The Bed Jacket (1962) - full transcript
Aunt Bee's birthday is coming up and she makes of point of telling Andy that she doesn't want anything frivolous as a gift. Soon after however, she sees a bed jacket in a local store window and hints broadly to Andy what she thinks of it. It takes a tip from Bee's friend Clara however to get him on the right track. Unfortunately, the Mayor has just bought the last bed jacket for his wife and he's ready to extract a high price from Andy to sell it to him: he wants Andy's favorite fishing rod.
Starring Andy Griffith...
With Ronny Howard...
Also starring Don Knotts.
We sure are catchin'
'em today, huh, pa?
Boy, we sure are.
Ole eagle-eye Annie
is doin' herself proud,
ain't she?
Sure do have to thank her.
But you're doin' the fishin'.
Oh, not really.
Way I see it,
I'm just the middleman.
About all I do is get the bait.
Day comes ole Annie learns
to dig her own worms,
why, she probably won't
invite me along
at all after that.
Well, howdy, mayor.
You quittin' so soon?
Just a waste
of time, that's all.
Just a waste of time.
I don't know what it is,
but they're just
not bitin' today.
Well, you're just
wastin' your time, sheriff.
I can tell ya that right now.
You got one, pa!
Yeah.
What?
Almost jumped outta the water
after us.
Yeah. Whoa.
Oh, look at this.
Look out, look out, look
out, look out, look out.
Wow, lookee there.
Ole eagle-eye Annie
did it again.
Sure did.
You... you got
all those today?
We can catch more easy
with eagle-eye Annie.
Who?
Eagle-eye Annie.
It's my fishin' rod.
That's what we call her.
Oh.
Well, isn't she...?
Doesn't look so much
different from mine.
No. No, it don't.
Yeah.
And that's just how I do it.
Yeah.
Wanna try her?
There you are.
A rod's a rod.
Yeah.
Don't see anything
so darn special about this one.
You got one!
I-I got one!
Well, reel him in, reel him in.
Reel him in easy, now.
Not too fast.
Not too fast.
Bring it... come on,
right on in.
That's the time.
Wow!
Now, there is a fish
that's a fish.
Just like that!
Just like that.
Now, there you are.
Thank you.
Now, you probably
just got a better
place to fish is all.
However, that's...
That's not a bad rod.
No.
I'll tell ya what I'll do.
I'll give ya $20 for it.
Well, no, I wasn't, uh...
I wasn't really
thinkin' of sellin'.
Oh.
No.
Darn.
Not a bad offer, though,
seein' it's all scratched up.
No.
Twenty
oh, I'm, uh, I'm fraid not.
Final offer.
No.
Hmm.
We leavin' now, pa?
Soon as I get one more bite.
All right, all right. 27.50.
No.
Oh...
Now we can go.
Gee, pa, the fishin's so good
can't we stay a little longer
we better scoot on home,
get cleaned up.
We got to do some shoppin'
for aunt bee's birthday.
Just a little longer?
And there's the cake to get...
Cake?!
Yep, guess we'd better scoot.
Okay, there's yours
and there's old eagle-eye Annie.
There ya are.
How old's aunt bee?
You know, I'm not rightly sure.
I'll ask her.
Whoop. I woul...
I wouldn't do that.
See, uh, aunt bee,
she ain't too sure
about it either.
She don't know how old she is?
Nothin' so surprisin'
about that.
It's easy for her to forget.
Don't she even know
the day she was born on?
Uh, she knows the day all right,
it's the year
she's a little fuzzy on.
Oh.
Andy?
Can I drive into town with you?
Sure. Just let me go
upstairs and get changed.
Aunt bee, don't you really
know how old you are?
We was just havin'
a little, uh...
Little guessin' game.
Let's see, now.
I must be 21.
But you were 21 last year.
That's right.
It worked out so well
aunt bee thought
she'd go around again.
Are you allowed to do that?
You know, Opie's right.
I must be going on 22.
Oh, you look so much younger.
Come on, ope.
Andy?
Let me make something
quite clear.
I'm gonna be very upset
if you do anything foolish
about my birthday.
You got a birthday comin'?
