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OH, HELLO, ELLA.

COME IN.

HELLO, BEE.

WELL, I'VE BEEN SCOURING THIS TOWN FOR NEWS.

THERE JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING HAPPENING.

YOU GOT ANY TIDBITS OR ANYTHING?

TIDBITS? WELL, UH...

NO.

WE GO TO PRESS TOMORROW MORNING.

OH. YEAH, WELL... MUST BE A CHALLENGE

WRITING A SOCIETY COLUMN EVERY WEEK.

YEAH, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAYBERRY SOCIETY

IS CURRENTLY IN THE DOLDRUMS.

WHY DON'T YOU CHECK WITH CLARA?

IF ANYBODY'S DOING ANYTHING, SHE'D KNOW ABOUT IT.

I JUST CAME FROM THERE.

OH, HI.

OH, HELLO, ANDY.

OH, HI, ELLA. HI, ANDY.

AM I INTERRUPTING ANYTHING?

NO, NO, ELLA'S JUST OUT LOOKING FOR SOME SCOOPS.

OH. WELL, UH, FARLEY GAVE ME THIS.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT.

SPECIAL DELIVERY.

SPECIAL DELIVERY?

OH. OH, IT CAN'T BE.

YES, IT IS, TOO.

COUSIN BRADFORD.

OH, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM FOR TWO YEARS.

WHO'S COUSIN BRADFORD?

WHO'S COUSIN BRADFORD?

IS HE ANYBODY?

I'LL SAY HE IS.

HE'S COMING TO VISIT US.

TO VISIT US?

YOU'RE KIDDING.

MM-HMM. HE'LL BE ARRIVING ON FRIDAY.

OH, I'LL FINALLY GET A CHANCE TO MEET HIM.

WHO'S COUSIN BRADFORD?

OH, HE SOLD HIS COPPER MINES IN MEXICO.

HE DID?

WELL, HE WHEELS AND DEALS -- I'LL SAY THAT.

WELL, WHO IS HE,

BEE?

OH, ELLA, BRADFORD IS A COUSIN OF MINE

THAT I GREW UP WITH IN WEST VIRGINIA.

OUR FATHERS WERE BROTHERS,

AND I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE I'VE BEEN IN MY 20s,

BUT WE CORRESPOND.

YOU KNOW, NOT OFTEN, EVERY YEAR OR SO.

IT'S HARD TO CORRESPOND WITH ANYBODY

THAT JUMPS AROUND AS MUCH AS HE DOES.

EXACTLY, AND HE'S BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL --

INTERNATIONALLY SUCCESSFUL.

OHH...

'COURSE WE ALL FELT

THAT HE WAS HEADED FOR BIG THINGS AS A YOUNG MAN,

BUT WHAT HE'S DONE IN THE LAST 30 YEARS

IS JUST BEYOND IMAGINATION --

A PLANTATION IN BRAZIL,

A 40,000-ACRE SHEEP RANCH IN AUSTRALIA.

41, ACTUALLY.

41. AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR

TO THE CROWN PRINCE OF DENMARK.

I'VE READ ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

HOW LONG DOES HE SAY HE'S STAYING?

OH.

WELL, HE DOESN'T SAY.

HE JUST SAYS...

HE'S IN AMERICA FOR THE MOMENT

AND THAT HE'D LIKE TO USE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO SEE THE FAMILY AGAIN.

ISN'T THAT THOUGHTFUL?

BEE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEED FOR MY COLUMN.

OH.

ANDY?

HMM?

I WAS JUST THINKING.

WHAT?

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO GIVE A LITTLE PARTY IN HIS HONOR?

BEE, IT WOULD BE THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR.

WELL, ELLA, THAT'S NOT THE REASON I'M DOING IT.

WELL, I KNOW, BUT IT'S HIGH TIME SOMEBODY SHOWED CLARA EDWARDS

SHE'S NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE GATHERING

TO INTRODUCE BRADFORD TO MY FRIENDS --

JUST A SIMPLE LITTLE PARTY.

Howard: HEY, THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING, HUH?

Goober: YEP. I GUESS MINE'S AT HOME.

I AIN'T SEEN THE MORNING MAIL YET.

I UNDERSTAND HE'S ONE OF THESE MEN WITH THE MIDAS TOUCH --

EVERYTHING TURNS TO GOLD.

I WONDER IF HE'D LIKE TO INVEST IN A FIX-IT SHOP.

