The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968): Season 1, Episode 13 - Mayberry Goes Hollywood - full transcript
When a Hollywood producer wants to make a picture in Mayberry, some on the town council think he might ridicule the town or its people. Andy takes Mr. Harmon on a tour of Mayberry and satisfies himself that the man has no intention of poking fun at anything. The Mayberry Gazette prints the story under a banner headline and the whole town goes crazy decorating businesses and themselves ala Holywood. Despite Andy's objections, Barney, the council, and even Aunt Bee and Opie are caught up in the hysteria. When Mr. Harmon returns he cannot believe what he sees and pleads that things return to normal so he can make his movie.
WELL,
THERE IT IS
MR. MAYOR,
GENTLEMEN.
I CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE YOU
GIVING ME
THIS CHANCE
TO SPEAK BEFORE
THE TOWN COUNCIL.
I HOPE YOU DECIDE
TO GIVE ME YOUR PERMISSION
TO MAKE MY PICTURE
HERE IN MAYBERRY.
I'D LIKE TO START
FILMING NEXT WEEK.
HOW LONG YOU FIGURE
ON BEING HERE, MR. HARMON?
A WEEK, MAYBE TEN DAYS.
SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.
MAYOR?
UH... WELL, UH... FLOYD?
WELL...
ORVILLE?
MMM... MAYOR?
WHY DON'T YOU
STEP OUTSIDE FOR A SPELL?
WE'LL HAVE US
A QUICK MEETING, MR. HARMON.
BE GLAD TO.
THANK YOU,
GENTLEMEN.
WON'T BE LONG--
JUST A MINUTE OR TWO.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I DON'T LIKE
THIS NARY A BIT!
ME, NEITHER.
HOW DO WE KNOW
WE CAN TRUST HIM?
HOW DO WE KNOW
THEY AIN'T COMING
HERE TO LAUGH AT US?
NO, I'M AGAINST THIS.
ME, TOO.
I'M WITH YOU BOYS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED...
WAIT A MINUTE, MAYOR.
WE AIN'T GIVING THIS THING
A FAIR CHANCE.
HOW DO WE KNOW THEY'RE
COMING HERE TO LAUGH AT US?
A MOTION PICTURE
BEING MADE RIGHT
HERE IN MAYBERRY
MIGHT BE A GOOD
THING FOR THE TOWN.
THAT'S JUST WHAT
I'VE BEEN THINKING.
MIGHT BE A GOOD THING
FOR THE TOWN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR...
HOLD ON, THERE.
I STILL SAY
WHAT ARE THEY MAKING
THIS MOVIE FOR?
HOW DO WE KNOW
THEY AIN'T MAKING IT
SO'S THEY CAN
LAUGH AT US?
WELL, WHAT WOULD THEY
LAUGH AT, FLOYD?
AT THE WAY
WE TALK OR LOOK
OR OUR LITTLE
FAT MAYOR.
ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW THAT,
ANDY?
ARE YOU GOING
TO LET THEM MAKE A PICTURE HERE
AND LAUGH
AT YOUR LITTLE FAT MAYOR?
WELL, I AIN'T.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED...
WAIT A MINUTE, MAYOR.
AIN'T WE A-PICKIN' OUR PEACHES
'FORE THEY'RE FUZZED UP GOOD?
HUH?
NOW, LET ME
DO THIS--
LET ME TAKE
THIS MR. HARMON
ON A TOUR
OF THE TOWN.
I CAN SHOW HIM THE WAY WE WORK
AND LIVE AND TALK AND LIKE THAT
AND I CAN WATCH HIM.
AND IF HE'S GOT A IDEE
TO POKE ANY FUN AT US,
WELL, I CAN KNOW IT RIGHT QUICK.
NO, SIR.
ONCE AND FOR ALL, NO. NO, SIR.
NOW, ALL THOSE OPPOSED...
JUST A MINUTE,
MAYOR.
ANDY'S GOT
AN IDEA HERE.
YEAH.
RECKON WE GOT
NOTHING TO LOSE.
MIGHT BE
WORTH A TRY.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I SAY.
MIGHT BE WORTH A TRY.
I'M SO GLAD
YOU ALL SEE IT MY WAY.
WELL, NOW, THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU
SUCH A GOOD MAYOR--
YOU THINK FOR YOURSELF.
NO KIDDING, ANDY.