I mean it.
You've got to promise me
to be sensible.
Birthdays are just for children.
Well, don't fret about it.
It'd be terrible to see worry
wrinkles on a girl of 22.
Now, remember, nothing fancy.
You mean... you mean,
I got to cancel my order
for that genuine mink coat?
Oh, you know what I mean.
Oh, it's a shame.
It would've gone so nice
with that long string
of genuine pearls
Opie's gettin'.
I'll see ya later.
Come on, ope.
How 'bout some nice dishtowels?
Hmm. Seem like
good quality.
Oh, you get a lotta
use outta them.
They're very practical.
Yeah.
You find anything, ope?
Just tryin' to decide
between the salt and pepper set
or the baseball hat.
I'd vote for the shakers.
Say, Andy...
I thought of somethin'.
What?
You know, aunt bee
does a lotta preservin'?
Yeah?
How 'bout a dozen glass jars?
I'll give ya a good price
on account o' the tops
are a little scratched.
That ain't a bad idea, is it?
I'll even
wrap this up fancy.
I don't know, though.
That ain't much
of a gift, is it?
I'll tell ya what do...
Make it two dozen.
Come to think, Andy,
you sure you wouldn't
rather give her candy
or perfume or such?
Oh, no. No.
Not for aunt bee.
She'd a lot rather
have somethin' useful.
You go ahead
and wrap 'em up nice 'n' fancy
and I'll pick 'em up
after while.
You sure are lucky,
havin' a sensible woman
like that around the house.
Yeah, boy.
Yeah, she's the last woman
in the world
to ever go for anything foolish.
Well, howdy, aunt bee.
Oh. Well, hello, Andy.
You still here?
Uh-huh. I'm just
taking my time
looking in windows
and enjoying myself.
My, they have
some awfully nice things around.
They're so nicely arranged.
Mm-hmm.
Wh
Well, I just noticed.
What?
Mayor stoner's in there.
I'm supposed to have
some papers ready for him.
I bet he's on the way
to the office right now.
I better be getting on back.
I'll see ya.
Good morning, miss bee.
Oh, good morning, mayor.
Doing a little shopping?
My wife's been away
to her sister's
visiting for a month.
It's sort of a little
welcome-home present.
I picked up some nice,
little guest towels.
Well, how thoughtful.
Yes, isn't it?
Well, if you'll excuse me.
Mrs. Lukens
certainly has
some awfully nice things
in the shop, doesn't she?
It's an ideal place
for a man to come
and find something
that a woman would want.
Oh, yes.
Yes, I agree.
Well, good-bye.
I don't mean
to hold you up, mayor,
since you do have
to go and talk to Andy.
You're right about this shop.
Now, take that bed jacket,
for instance.
It's just the loveliest thing
I've ever seen.
It'd make an ideal gift
for almost any occasion.
If anybody asked me,
that's what I'd suggest.
Yes, it is pretty, isn't it?
Well, it's been nice
talking to you.
Good-bye.
Well, it was nice
talking with you.
My best to Andy.
Everything seems
to be in order...
Traffic, sanitation...
Although I must say I would have
liked to have seen
a tidier presentation.
I didn't know neatness
counted so much
in a garbage report.
Well, neatness
counts everywhere.
To be neat is to...
I haven't got time
to go into that now.
I've got to be to a
meeting in my office
in just five minutes.
You want me to do 'em over?
No. I haven't got time.
Don't bother.
Oh, say, would you like
to do me a favor?
If I can.
Well, I got these guest towels
as a present for my wife
at lukens' store.
I've been thinkin' it over
and I'd like to exchange them
for that bed jacket
I saw in the window.
Now, I just don't dare
be late for that meeting
so if you wouldn't mind...
Right.
Thank you.
Remember, the bed jacket.
Oh, uh, just tell her
to wrap it up the same
as she did the towels.
You know...
Neat.
Oh, Clara, you never saw
anything so lovely
in all your life.
It's pale blue
with shirring
around the shoulders
and little flowers
all through the shirring
and a little bow at the
neck, and puffed sleeves.
Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful
if a miracle happened
and Andy bought it for me?