I COULD PROBABLY CUT HIM IN

FOR A HALF A MILLION OR SO.

NOW YOU GOT IT ALL MIXED UP!

WONDER WHAT A GUY LIKE THAT HAS

THAT MAKES HIM A SUCCESS

IN EVERY VENTURE HE GOES INTO.

MOXY -- PLAIN, ORDINARY MOXY.

YOUR ROCKEFELLERS, YOUR MORGANS,

THIS FELLOW BRADFORD TAYLOR --

THEY ALL GOT IT.

YEAH, I GUESS IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT IT,

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE ONE OF THE LITTLE GUYS,

LIKE US.

WELL, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I AIN'T GOT MOXY?

IF YOU DID, YOU WOULDN'T BE PUMPING GAS.

YOU'D BE BUYING OIL FIELDS SOMEPLACE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M PLANNING TO DO?

GOOBER, THERE'S NO DISGRACE

IN BEING A LITTLE FISH IN A BIG POND.

WELL, I JUST DON'T WANT ANYBODY SAYING

I AIN'T GOT MOXY.

OKAY, OKAY.

GOOD MORNING, BOYS.

HI, CLARA.

HOW IS EVERYBODY?

FINE AND DANDY.

VERY GOOD.

EMMETT?

HUH?

IS MY HEATING PAD READY YET?

OH, YEAH.

THE TROUBLE WAS IN YOUR COIL.

OH.

UH, HOW IS YOUR, UH...?

OH, IT'S BETTER, THANK YOU.

IF YOU'RE GONNA RUN IT ALL NIGHT

I'D KEEP IT ON "LOW."

CLARA, DID YOU GET AN INVITATION TO AUNT BEE'S PARTY?

YES, I DID.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S GONNA BE SOME SWANKY AFFAIR.

WELL, THE WHOLE THING SEEMS A LITTLE PRETENTIOUS TO ME.

WELL, IT AIN'T OFTEN

WE GET A REAL TYCOON COMING TO TOWN.

WELL, I'VE ALWAYS FELT

THAT BLOODLINES WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY.

FIFTY CENTS, ISN'T IT?

"...AND WITH THE PRESENCE

OF THE EMINENT GUEST OF HONOR

"BRADFORD J. TAYLOR,

"IT'S CERTAIN TO BE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE SOIREE

OF THE SOCIAL SEASON."

THAT ELLA.

"DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT OUR GRACIOUS HOSTESS

"WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BECOME

THE NEW QUEEN BEE OF MAYBERRY SOCIETY."

THE "BEE" IS IN QUOTES.

OH, ELLA IS CLEVER.

SHE EMBARRASSES ME.

OH, I'VE GOT A MILLION THINGS TO DO BEFORE TONIGHT.

NOW, I'VE SENT ANDY DOWN TO MEET BRADFORD.

WELL, I WOULD HAVE SUPPOSED

HE'D COME IN ON HIS OWN PRIVATE PLANE.

NO, NO, BY TRAIN.

HE DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO BOTHER ANYBODY TO GO AND MEET HIM,

BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY PROPER.

NOW, LET'S SEE.

I'VE POLISHED THE SILVERWARE

AND I'VE MADE THE ICE CREAM.

YOU MADE THE ICE CREAM?

MM-HMM.

I WANT THIS TO BE A VERY SPECIAL PARTY

FOR A VERY SPECIAL GUEST.

WELL, UH, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, OFFICER.

UH, B-BEAUTIFUL DAY, ISN'T IT?

YOU WANT TO JUST HOLD IT?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THAT FREIGHT CAR?

UH, FREIGHT CAR.

OH, YES, OFFICER, OF COURSE.

I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR CONFUSION.

YOU SEE, WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY PRIVATE CAR UP AHEAD

I, UH, CAME BACK HERE TO LOOK AT THE INTERIOR

OF THESE FREIGHT CARS

TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE COMMODIOUS ENOUGH

FOR SOME SHIPMENTS THAT I'M PLANNING.

I SEE.

IT'S NOT A SIMPLE MATTER, YOU KNOW,

TO SHIP 10,000 HEAD OF TEXAS

LONGHORNS.

ARE YOU, BY ANY CHANCE, BRADFORD J. TAYLOR?

BRADFORD J....

WELL, I SEE NEWS OF MY ARRIVAL HAS PRECEDED ME.