THEY REALLY GONNA MAKE
A PICTURE
RIGHT HERE IN MAYBERRY?
THEY SURE ARE.
I WANT TO GET THE PLACE
KIND OF PICKED UP A LITTLE
'FORE MR. HARMON GETS HERE.
MR. HARMON COME ALL THE WAY
FROM HOLLYWOOD, DID HE?
HE DID.
WELL, I'D SURE LIKE
TO GET OUT THERE SOMEDAY.
ME TOO.
HELP ME TIE THESE ON,
WILL YOU?
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW GORDON BELFIELD,
DON'T YOU?
YEAH.
HE WENT OUT THERE LAST SUMMER
ON HIS VACATION.
DID HE?
YEAH.
TOOK ONE OF THEM
GUIDED TOURS,
YOU KNOW, THAT GOES RIGHT BY
THE MOVIE STARS' HOMES.
HUH.
ON A BUS.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
NO.
THE BUS STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT
OF GARY COOPER'S HOUSE.
IT DID?
YEAH.
SO THEY ALL GOT OUT
AND WENT OVER TO THE FRONT YARD
AND LOOKED.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAW?
NO.
GARY COOPER'S NEWSPAPER.
RIGHT THERE
IN THE FRONT YARD.
THAT RIGHT?
YEAH.
SO THEY ALL LOOKED
AT IT FOR A WHILE,
AND THEN THIS WOMAN
THAT SAT RIGHT NEXT TO GORDON
ON THE BUS...
YEAH?
SHE WENT OVER
AND PICKED IT UP.
SHE DID?
YEAH.
THEN GARY COOPER'S MAID COME OUT
OF THE FRONT DOOR
AND WALKED OVER TO WHERE
THEY WAS STANDING.
AND YOU KNOW
WHAT SHE SAID?
WHAT?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
GET OFF THE GRASS.
IS THAT RIGHT?
YEAH.
GORDON HEARD HER.
HE WAS STANDING
RIGHT THERE.
SO THEY ALL STOPPED
AND LOOKED AT HER,
AND SHE LOOKED BACK
AT THEM.
WELL, THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
OH, THEY ALL GOT BACK IN THE BUS
AND DROVE OFF,
AND THE MAID WENT BACK
IN THE HOUSE.
[ WHISTLING ]
GARY COOPER'S MAID.
HUH.
TOUR SURE DO
SOUND FASCINATING.
YEAH, I GOT TO GET
OUT THERE SOMEDAY.
YEAH.
MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE
A SHERIFF'S
CONVENTION SOMETIME
AND WE CAN GO.
YEAH.
IT'D BE FUN,
WOULDN'T IT?
YEAH.
BARNEY, AGAIN?
THEY SURE
DON'T MAKE 'EM
LIKE THIS ANYMORE,
DO THEY?
SORRY, ANDY.
MIGHT KNOW THE KEY
WOULD BE ALL THE WAY
IN THE OTHER DOOR.
Barney:
IS THAT
GOING TO REACH?
Andy:
IT'LL REACH
IF THE BROOM'S LONG ENOUGH
AND MY ARM'S
LONG ENOUGH, YES.
LET ME TURN IT OVER.
LET'S SEE...
NOW, LET ME
JUST LIFT IT.
BE REAL CAREFUL.
I'M BEING
AS CAREFUL AS I CAN.
CAREFUL.
THAT'S IT.
[ SNEEZES ]
BARNEY!
SORRY, ANDY.
THE DUST GOT
RIGHT IN MY NOSE.
I SEE IT DID.
OH, UH...
HOWDY, MR. HARMON.
OH, HELLO, SHERIFF.
Barney:
HOWDY.
THIS IS MARVELOUS.
COURTHOUSE AND THE JAIL
ALL IN THE SAME ROOM.
IT'S CONVENIENT.
IT'S MARVELOUS.
WELL, UH... ALL SET
TO TAKE THAT
TOUR AROUND TOWN.
IT'S A NICE DAY
FOR IT, I'LL SAY THAT.
BEAUTIFUL DAY...
JUST BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, UH...
ARE WE ALL SET TO GO?
UH...
MR. HARMON, WOULD
YOU DO US A FAVOR?
WHY, OF COURSE.
UH, YOU, UH...
YOU SEE THAT KEY
RIGHT DOWN THERE?
UH-HUH.
UH...
OH, YOU MEAN
THAT YOU'RE...