Well, couldn't you
just give him a little hint?
Well, I'm ashamed
to say it, but I did.
I practically pointed at it.
I really should
pull myself together
and realize it's much
too extravagant, but...
I just can't help
thinking about it.
I'm just dying to see it.
Well, it's right over here.
Come on.
It's at
Mrs. Lukens'.
It's right...
What do you suppose
he's doing here?
He stopped right in front
of Mrs. Lukens'.
You don't suppose...?
Why, it's possible.
Ooh, I can't look!
Bee, you've got to.
Clara, he bought it.
Oh!
Oh, Clara, tomorrow I'm
going to have a birthday
I'll never forget!
Andy! Opie!
Come on,
breakfast is almost ready!
Coming!
Boy, she's going to be
surprised, huh, pa?
Yeah, boy, I
can see her face now
when she sees a whole
two dozen preserve jars.
Come on, come on.
Get right over there.
Now, get ready, get ready.
Uh, aunt bee, would you mind
stepping out here
a minute, please?
Yes?
What is...?
Happy birthday, aunt bee!
Happy birthday!
Oh...! Oh, Andy! Oh, Opie!
Aren't you both the rascals?
Come on over here and sit down.
Oh, now, I told you
not to go to any trouble.
Mwah! Happy birthday.
Hope you like them, aunt bee.
Thank you, Opie.
Oh, what a big package.
I wonder what's in it.
There ain't no telling
what's in there.
Open this one first.
Oh, thank you, Opie.
I picked it out myself, didn't I, pa?
You sure did.
What what?
Come on. Come on.
I can't guess, I can't guess.
Oh, salt and pepper shakers!
Oh, they're beautiful!
Just what I've been wanting.
Thank you, Opie.
If they're the wrong size,
you can always swap 'em
for the baseball hat.
They're perfect.
Well...
Oh...!
Now, go ahead.
Oh, Andy, my hands are shaking!
Well, come on... it
won't open by itself.
Pull that little
string right there.
There we are.
You really shouldn't
have done it.
It's far too much.
I'm really thrilled to death.
It's the most Beau...Tiful.
The most beautiful...
Preserve jars.
Just what I wanted.
What's wrong?
I don't know.
She was crying.
Maybe it was
just the excitement.
Maybe she cut her finger
on one of the jars.
Good morning, Andy.
Oh, howdy, miss Johnson.
Oh, I know it's awful early
to break in on anyone,
but I just couldn't
wait another second
to see how bee liked
her birthday present.
How'd it look on her?
Huh?
The bed jacket.
Oh, it's so sweet of
you to think of it.
I've never seen her so excited.
Why, she was just
like a schoolgirl.
I was with her yesterday
when she saw you
take the bed jacket
out of miss lukens' window.
Oh, dear me, don't tell me
you haven't given it to her yet.
Oh, she didn't want
you to find out
that she already knew about it.
Oh, Andy, don't tell
her that I let on.
In fact, don't tell her
that I was here at all.
I'll come back later on
and see how it fits.
Good-bye.
Mmm.
I'll be back in a minute, ope.
Where you going, pa?
I got a little errand to run.
Oh, morning, miss lukens.
Oh, good morning, Andy.
How are you?
Fine. Just kind of waiting
for you to open.
Well, go right on in.
Thank you.
What can I do for you?
Uh, do you have another one...?
I'm sorry, Andy.
It's the only one we had.
We could reorder,
but it would take
three, four weeks.
No, I'm afraid that wouldn't do.
We have some nice lingerie,
or perhaps a sweater, or gloves.
No. It's got to
be the bed jacket.
Well, thank you, miss lukens.
I'm sorry, Andy.
Package?
What package?
What are you talking about?
The one I got for you
yesterday, at miss lukens'.
I just don't understand you,
sheriff...
Running around, waking up people
out of their sleep
on a Saturday morning.
Now, speak up.
What's the trouble?
Would you just come down here
a minute, mayor?
It's about a voter.
Well, it just isn't right for...
You say a voter?
What's this about a voter?
What voter?
My aunt bee.
What about her?
Well, it's kind of hard
to explain, mayor,
but that bed jacket
you bought yesterday
at miss lukens'...