I WAS HOPING I COULD SLIP INTO TOWN QUIETLY

WITHOUT ANY FANFARE.

I'M, UH, BEE TAYLOR'S NEPHEW.

ANDY TAYLOR.

BEE'S...?

OH. YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.

OF COURSE. OF COURSE.

NOW I RECALL HER WRITING TO ME

THAT SHE WAS LIVING WITH SOME RELATIVES, YES.

YOU KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA?

IF BEFORE WE GO HOME, WE STOP BY MY OFFICE

AND HAVE A LITTLE CHAT.

OH.

WELL, YES, I'D BE DELIGHTED.

YOU KNOW, OFFICER,

I'VE BEEN ADMIRING YOUR COUNTRYSIDE.

IT REMINDS ME OF A LITTLE SPOT

I RAN ACROSS IN MY TRAVELS.

LET'S SEE, NOW, WHERE WAS IT?

IN THE NORTHERN PART OF MOZAMBIQUE.

FUNNY. WE'VE ALWAYS SAID THE SAME THING.

WELL, ANDY, IT'S JUST A TEMPORARY SETBACK.

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ALARMED ABOUT.

I'M THINKING OF AUNT BEE.

OH, DEAR BEE.

YES. BY ALL ODDS, MY FAVORITE RELATIVE.

THEN WHY HAVE YOU BEEN FOOLING HER ALL THESE YEARS?

FOOLING HER? WHO, ME?

YEAH, MAKING HER THINK

YOU'RE SOME KIND OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN.

WELL, I AM, ANDY. I AM.

I STILL CLAIM THAT.

I MEAN, IF IT HADN'T HAVE BEEN

FOR A FEW UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES.

SUCH AS?

OH, SHORT-SIGHTED BANKERS,

UNREASONABLE LOCAL OFFICIALS,

INEFFICIENT HELP.

WHAT ABOUT -- WHAT ABOUT THAT COPPER MINE IN MEXICO?

OH, ANDY, WE CAME THAT CLOSE --

THAT CLOSE.

WE JUST RAN OUT OF CAPITAL

BEFORE THE SHAFT WAS COMPLETED.

WHAT ABOUT THE RACETRACK IN AFRICA?

THE PAPER MILL IN CANADA?

OH, NOW, THOSE WERE BOTH SOUND FINANCIAL VENTURES.

IT WAS JUST MY GREAT MISFORTUNE

TO GET CAUGHT IN A SQUEEZE IN THE POUND-STERLING AREA.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN MISLEADING AUNT BEE.

OH, ANDY, MISLEADING HER?

WHY, THESE THINGS

WERE ALWAYS RIGHT WITHIN MY GRASP.

I-I'M SURE THEY WERE.

I'M SURE THEY WERE.

BUT SOMEHOW THEY SLIPPED AWAY FROM YOU.

NOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU DOWN,

BUT THE WAY AUNT BEE'S BEEN BOASTING ABOUT YOU,

WHEN ALL THIS COMES OUT,

SHE'S GOING TO BE EMBARRASSED TO DEATH.

OH...

OH, I SEE.

'COURSE, I GUESS IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME OUT.

OF COURSE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME OUT.

BESIDES, ONE OF MY PROJECTS

MAY COME TO FRUITION ANY MINUTE.

MAYBE. MAYBE.

HOW LONG ARE YOU PLANNING TO STAY?

WELL, I, UH...

I HADN'T SET ANY DEPARTURE DATE

BUT, UH... WHATEVER YOU SUGGEST.

MAYBE A COUPLE OF DAYS.

COUPLE OF DAYS. YEAH.

NOW, AUNT BEE IS THROWING A BIG PARTY

IN YOUR HONOR TONIGHT.

SO, FOR HER SAKE, WE WON'T SAY ANYTHING

ABOUT YOUR COMING IN ON A FREIGHT TRAIN OR ANYTHING.

OH. OH, FINE.

THAT'S FINE. RIGHT.

YES, I WILL SEE BEE FOR A SHORT WHILE

AND AFTER MY BRIEF VISIT, I SHALL GO FORTH ON MY WAY

WITH NEW WORLDS TO CONQUER.

WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN, MY DEAR.

AND I MUST SAY IT WAS VERY NICE MEETING YOU.

OH, SO NICE TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU.

CERTAINLY CUTS QUITE A FIGURE, DOESN'T HE?