YEAH.
OH, FOR PETE'S SAKE.
WE HAD A LITTLE
LOCK TROUBLE.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD
THING YOU COME ALONG.
I... I WONDER IF YOU
WOULDN'T MENTION THIS
ANY MORE
THAN YOU HAVE TO.
OH, OF COURSE NOT.
APPRECIATE THAT.
I'D LIKE
FOR YOU TO MEET
MY ABLE DEPUTY,
BARNEY FIFE.
HOW ARE YOU, BARNEY?
THIS IS MR. HARMON,
THE MOVIE PRODUCER.
I'M GONNA TAKE HIM
A LITTLE TOUR
AROUND TOWN, BARNEY.
SO YOU'RE A MOVIE PRODUCER
FROM HOLLYWOOD.
YOU KNOW GABBY HAYES?
SURE, I KNOW GABBY.
I'LL BE DARNED.
AS A MATTER OF FACT
I SAW GABBY
JUST BEFORE I LEFT HOLLYWOOD.
YOU DID?
WHAT DID HE SAY?
WELL, UH...
I SAID, "HIYA, GABBY"
AND HE SAID,
"HOW'S THE PICTURE BUSINESS?"
IS THAT WHAT HE SAID?
THAT GABBY'S
A FUNNY DUCK, AIN'T HE?
[ LAUGHING ]
WELL,
WE MIGHT AS WELL
GET STARTED,
MR. HARMON.
FINE. NICE TO HAVE
MET YOU, BARNEY.
OH, PLEASURE'S ALL MINE.
I'LL SEE YOU,
BARNEY.
ALL RIGHT.
"HOW'S THE PICTURE BUSINESS?"
UH...
MR. HARMON, UH...
EXCUSE ME
FOR BEING NOSY
BUT HOW COME
YOU KEEP LOOKING
THROUGH YOUR HANDS
LIKE THAT?
IT GIVES ME AN IDEA
OF WHAT THE SCENE
MIGHT LOOK LIKE
THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS.
IN OTHER WORDS
MY HANDS SERVE
AS A VIEWFINDER.
OH. I'LL BE DOGGED.
I'VE ALWAYS
HAD ONE, TOO
AND NEVER
DID KNOW IT.
WELL, I DECLARE,
I DO BELIEVE
I SEE MY AUNT BEE
AND MY BOY OPIE COMING
AND THEY LOOK
JUST AS CLEAR...
HI, ANDY.
HOWDY, AUNT BEE.
HOWDY, OPIE.
HI, PA.
I'D LIKE FOR YOU
TO MEET MR. HARMON, HERE.
MR. HARMON'S
A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE PRODUCER.
COMING RIGHT HERE
TO MAYBERRY
TO MAKE A MOTION PICTURE.
OH, HOW DO YOU DO?
REALLY?
A MOVIE WITH COWBOYS
AND HORSES
AND SHOOTIN'
AND KILLIN'?
NO, SON, I'M AFRAID IT'S NOT
THAT KIND OF MOVIE.
YOU MEAN
THERE'S ANOTHER KIND?
OF COURSE THERE IS,
OPIE.
THIS PICTURE...
IS ROCK HUDSON GOING
TO BE IN IT?
WELL, NO.
HE'S YOUR FAVORITE,
AIN'T HE, AUNT BEE?
TELL THE TRUTH
OLD ROCK KINDA DOES IT
FOR YOU, DON'T HE?
OH, HUSH, ANDY.
HEY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF MR. HARMON
COULD WORK IT OUT
TO WHERE YOU COULD
ACTUALLY MEET
ROCK HUDSON?
OH, WHAT DO YOU
THINK I'D DO?
I'D FAINT.
[ LAUGHING ]
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
TOWN, AUNT BEE.
WE LIKE IT.
HEY, PA,
WHAT'S HE DOING?
OH, HE'S TRYING TO SEE
HOW MAYBERRY WILL LOOK
ON THE MOVIE SCREEN.
SCAT! THAT
AIN'T FOR CHILDREN.
MAYBE THERE'S
SOMETHING I MISSED.
HUH?
OH, YOU WANT TO
LOOK THROUGH MINE?
YOU MET FLOYD
UP IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
OH, YEAH. HI, FLOYD.
HOW ARE YOU, SIR?