I'd like to buy it off of you.
Bed jacket?!
Is that what you got me up
at this hour for...
A bed jacket?!
N-Now, wait a minute, mayor.
Aunt bee's
got her heart set on it.
Sheriff,
I bought that bed jacket
as a present for my wife
and she's due back
this afternoon.
You can get something else
real nice for your wife.
What you say, mayor?
I'd be much obliged to you
if you'd let me
buy it off of you.
Well, uh...
This seems to be
pretty important to you.
You better know it is.
Well, maybe
we can work something out.
Perhaps you've heard
the old expression
"one hand washes the other"?
Yes.
Maybe we can make
us a mutual deal.
I'll sell something to you...
You sell something to me.
Like what?
Like, uh, well, let's say...
Like your fishing rod.
My what?!
Give you $15 for it.
You want the bed jacket,
I want the fishing rod.
What do you say?
Uh, I'm sorry
I had to run out, aunt bee,
it being your birthday, and all.
It was the other way around.
I'm sorry I ran out, Andy. I...
There's just no excuse
for my behavior.
I just can't explain it.
Can't it wait till you finish
opening up your presents?
What?
Well, you ran out so fast
a while ago,
you didn't get a chance
to look at number three.
Oh...!
Figured you'd have
had it open by now.
Oh, my...!
Oh! Oh, my goodness!
Figured it'd be a kind of
a sensible present to get.
We get some cool evenings.
A whole lot cheaper than
putting in a whole new furnace.
Oh... Andy!
Oh...!
Andy, you really shouldn't have.
Well, now, if you'd rather,
you can swap it in
for a baseball cap.
Oh, no!
Oh! Oh,
I must call Clara!
Oh, hello?
Hello
would you get me Clara Johnson,
please?
Andy, you shouldn't have.
If we're going fishing, pa,
we better hurry.
I'll show it to you.
Well, now,
there's just one thing.
Pa, it's not here.
I know, I know.
I sold it to the mayor.
You sold it?!
Shh!
But you said you'd
never sell it.
No, not quite.
I said I kept it
because it gave me
so much enjoyment
and that I wouldn't
sell it for money
and I didn't sell it for money.
I just kind of swapped it for
a different kind of enjoyment.
So old eagle-eye Annie is doing
just what she did before.
Even right now,
she's giving me pleasure.
Real heartwarming pleasure.
And you know,
the color's just right for me.
I just don't know
when I've ever had
such a nice birthday.
Very good!
On the first one!
Now your wish will come true.
It already has.
Now, hand me the knife
and your wish will come true.
Oh, boy.
Oh, excuse me.
Well, howdy, mayor.
Won't you come in?
Sheriff, come here.
Come here.
What's the matter?
Miss bee and Opie in there?
Yeah.
Sheriff,
you have got to help me.
Well, what's the matter?
My wife... she went
in lukens' store this afternoon
and found out that I'd bought
a lady's bed jacket.
Well, she thinks that I gave it
to some other woman
while she was away.
Isn't that ridiculous?
Well, why don't you
just tell her you sold it to me?
I tried. I tried,
but you know Mabel.
See, sheriff, uh, Andrew...
Andrew, you... you...
You've got to help me.
Will you call her?
She'll believe you.
Please?
Well, uh, all right.
I guess we can...
We can work something out.
I guess you've heard
the expression
"one hand washes another"?
Oh, yes, yes.
Yes, I have.
I mean, it's... it's only fair.
I mean, I do something for you.
You do something for me.
Anything, anything.
That woman gets violent.
Why, there's no telling
what she'd do.
Well, I'll... I'll tell you
what I'll do.
I'll... I'll straighten it out
for you,
and you sell me back
my fishing rod.
Fishing rod?
Oh, no, no.
I couldn't do that.
Oh, all right.
All right, Andrew...
Anything, anything,
only you... you will call her?
Yeah.
Right away? Right away?
Right away.
Sure you won't come in?
No, no, thank you.
You'll call her right away?
I'll call her.
Gee, this sure is good cake.
Well, Opie, I didn't know
whether to make a white one
or a pink one or a black one,
but I remembered
you like chocolate.