YEAH.

YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HIM HE'S IMPORTANT.

HE'S GOT THAT SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS ABOUT HIM.

UH-OH, THERE'S CLARA.

OH, CLARA, I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD COME.

WHY, I WOULDN'T MISS IT --

THE SOIREE OF THE SEASON.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU

TO MY COUSIN, BRADFORD TAYLOR.

CLARA EDWARDS, MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I'M DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU.

BRADFORD'S JUST IN FROM MEXICO.

HE SOLD HIS COPPER INTERESTS.

OH.

MY FAMILY WAS IN COTTON.

AH.

UNCLE BRADFORD?

UH, YES, OPIE?

WHERE WAS YOUR MINE?

THE ATLAS DOESN'T SHOW ANY COPPER

IN THAT PART OF MEXICO.

D'UH...WELL,

MY GEOLOGISTS ASSURED ME

THERE WERE TREMENDOUS DEPOSITS IN THAT AREA.

[ SPUTTERING AND LAUGHING ]

HE'S A BRIGHT LAD,

ISN'T HE?

YES, HE'S A BRIGHT ONE.

OPE, YOU WANT TO KIND OF COME IN THE KITCHEN

AND HELP WITH THE FOOD AND ICE CREAM AND STUFF?

SURE, PAW.

Goober: NO KIDDING.

Bradford: OH, YES, YES, INDEED, YES.

SO I SOLD SHORT, AND THE NEXT DAY

THE AVERAGES DROPPED SEVEN POINTS

AND THEN I PARLAYED IT IN COMMODITIES.

WELL. MR. TAYLOR.

WELL, THANK YOU, MY DEAR.

HERE'S A SPOON, AND A SPOON FOR YOU.

AND THERE YOU ARE.

STRAWBERRY -- MY FAVORITE.

OH. ISN'T HE CHARMING?

YES, IN A RATHER FLAMBOYANT SORT OF WAY.

MMM. OH, BEE, THIS IS DELICIOUS.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I MADE IT MYSELF.

HOMEMADE, EH?

OH, I HAVEN'T HAD THAT IN YEARS.

WELL, AUNT BEE MAKES THE BEST.

FIRST PRIZE AT THE COUNTY FAIR.

REALLY? WELL, I CAN BELIEVE THAT.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD

AND THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST I'VE EVER TASTED.

WELL, IT'S JUST AN OLD FAMILY RECIPE.

OH, MY DEAR, THESE THINGS SOMETIMES HAVE GREAT VALUE.

YES, THERE'S A WHOLE CHAIN OF SHOPS

SELLING NOTHING BUT SOUTHERN-FRIED CHICKEN,

ALL BASED ON AN OLD FAMILY RECIPE.

REALLY?

OH, YES. OH, YOU OUGHT

TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

DON'T BE SILLY.

I WOULDN'T HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA HOW TO GO ABOUT IT.

YOU GOT A REAL EXPERT RIGHT HERE IN THE FAMILY.

OH, WELL, UH, YES, I, UH...

UH, OH, NO, NO, NO.

I, UH, I'M AFRAID I WOULDN'T HAVE TIME.

YOU SEE, UH, I HAVE TO BE IN BANGKOK

THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.

UH, AUNT BEE?

MMM?

AUNT BEE, UH...

WHAT

WELL, DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME TO SERVE THE COFFEE?

OH, YES, BUT DID YOU HEAR WHAT COUSIN BRADFORD SAID?

HE THINKS MY ICE CREAM OUGHT TO BE ON THE MARKET.

OH, YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW HOW HE IS --

ALWAYS THINKING BIG.

I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYTHING FOR YOU.

OH, WELL, PROBABLY NOT.

WELL, COFFEE, EVERYBODY!

BEE'S HOMEMADE ICE CREAMS.

NAH...

MAYBERRY PRIDE ICE CREAMS.

NO.

BRADFORD INTERNATIONAL ICE CREAMS.

WHAT DID EMILY SAY?

WELL, SHE SAID

IT WAS JUST THE MOST EXCITING PARTY

WE'VE EVER HAD IN MAYBERRY.

WHOO-HOO.

GO AHEAD, ASK ME.

ASK YOU WHAT?

WHAT CLARA SAID. DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW?

WELL, I JUST HOPE SHE HAD A NICE TIME.