FLOYD'S BEEN BARBERING FOLKS
AROUND HERE
SINCE MOST OF US
WAS JUST YOUNG 'UNS.
YOU'RE THE ONLY BARBER
IN TOWN?
OH, YES.
[ MUMBLES ]
I ALWAYS DID WANT
TO BE A BARBER.
EVEN WHEN I WAS
JUST A LITTLE TINY KID
I USED TO PRACTICE ON CATS.
CATS?
YEAH, I'D CATCH 'EM IN THE ALLEY
THEN I'D CLIP THEM.
WE HAD THE BALDEST CATS
IN THE COUNTY.
THAT'S A FACT.
AND FOLKS STILL SAY
THAT FLOYD AIN'T
MUCH WITH PEOPLE
BUT HE'S
A GREAT CAT BARBER.
OH, NOW, HOLD IT.
TO THIS DAY,
HE'LL FORGET HISSELF
AND STROKE YOU
A FEW TIMES
'FORE HE
COMMENCES CUTTING.
ARE YOU WANTING A HAIRCUT,
MR. HARMON?
NOT TODAY, THANKS.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO TIP HIM.
JUST ARCH YOUR BACK
AND PURR AT HIM.
WELL, MAYBE LATER.
IT'S BEEN VERY GOOD
TALKING TO YOU.
I'LL SEE YOU, FLOYD.
ALL RIGHT, ANDY.
AH! THIS IS
ORVILLE MONROE'S
PLACE OF BUSINESS.
YOU MET ORVILLE
UPSTAIRS, TOO.
ORVILLE'S ALSO
OUR TV REPAIRMAN.
FOLKS CLAIM HE CHARGES
LESS TO BURY YOU
THAN HE DOES
TO FIX YOUR SET.
YES? OH.
I'M SORRY TO
DISAPPOINT YOU, ORVILLE.
WE DIDN'T BRING YOU
ANY BUSINESS.
I HOPE WE'RE NOT
INTERRUPTING YOU.
WELL, I DO HAVE A CUSTOMER
IN THE BACK ROOM--
MRS. BARTLETT.
ETHY BARTLETT?
I DIDN'T KNOW.
YEP. HER PICTURE TUBE
WENT ON THE BLINK.
YOU KNOW HOW SHE IS
WHEN SHE MISSES
HER WRESTLING MATCHES.
UH, MR. MONROE...
[ CAR APPROACHING ]
OH, GOOD.
THERE'S THEM NEW TV ANTENNAS
I ORDERED.
WELL, HERE WE ARE
RIGHT BACK
WHERE WE STARTED--
THE OLD OAK TREE.
YOU'VE SEEN
ABOUT ALL WE GOT
TO OFFER IN MAYBERRY.
WELL,
IT'S VERY INTERESTING.
MANY'S THE TIME
I'VE CLUMB UP
THIS OLD OAK TREE
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG 'UN.
YOU FIGURE ON USING IT
IN THE PICTURE?
I SHOULD SAY SO...
THE TREE AND THE PEOPLE.
YOU LIKE
THE PEOPLE, DO YOU?
YOU WOULDN'T FIGURE
ON POKING FUN.
POKING FUN?
I SHOULD SAY NOT.
WHY, THEY'RE
CHARMING, NATURAL.
THEY'RE VERY NICE PEOPLE.
I COULD NEVER
POKE FUN AT THEM.
THAT'S GOOD,
THAT'S GOOD.
'CAUSE IF YOU DID,
I DON'T IMAGINE
AUNT BEE WOULD COME
TO SEE YOUR PICTURE
EVEN IF YOU HAD
ROCK HUDSON IN IT.
[ BOTH LAUGHING ]
OH, HOWDY, ANDY.
FLOYD, WHAT IN THE WORLD'S
GOING ON?
EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST WEEK
ANOTHER STORE'S GONE BERSERK.
EVERYBODY'S
GETTING GUSSIED UP
FOR THE BIG MOVIE.
OOH.
I DON'T KNOW IF MY FINGERS
ARE GONNA HOLD OUT OR NOT
AFTER ALL THESE HAIRCUTS.
I'VE GIVEN MORE HAIRCUTS
IN THIS PAST WEEK
THAN I DONE
SINCE I OPENED SHOP.
YOU WANT A TRIM, ANDY?
COME ON, FLOYD.
FINISH MY CARY GRANT.