What was it?
Oh, nothing, just mayor stoner.
Anything wrong?
No, we was just playing
a little game
called "let one hand
wash the other."
Can you teach that game to me?
I expect, with you,
we better start with the face.
With Ronny Howard...
Also starring Don Knotts.
We sure are catchin'
'em today, huh, pa?
Boy, we sure are.
Ole eagle-eye Annie
is doin' herself proud,
ain't she?
Sure do have to thank her.
But you're doin' the fishin'.
Oh, not really.
Way I see it,
I'm just the middleman.
About all I do is get the bait.
Day comes ole Annie learns
to dig her own worms,
why, she probably won't
invite me along
at all after that.
Well, howdy, mayor.
You quittin' so soon?
Just a waste
of time, that's all.
Just a waste of time.
I don't know what it is,
but they're just
not bitin' today.
Well, you're just
wastin' your time, sheriff.
I can tell ya that right now.
You got one, pa!
Yeah.
What?
Almost jumped outta the water
after us.
Yeah. Whoa.
Oh, look at this.
Look out, look out, look
out, look out, look out.
Wow, lookee there.
Ole eagle-eye Annie
did it again.
Sure did.
You... you got
all those today?
We can catch more easy
with eagle-eye Annie.
Who?
Eagle-eye Annie.
It's my fishin' rod.
That's what we call her.
Oh.
Well, isn't she...?
Doesn't look so much
different from mine.
No. No, it don't.
Yeah.
And that's just how I do it.
Yeah.
Wanna try her?
There you are.
A rod's a rod.
Yeah.
Don't see anything
so darn special about this one.
You got one!
I-I got one!
Well, reel him in, reel him in.
Reel him in easy, now.
Not too fast.
Not too fast.
Bring it... come on,
right on in.
That's the time.
Wow!
Now, there is a fish
that's a fish.
Just like that!
Just like that.
Now, there you are.
Thank you.
Now, you probably
just got a better
place to fish is all.
However, that's...
That's not a bad rod.
No.
I'll tell ya what I'll do.
I'll give ya $20 for it.
Well, no, I wasn't, uh...
I wasn't really
thinkin' of sellin'.
Oh.
No.
Darn.
Not a bad offer, though,
seein' it's all scratched up.
No.
Twenty
oh, I'm, uh, I'm fraid not.
Final offer.
No.
Hmm.
We leavin' now, pa?
Soon as I get one more bite.
All right, all right. 27.50.
No.
Oh...
Now we can go.
Gee, pa, the fishin's so good
can't we stay a little longer
we better scoot on home,
get cleaned up.
We got to do some shoppin'
for aunt bee's birthday.
Just a little longer?
And there's the cake to get...
Cake?!
Yep, guess we'd better scoot.
Okay, there's yours
and there's old eagle-eye Annie.
There ya are.
How old's aunt bee?
You know, I'm not rightly sure.
I'll ask her.
Whoop. I woul...
I wouldn't do that.
See, uh, aunt bee,
she ain't too sure
about it either.
She don't know how old she is?
Nothin' so surprisin'
about that.
It's easy for her to forget.
Don't she even know
the day she was born on?
Uh, she knows the day all right,
it's the year
she's a little fuzzy on.
Oh.
Andy?
Can I drive into town with you?
Sure. Just let me go
upstairs and get changed.
Aunt bee, don't you really
know how old you are?
We was just havin'
a little, uh...
Little guessin' game.
Let's see, now.
I must be 21.
But you were 21 last year.
That's right.
It worked out so well
aunt bee thought
she'd go around again.
Are you allowed to do that?
You know, Opie's right.
I must be going on 22.
Oh, you look so much younger.
Come on, ope.
Andy?
Let me make something
quite clear.
I'm gonna be very upset
if you do anything foolish
about my birthday.
You got a birthday comin'?
I mean it.
You've got to promise me
to be sensible.
Birthdays are just for children.
Well, don't fret about it.
It'd be terrible to see worry
wrinkles on a girl of 22.
Now, remember, nothing fancy.
You mean... you mean,
I got to cancel my order
for that genuine mink coat?