HER ONLY COMMENT

WAS THE PARTY COULDN'T HAVE COST TOO MUCH MONEY,

WHAT WITH HOMEMADE ICE CREAM AND EVERYTHING.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

TOO BAD SHE PUTS EVERYTHING ON SUCH A BASIS.

SHE'S JUST GREEN WITH ENVY.

AH, GOOD MORNING, LADIES.

GOOD MORNING, BRADFORD. BREAKFAST?

NO, THANK YOU, MY DEAR, JUST COFFEE.

UH, WHERE'S ANDY?

OH, HE HAD TO DRIVE OVER TO MT. PILOT

BUT HE'LL BE BACK THIS AFTERNOON.

DID YOU SLEEP WELL AFTER THAT WONDERFUL PARTY?

WELL, NOT REALLY, MY DEAR.

I, UH, I HAD A LOT OF THINGS TO THINK ABOUT...

OH, EXCITING THINGS.

OH, BRADFORD, WHAT KIND OF THINGS?

WELL, IT'S YOUR ICE CREAM, BEE.

IT HAS A MAGIC QUALITY, A QUALITY THAT COULD CAUSE

A MAJOR REALIGNMENT IN THE ICE CREAM INDUSTRY --

THAT IS, IF IT WERE PROPERLY MARKETED.

OOH, I KNEW YOU LIKED IT...

LIKED IT? LIKED IT, MY DEAR?

WHY IT'S AMBROSIA.

NOW, MY PLAN WOULD BE TO MARKET THIS ICE CREAM,

THIS TREASURED FAMILY RECIPE,

FROM COAST TO COAST.

COAST TO COAST?

YEAH, THAT IS, UNTIL WE GO INTERNATIONAL.

INTERNATIONAL?

WELL, WHERE'S MY PAD?

WELL, I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE MY EARS.

OH, I WISH ANDY WERE HERE.

OH, ANDY. UH, I'M AFRAID WE CAN EXPECT

SOME INITIAL RESISTANCE FROM ANDY.

HE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING OF A SKEPTIC.

AH, BUT I'M SURE WE CAN BRING HIM AROUND.

WELL, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET THE MONEY FOR ALL THIS?

AH, THE MONEY.

NOW, I'VE CONSIDERED THAT,

AND IT SEEMS TO ME

IT WOULD BE ONLY PROPER TO SHARE THIS VENTURE

WITH THE GOOD CITIZENS OF MAYBERRY --

ALLOW THEM TO PARTICIPATE, UH, FINANCIALLY.

OOH...

WELL, I JUST KNOW THEY'D BE THRILLED.

THRILLED.

WE'LL SPREAD THE WORD.

SPREAD THE WORD.

AS YOU SEE, IT'S A WHOLE NEW CONCEPT --

YES, NEW FLAVORS, NEW TEXTURES --

IN SHORT... HAPPENINGS IN ICE CREAM.

YOU SAY THERE'S A MEETING TONIGHT AT BEE'S?

OH, YES. YES, INDEED, AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

WELL, LADIES, IF YOU WILL EXCUSE ME, I'VE...

MY, WHAT A PRETTY LITTLE LADY.

MMM...

SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT A MAN WHO HAD TO BE

IN BANGKOK NEXT WEEK

WOULD STOP IN MAYBERRY TO DABBLE IN A THING LIKE THIS.

THE WAY I GOT IT FIGURED,

ONCE YOU PUT UP THE MONEY TONIGHT

THE PROFITS WILL START ROLLING IN

IN TWO OR THREE MONTHS.

I MIGHT GO TO FLORIDA NEXT SUMMER.

HMM, WELL, I'M NOT COUNTING MY CHICKENS

BEFORE THEY'RE HATCHED.

HI, GUYS.

ANDY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BIGGEST THING

THAT'S HAPPENED TO MAYBERRY.

WELL, WHAT?

THE DEAL, ANDY, THE DEAL.

I'VE BEEN IN MT. PILOT ALL DAY.

WHAT DEAL?

I GUESS YOU AIN'T HEARD.

BRADFORD'S STARTING A CHAIN OF ICE CREAM STORES

AND IT'S GOING TO GO FROM COAST TO COAST.

HE'S LETTING EVERYBODY IN MAYBERRY IN ON IT.

I'LL SEE YOU.

OH, HELLO, ANDY.

I HEARD ABOUT THIS ICE CREAM THING.

ISN'T IT EXCITING?