* CUSTER AND HIS MEN
WERE SURROUNDED *
* THE ENEMY HAD HIS
HORSES GROUNDED *
* THEN HE FOUGHT,
FOUGHT, FOUGHT *
* YES, HE...
BARNEY?
* ...AND HE FOUGHT
AND HE FOUGHT... *
BARNEY, COME OUT HERE.
I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
AND I WANT
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
DEPUTY BARNEY FIFE
REPORTING FOR INSPECTION, SIR.
BARNEY, WHAT IN THE WORLD
HAVE YOU GOT ON?
UNIFORM OF THE DAY, SIR!
BARNEY, AT EASE.
WILL YOU RELAX?
OH, BARNEY, BE SERIOUS.
BARNEY, I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU GOT ON.
WHERE IN THE WORLD
DID YOU GET THAT THING?
WELL, THE MAYOR SENT IT OVER.
DON'T YOU LIKE IT?
HE SENT ONE OVER FOR YOU, TOO.
NO, SIR.
I'LL NOT PUT
ONE OF THEM THINGS ON.
BUT, ANDY, THE MAYOR
SENT WORD DOWN
THAT THERE'S TO BE A SPECIAL
MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL,
AND HE EXPECTS YOU TO SHOW UP
IN YOUR NEW UNIFORM.
NO, SIR.
NOW, I DON'T MEAN
TO BE CANTANKEROUS
BUT I'LL NOT PUT
ONE OF THEM THINGS ON
AND I WISH
YOU'D TAKE YOURS OFF, TOO...
SMOKEY BEAR.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
SHERIFF,
YOU'RE LATE.
I'M SORRY, MAYOR.
WELL, THAT'S
ALL RIGHT.
SIT DOWN, ANDY,
AND I'LL TELL YOU
WHY WE CALLED
THIS SPECIAL MEETING.
THIS MOTION PICTURE
COMPANY'S
GONNA BE HERE
TOMORROW MORNING EARLY.
NOW, HERE'S THE RECEPTION
THEY'RE GOING TO GET FROM US.
AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE,
THE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
WILL GIVE THEM
A ROUSING WELCOME
AND THEN OUR LADIES
WITH THEIR HOMEMADE PIES
THEY'LL MAKE
THEIR PRESENTATION
AND THEN JUANITA WILL SING
"FLOW GENTLY, SWEET AFTON."
YOUR DAUGHTER'S GOING TO SING?
ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT?
OH, OH, NOTHING.
JUANITA'S GOT A LOVELY VOICE.
AND THEN I'LL MAKE
THE WELCOMING ADDRESS
AND I'LL TELL THEM
HOW PROUD WE ARE
TO HAVE THEM IN OUR FAIR CITY
AND THAT WILL LEAD UP
TO THE CLIMAX
OF CUTTING DOWN
THE OLD OAK TREE.
YOU'RE GOING TO CUT DOWN
THE OAK TREE?!
THAT'S RIGHT, WE'RE
CUTTING IT DOWN.
WHAT IN THE WORLD FOR?!
YOU GOT NO RIGHT
TO DO SUCH A THING.
WE GOT A PERFECT RIGHT
IF THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL
VOTES FOR IT.
NOW, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
PROGRAM WE HAVE PLANNED...
WAIT A MINUTE, MAYOR.
WHAT IN THE WORLD
ARE Y'ALL DOING?!
YOU'VE CHANGED YOURSELVES,
YOUR STORES, YOUR CLOTHES.
YOU'VE GIVEN BARNEY AND ME
RIDICULOUS-LOOKING UNIFORMS
TO PUT ON
AND NOW YOU GOIN' CUT DOWN
THE OLDEST OAK TREE
IN THE ENTIRE TOWN?!
WHY, YOU'VE ALL
GONE OUT OF YOUR MINDS!
ANDY, THERE'S NO TIME
TO DILLY-DALLY.
NOW, THAT
MOTION PICTURE COMPANY'S
GOING TO ARRIVE HERE
TOMORROW MORNING EARLY.
WE WANT TO HAVE
EVERYTHING RIGHT, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO THE VOTING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,
SIGNIFY WITH THE USUAL SIGN.
AYE.
AYE.
OPPOSED?
MAYOR...
AYES HAVE IT.
PIPE DOWN, ANDY.
AUNT BEE?
OPIE?
ANYBODY HOME?
Aunt Bee:
BE DOWN
IN A MINUTE, ANDY.