Oh, you know what I mean.
Oh, it's a shame.
It would've gone so nice
with that long string
of genuine pearls
Opie's gettin'.
I'll see ya later.
Come on, ope.
How 'bout some nice dishtowels?
Hmm. Seem like
good quality.
Oh, you get a lotta
use outta them.
They're very practical.
Yeah.
You find anything, ope?
Just tryin' to decide
between the salt and pepper set
or the baseball hat.
I'd vote for the shakers.
Say, Andy...
I thought of somethin'.
What?
You know, aunt bee
does a lotta preservin'?
Yeah?
How 'bout a dozen glass jars?
I'll give ya a good price
on account o' the tops
are a little scratched.
That ain't a bad idea, is it?
I'll even
wrap this up fancy.
I don't know, though.
That ain't much
of a gift, is it?
I'll tell ya what do...
Make it two dozen.
Come to think, Andy,
you sure you wouldn't
rather give her candy
or perfume or such?
Oh, no. No.
Not for aunt bee.
She'd a lot rather
have somethin' useful.
You go ahead
and wrap 'em up nice 'n' fancy
and I'll pick 'em up
after while.
You sure are lucky,
havin' a sensible woman
like that around the house.
Yeah, boy.
Yeah, she's the last woman
in the world
to ever go for anything foolish.
Well, howdy, aunt bee.
Oh. Well, hello, Andy.
You still here?
Uh-huh. I'm just
taking my time
looking in windows
and enjoying myself.
My, they have
some awfully nice things around.
They're so nicely arranged.
Mm-hmm.
Wh
Well, I just noticed.
What?
Mayor stoner's in there.
I'm supposed to have
some papers ready for him.
I bet he's on the way
to the office right now.
I better be getting on back.
I'll see ya.
Good morning, miss bee.
Oh, good morning, mayor.
Doing a little shopping?
My wife's been away
to her sister's
visiting for a month.
It's sort of a little
welcome-home present.
I picked up some nice,
little guest towels.
Well, how thoughtful.
Yes, isn't it?
Well, if you'll excuse me.
Mrs. Lukens
certainly has
some awfully nice things
in the shop, doesn't she?
It's an ideal place
for a man to come
and find something
that a woman would want.
Oh, yes.
Yes, I agree.
Well, good-bye.
I don't mean
to hold you up, mayor,
since you do have
to go and talk to Andy.
You're right about this shop.
Now, take that bed jacket,
for instance.
It's just the loveliest thing
I've ever seen.
It'd make an ideal gift
for almost any occasion.
If anybody asked me,
that's what I'd suggest.
Yes, it is pretty, isn't it?
Well, it's been nice
talking to you.
Good-bye.
Well, it was nice
talking with you.
My best to Andy.
Everything seems
to be in order...
Traffic, sanitation...
Although I must say I would have
liked to have seen
a tidier presentation.
I didn't know neatness
counted so much
in a garbage report.
Well, neatness
counts everywhere.
To be neat is to...
I haven't got time
to go into that now.
I've got to be to a
meeting in my office
in just five minutes.
You want me to do 'em over?
No. I haven't got time.
Don't bother.
Oh, say, would you like
to do me a favor?
If I can.
Well, I got these guest towels
as a present for my wife
at lukens' store.
I've been thinkin' it over
and I'd like to exchange them
for that bed jacket
I saw in the window.
Now, I just don't dare
be late for that meeting
so if you wouldn't mind...
Right.
Thank you.
Remember, the bed jacket.
Oh, uh, just tell her
to wrap it up the same
as she did the towels.
You know...
Neat.
Oh, Clara, you never saw
anything so lovely
in all your life.
It's pale blue
with shirring
around the shoulders
and little flowers
all through the shirring
and a little bow at the
neck, and puffed sleeves.
Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful
if a miracle happened
and Andy bought it for me?
Well, couldn't you
just give him a little hint?
Well, I'm ashamed
to say it, but I did.
I practically pointed at it.
I really should
pull myself together
and realize it's much
too extravagant, but...
I just can't help
thinking about it.
I'm just dying to see it.
Well, it's right over here.