BRADFORD OUGHT TO BE RIGHT BACK,

AND THEN HE CAN TELL YOU

ALL ABOUT THE BUSINESS END OF IT.

AUNT BEE...

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WELL...

YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY AND HEAR THIS, TOO, OPIE.

I WASN'T LEAVING.

WELL, UH...

YOU KNOW HOW WE, UH...

SOMETIMES TEND TO PUT PEOPLE ON A PEDESTAL?

I MIGHT AS WELL COME RIGHT OUT WITH IT.

I CAUGHT YOUR COUSIN BRADFORD

TRYING TO SLIP INTO TOWN IN A FREIGHT CAR.

ANDY...

YOU MEAN HE'S A BUM?

OH, NO, NO, HE-HE'S NOT A BUM.

WHY, HE OWNS A SHEEP RANCH IN AUSTRALIA

AND A COFFEE PLANTATION IN BRAZIL.

NO... HE...

NO, HE DOESN'T.

HE DOESN'T?

NO. I'M SORRY.

HE'S JUST ONE OF THOSE BIG PROMOTERS

THAT NEVER MADE IT.

YOU MEAN ALL THOSE LETTERS WERE LIES?

NO, NO, NOT LIES EXACTLY.

I THINK HE WAS FOOLING HIMSELF AS MUCH AS HE WAS FOOLING YOU.

BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS

HE IS NOT THE BIG BUSINESSMAN THAT YOU THINK HE IS,

AND I WOULDN'T WANT MY MONEY WITH HIM.

THE ICE CREAM PARLORS...

EVERYBODY'S PLANNING TO PUT THEIR MONEY IN IT.

YEAH, BUT NOBODY'S LOST ANY MONEY YET.

OH, HOW AM I GOING TO FACE MY FRIENDS,

AND ESPECIALLY CLARA?

ANDY, WE HAVE TO MOVE.

I CAN'T MOVE TILL AFTER GRADUATION.

NOW, WAIT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE,

AND JUST TRY NOT TO WORRY,

AND I'LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.

NO, NO, NO, IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.

I'LL TELL THEM THE TRUTH...

AT THE MEETING TONIGHT.

AH, GOOD NEWS, GOOD NEWS.

I JUST GOT THE MINISTER'S BLESSING

AND A PLEDGE FOR $100.

BRADFORD, I THINK WE BETTER GO

IN THE LIVING ROOM AND HAVE A LITTLE TALK.

YES, BUT I WOULD LIKE...

W-WELL, ANDY, I-I SEE YOU'VE HEARD OF OUR VENTURE,

AN-AND I SENSED WHAT YOUR IMMEDIATE REACTION WOULD BE

B-BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT...

L-L-L-L-L-LOOK, NOW, I KNOW THAT YOUR INTENTIONS

WERE OF THE VERY BEST,

BUT LET ME JUST PUT IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.

I DON'T WANT AUNT BEE AND THE OTHER PEOPLE IN MAYBERRY

TO GET INVOLVED WITH SHORT-SIGHTED BANKERS

OR GET CAUGHT IN A SQUEEZE

IN THE POUND STERLING AREAS.

NO, BUT, ANDY, UH, THIS IS A FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY.

I'M SURE IT IS,

BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO PASS IT BY.

BUT, ANDY...

WHEN CAN YOU LEAVE?

WHENEVER YOU SUGGEST.

RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW?

RIGHT NOW.

IT WOULD BE FOR THE BEST.

B-BUT MY LEAVING WILL PUT BEE IN A VERY EMBARRASSING POSITION

AT TH-THAT MEETING TONIGHT.

I'M SURE IT WILL, BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO MANAGE...

UNCLE BRADFORD.

OH.

I STILL HATED TO SEE HIM GO.

WELL, I OFFERED TO DRIVE HIM TO THE STATION,

BUT HE SAID HE'D RATHER WALK.

WELL, I'M GLAD HE TOOK IT PHILOSOPHICALLY.

YEAH.

UH, I SLIPPED HIM A FEW BUCKS SO HE COULD GET BY.

SO DID I.

NOW, UM, ABOUT THIS MEETING --

THEY'LL BE HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

NOW, YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO UPSTAIRS

AND LET ME EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO THEM?

NO, NO, I PREFER TO FACE THEM MYSELF.

I'LL JUST SIMPLY TELL THEM THE TRUTH,

AND IT'S BETTER FROM ME THAN FROM CLARA.