HOME KIND OF EARLY,
AIN'T YOU?
I COULDN'T STAY IN TOWN
ANY LONGER.
FELT LIKE A STRANGER.
I HAD TO GET BACK
WHERE THINGS ARE NORMAL.
THE WAY THE CITIZENS
OF THIS TOWN ARE ACTING
YOU WOULD NOT
BELIEVE YOUR EYES.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE
BACK IN MY OWN HOME
WHERE NOTHING'S
CHANGED.
[ CLEARING THROAT ]
AUNT BEE, WHEN I TELL YOU
SOME OF THE TH...
AUNT BEE, NOT YOU AND OPIE, TOO!
PA, ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR
YOUR NEW UNIFORM TOMORROW?
NO, I AM NOT.
HE'S NOT GOING DOWN THERE
LOOKING LIKE THAT, IS HE?
[ LOUD CLAMORING ]
COME ON, EVERYBODY.
HURRY UP NOW.
HURRY UP,
EVERYBODY.
COME ON,
COME ON.
IT'S YOUR BIG DAY.
NOW COME ON.
Mayor:
COME, ALL OF YOU,
UP IN HERE.
HURRY UP. A BIG DAY
FOR EVERYBODY.
I SURE WISH YOU'D HAVE
WORE YOUR NEW UNIFORM.
YOU'RE A SIGHT.
SERVE YOU RIGHT
IF THEY DON'T PUT YOU
IN THIS PICTURE AT ALL.
BARNEY, I TELL
YOU THE TRUTH--
YOU'RE ALL MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE.
OH, LET ME GIVE YOU
A HAND THERE, MAYOR.
PIES... PIES OVER HERE.
NO, DON'T, DON'T!
NO! NO!
PIES OVER THERE.
WHERE IS THE BAND?
GET THE BOYS
OVER HERE.
DRUM AND BUGLE
OVER HERE.
DRUM AND BUGLE
OVER THERE.
GET OVER THERE.
GOOD GRIEF,
IT'S OVER THERE!
NO, NO, NO!
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER?
HERE.
THERE YOU ARE,
SWEETHEART.
NOW, SWEETHEART,
WHEN YOU SING
GIVE THEM
YOUR VERY BEST.
MR. MAYOR, HERE THEY COME!
THEY'RE COMIN'!
DRUM AND BUGLE,
DRUM AND BUGLE.
COME ON.
COME WITH ME.
COME ON.
NOW, HONEY, NOW.
[ Off-key ]
* FLOW GENTLY,
SWEET AFTON *
* AMONG THY
GREEN BRAES *
* FLOW GENTLY
* I'LL SING THEE
* A SONG
IN THY PRAISE *
* MY MARY'S ASLEEP
* BY THE
MURMURING STREAM *
* FLOW GENTLY,
SWEET AFTON *
* DISTURB NOT
HER DREAM *
THAT WAS
BEAUTIFUL, BABY.
THAT WAS FINE.
SIT DOWN NOW.
AND NOW, MR. HARMON,
I WANT TO TELL YOU
THAT WE FIGURE
IT'S A PRIVILEGE
TO HAVE YOU
IN OUR FAIR CITY.
THE WELCOME THAT YOU'VE
JUST EXPERIENCED
IS JUST A SAMPLE TOKEN
OF HOW WE FEEL ABOUT YOUR BIG
MOTION PICTURE MAKING COMPANY
COMING HERE TO MAKE YOUR MOVIE
IN OUR TOWN.
AND, NOW, AS
A FINAL GESTURE
OF OUR COOPERATION
WE'RE ABOUT TO REMOVE
THE LAST REMAINING
UNSIGHTLY LANDMARK.
WE'RE ABOUT TO CUT
DOWN THAT OAK TREE.
OKAY, BOYS,
CUT HER DOWN.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
CUTTING DOWN
THE TREE
FOR YOUR PICTURE.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF TWIG
GIRDLERS AND IT'S AN EYESORE.
IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD.
IT'S IN OUR WAY HERE.
AND BESIDES,
WE WANT EVERYTHING NICE
FOR YOUR PICTURE.
OKAY, BOYS.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
I DON'T WANT
THIS TREE CUT DOWN.
YOU DON'T?
OF COURSE NOT.
WHAT'S GOTTEN
INTO YOU PEOPLE ANYWAY?
WELL, WHAT
DO YOU MEAN?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
TO THE TOWN?