Come on.
It's at
Mrs. Lukens'.
It's right...
What do you suppose
he's doing here?
He stopped right in front
of Mrs. Lukens'.
You don't suppose...?
Why, it's possible.
Ooh, I can't look!
Bee, you've got to.
Clara, he bought it.
Oh!
Oh, Clara, tomorrow I'm
going to have a birthday
I'll never forget!
Andy! Opie!
Come on,
breakfast is almost ready!
Coming!
Boy, she's going to be
surprised, huh, pa?
Yeah, boy, I
can see her face now
when she sees a whole
two dozen preserve jars.
Come on, come on.
Get right over there.
Now, get ready, get ready.
Uh, aunt bee, would you mind
stepping out here
a minute, please?
Yes?
What is...?
Happy birthday, aunt bee!
Happy birthday!
Oh...! Oh, Andy! Oh, Opie!
Aren't you both the rascals?
Come on over here and sit down.
Oh, now, I told you
not to go to any trouble.
Mwah! Happy birthday.
Hope you like them, aunt bee.
Thank you, Opie.
Oh, what a big package.
I wonder what's in it.
There ain't no telling
what's in there.
Open this one first.
Oh, thank you, Opie.
I picked it out myself, didn't I, pa?
You sure did.
What what?
Come on. Come on.
I can't guess, I can't guess.
Oh, salt and pepper shakers!
Oh, they're beautiful!
Just what I've been wanting.
Thank you, Opie.
If they're the wrong size,
you can always swap 'em
for the baseball hat.
They're perfect.
Well...
Oh...!
Now, go ahead.
Oh, Andy, my hands are shaking!
Well, come on... it
won't open by itself.
Pull that little
string right there.
There we are.
You really shouldn't
have done it.
It's far too much.
I'm really thrilled to death.
It's the most Beau...Tiful.
The most beautiful...
Preserve jars.
Just what I wanted.
What's wrong?
I don't know.
She was crying.
Maybe it was
just the excitement.
Maybe she cut her finger
on one of the jars.
Good morning, Andy.
Oh, howdy, miss Johnson.
Oh, I know it's awful early
to break in on anyone,
but I just couldn't
wait another second
to see how bee liked
her birthday present.
How'd it look on her?
Huh?
The bed jacket.
Oh, it's so sweet of
you to think of it.
I've never seen her so excited.
Why, she was just
like a schoolgirl.
I was with her yesterday
when she saw you
take the bed jacket
out of miss lukens' window.
Oh, dear me, don't tell me
you haven't given it to her yet.
Oh, she didn't want
you to find out
that she already knew about it.
Oh, Andy, don't tell
her that I let on.
In fact, don't tell her
that I was here at all.
I'll come back later on
and see how it fits.
Good-bye.
Mmm.
I'll be back in a minute, ope.
Where you going, pa?
I got a little errand to run.
Oh, morning, miss lukens.
Oh, good morning, Andy.
How are you?
Fine. Just kind of waiting
for you to open.
Well, go right on in.
Thank you.
What can I do for you?
Uh, do you have another one...?
I'm sorry, Andy.
It's the only one we had.
We could reorder,
but it would take
three, four weeks.
No, I'm afraid that wouldn't do.
We have some nice lingerie,
or perhaps a sweater, or gloves.
No. It's got to
be the bed jacket.
Well, thank you, miss lukens.
I'm sorry, Andy.
Package?
What package?
What are you talking about?
The one I got for you
yesterday, at miss lukens'.
I just don't understand you,
sheriff...
Running around, waking up people
out of their sleep
on a Saturday morning.
Now, speak up.
What's the trouble?
Would you just come down here
a minute, mayor?
It's about a voter.
Well, it just isn't right for...
You say a voter?
What's this about a voter?
What voter?
My aunt bee.
What about her?
Well, it's kind of hard
to explain, mayor,
but that bed jacket
you bought yesterday
at miss lukens'...
I'd like to buy it off of you.
Bed jacket?!
Is that what you got me up
at this hour for...
A bed jacket?!
N-Now, wait a minute, mayor.
Aunt bee's
got her heart set on it.
