,

I KNOW A KID THAT CAN DO A FINE JOB FOR YOU.