SHE'S SUSPICIOUS ALREADY,

AND IF SHE EVER GOT WIND OF THIS AND SHE TOLD EVERYBODY,

WELL, IT WOULD LOOK LIKE I WAS CONCEALING SOMETHING.

MR. TAYLOR.

OH!

OH, WELL...

WELL, UH... MISS EDWARDS, I BELIEVE.

WHY, YOU'RE LEAVING US, MR. TAYLOR.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE AT THE MEETING TONIGHT.

OH, NO-NO-NO, I'M-I'M-I'M AFRAID

I WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

I REALLY MUST BE ON MY WAY.

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

WRONG?

WRONG?

WHY, NO, I...

YOU CAN TELL ME.

I'M PRACTICALLY ONE OF THE FAMILY.

OH.

WELL, I SUPPOSE THE TIME HAS COME

FOR PERFECT FRANKNESS AND HONESTY.

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS...

EMMETT SAYS WE CAN'T HAVE PISTACHIO.

OH, WHY NOT, EMMETT?

I DIDN'T SAY WE COULDN'T HAVE IT.

I JUST SAID WE'RE ALL PARTNERS NOW,

SO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT.

LET'S HEAR IT FOR AUNT BEE.

PLEASE, PLEASE.

I HAVE SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU.

IF YOU'LL ALL QUIET DOWN,

AUNT BEE HAS AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.

SHH, SHH!

SHH.

SHH.

DEAR FRIENDS...

OH, BEE...

Aunt Bee: OH, OH, CLARA.

I JUST RAN INTO YOUR COUSIN

ON THE WAY TO THE RAILROAD STATION.

HAVE YOU TOLD THEM YET?

I WAS ABOUT TO.

HE TOLD ME WHY HE WAS LEAVING.

UH, WOULD YOU LIKE ME

TO INFORM ALL OUR DEAR FRIENDS HERE

OR WILL YOU?

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU, CLARA?

YOU SEEM VERY ANXIOUS.

SHE KNOWS.

OH, WHY DID SHE HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO FIND OUT?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO FORGET

YOUR LITTLE ICE CREAM BUSINESS AND YOUR VISIONS OF WEALTH.

WELL, HOW COME?

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

I'LL TELL YOU

EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

BRADFORD TAYLOR WAS CALLED AWAY BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT

TO DEAL WITH A SHIPPING CRISIS IN THE FAR EAST.

WHAT?

Clara: HE ASKED ME TO CONVEY

HIS DEEPEST REGRET,

AND HE'S SORRY THAT HE HAD TO LEAVE

BEFORE HIS ENTERPRISE COULD BE STARTED

BUT AS HE SAID,

"A MAN'S COUNTRY COMES BEFORE HIS PRIVATE GAIN."

OH. OH.

THERE'S A REAL AMERICAN.

AND ALL WE WERE THINKING ABOUT WAS ICE CREAM.

IT'S OUR PATRIOTIC DUTY TO LET HIM GO.

HE GAVE ME A LITTLE KISS FOR US ALL TO REMEMBER HIM BY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK MAYBERRY HAS BEEN BLESSED

WITH A VISIT FROM GREATNESS.

YOU GONNA SET 'EM STRAIGHT?

WELL, IN ALL FAIRNESS, ANDY, WHAT WOULD I SAY?

WE DON'T KNOW THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT

DIDN'T CALL BRADFORD.

WE'RE NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE.

NO.

NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE-WE'RE NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE.

ANYTHING TODAY?

YES, FINALLY A LETTER FROM BRADFORD.

NO KIDDING?

I WONDERED IF HE'D EVER WRITE US AGAIN.

WHERE IS HE?

SOMEPLACE IN MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA?

WHAT'S HE DOING UP THERE?

HE'S IN THE FUR BUSINESS.

NO KIDDING?

MAYBE HE FINALLY GOT INTO SOMETHING SOLID, HUH?

YES.

THERE'S A FORTUNE IN THE FUR BUSINESS.

WHICH END OF IT IS HE IN? DOES HE SAY?

BREEDING.

HE'S INTERESTED IN SOME KIND OF A BREEDING FARM.

HE'S WORKING ON A SYSTEM OF CROSSING MINK WITH RABBITS.

WHAT?

HE HOPES TO CAPTURE THE ENTIRE MINK-DYED RABBIT MARKET.