Sheriff,
I bought that bed jacket
as a present for my wife
and she's due back
this afternoon.
You can get something else
real nice for your wife.
What you say, mayor?
I'd be much obliged to you
if you'd let me
buy it off of you.
Well, uh...
This seems to be
pretty important to you.
You better know it is.
Well, maybe
we can work something out.
Perhaps you've heard
the old expression
"one hand washes the other"?
Yes.
Maybe we can make
us a mutual deal.
I'll sell something to you...
You sell something to me.
Like what?
Like, uh, well, let's say...
Like your fishing rod.
My what?!
Give you $15 for it.
You want the bed jacket,
I want the fishing rod.
What do you say?
Uh, I'm sorry
I had to run out, aunt bee,
it being your birthday, and all.
It was the other way around.
I'm sorry I ran out, Andy. I...
There's just no excuse
for my behavior.
I just can't explain it.
Can't it wait till you finish
opening up your presents?
What?
Well, you ran out so fast
a while ago,
you didn't get a chance
to look at number three.
Oh...!
Figured you'd have
had it open by now.
Oh, my...!
Oh! Oh, my goodness!
Figured it'd be a kind of
a sensible present to get.
We get some cool evenings.
A whole lot cheaper than
putting in a whole new furnace.
Oh... Andy!
Oh...!
Andy, you really shouldn't have.
Well, now, if you'd rather,
you can swap it in
for a baseball cap.
Oh, no!
Oh! Oh,
I must call Clara!
Oh, hello?
Hello
would you get me Clara Johnson,
please?
Andy, you shouldn't have.
If we're going fishing, pa,
we better hurry.
I'll show it to you.
Well, now,
there's just one thing.
Pa, it's not here.
I know, I know.
I sold it to the mayor.
You sold it?!
Shh!
But you said you'd
never sell it.
No, not quite.
I said I kept it
because it gave me
so much enjoyment
and that I wouldn't
sell it for money
and I didn't sell it for money.
I just kind of swapped it for
a different kind of enjoyment.
So old eagle-eye Annie is doing
just what she did before.
Even right now,
she's giving me pleasure.
Real heartwarming pleasure.
And you know,
the color's just right for me.
I just don't know
when I've ever had
such a nice birthday.
Very good!
On the first one!
Now your wish will come true.
It already has.
Now, hand me the knife
and your wish will come true.
Oh, boy.
Oh, excuse me.
Well, howdy, mayor.
Won't you come in?
Sheriff, come here.
Come here.
What's the matter?
Miss bee and Opie in there?
Yeah.
Sheriff,
you have got to help me.
Well, what's the matter?
My wife... she went
in lukens' store this afternoon
and found out that I'd bought
a lady's bed jacket.
Well, she thinks that I gave it
to some other woman
while she was away.
Isn't that ridiculous?
Well, why don't you
just tell her you sold it to me?
I tried. I tried,
but you know Mabel.
See, sheriff, uh, Andrew...
Andrew, you... you...
You've got to help me.
Will you call her?
She'll believe you.
Please?
Well, uh, all right.
I guess we can...
We can work something out.
I guess you've heard
the expression
"one hand washes another"?
Oh, yes, yes.
Yes, I have.
I mean, it's... it's only fair.
I mean, I do something for you.
You do something for me.
Anything, anything.
That woman gets violent.
Why, there's no telling
what she'd do.
Well, I'll... I'll tell you
what I'll do.
I'll... I'll straighten it out
for you,
and you sell me back
my fishing rod.
Fishing rod?
Oh, no, no.
I couldn't do that.
Oh, all right.
All right, Andrew...
Anything, anything,
only you... you will call her?
Yeah.
Right away? Right away?
Right away.
Sure you won't come in?
No, no, thank you.
You'll call her right away?
I'll call her.
Gee, this sure is good cake.
Well, Opie, I didn't know
whether to make a white one
or a pink one or a black one,
but I remembered
you like chocolate.
What was it?
Oh, nothing, just mayor stoner.
Anything wrong?
No, we was just playing
a little game
called "let one hand
wash the other."
Can you teach that game to me?
I expect, with you,
we better start with the face.