AND TO YOURSELVES?
THIS ISN'T
THE MAYBERRY
THAT I WANTED
TO PHOTOGRAPH.
I COULD HAVE BUILT A SET
LIKE THIS IN HOLLYWOOD.
AND LOOK AT
ALL OF YOU.
YOU MEAN, YOU'RE AGIN US
CUTTING DOWN THE OAK?
OF COURSE I AM.
THIS TREE IS PART
OF THE PICTURE
AND SO ARE ALL OF YOU.
BUT THE WAY YOU WERE
WHEN I FIRST MET YOU
WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE TOWN
WITH THE SHERIFF.
THE WAY YOU WERE
WHEN YOU WERE NATURAL,
GENUINE, REAL--
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED
IN MY PICTURE.
YOU'RE STILL GOING
TO MAKE YOUR MOVIE
IN OUR TOWN HERE, AREN'T YOU?
OF COURSE I AM.
I'D LIKE
TO START SHOOTING
AS SOON AS
THE COMPANY GETS HERE.
BUT WOULD YOU MIND GETTING
THE TOWN BACK THE WAY IT WAS?
AND GET THAT SAW AWAY
FROM THAT TREE.
GET THAT SAW AWAY
FROM THAT TREE.
GET OUT OF THOSE
TRICK-OR-TREAT OUTFITS.
GET OUT OF THOSE
TRICK-OR-TREAT OUTFITS.
GET A-MOVING
ALONG, FOLKS.
LET'S GO HOME
AND CHANGE
AND KIND OF NATURAL
OURSELVES UP A BIT.
GO ON NOW. BREAK IT UP.
BREAK IT UP, EVERYBODY.
WE TRIED TO TELL 'EM,
DIDN'T WE, ANDY?
WE SURE DID, MAYOR.
YOU RECKON
IT'D BE ALL RIGHT
IF I SAVED THIS JUST TO WEAR
ON DECORATION DAY?
I 'SPECT.
AUNT BEE...
I GOT TO ADMIT YOU
DO LOOK RIGHT SMART.
REALLY, ANDY?
YES, SIR.
AND YOU KNOW
SOMETHING ELSE?
I 'SPECT ROCK HUDSON
WOULD LIKE YOU
JUST LIKE THAT.
OH... ANDY.
ORVILLE.
HOWDY, GENTLEMEN.
FLOYD.
ANDY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M TELLING YOU, BOY...
YES, SIR, OPIE.
EVERYTHING'S BACK TO NORMAL
IN MAYBERRY.
[ WHISTLING SPRIGHTLY TUNE ]
THERE IT IS
MR. MAYOR,
GENTLEMEN.
I CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE YOU
GIVING ME
THIS CHANCE
TO SPEAK BEFORE
THE TOWN COUNCIL.
I HOPE YOU DECIDE
TO GIVE ME YOUR PERMISSION
TO MAKE MY PICTURE
HERE IN MAYBERRY.
I'D LIKE TO START
FILMING NEXT WEEK.
HOW LONG YOU FIGURE
ON BEING HERE, MR. HARMON?
A WEEK, MAYBE TEN DAYS.
SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.
MAYOR?
UH... WELL, UH... FLOYD?
WELL...
ORVILLE?
MMM... MAYOR?
WHY DON'T YOU
STEP OUTSIDE FOR A SPELL?
WE'LL HAVE US
A QUICK MEETING, MR. HARMON.
BE GLAD TO.
THANK YOU,
GENTLEMEN.
WON'T BE LONG--
JUST A MINUTE OR TWO.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I DON'T LIKE
THIS NARY A BIT!
ME, NEITHER.
HOW DO WE KNOW
WE CAN TRUST HIM?
HOW DO WE KNOW
THEY AIN'T COMING
HERE TO LAUGH AT US?
NO, I'M AGAINST THIS.
ME, TOO.
I'M WITH YOU BOYS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED...
WAIT A MINUTE, MAYOR.
WE AIN'T GIVING THIS THING
A FAIR CHANCE.
HOW DO WE KNOW THEY'RE
COMING HERE TO LAUGH AT US?
A MOTION PICTURE
BEING MADE RIGHT
HERE IN MAYBERRY
MIGHT BE A GOOD
THING FOR THE TOWN.
THAT'S JUST WHAT
I'VE BEEN THINKING.
MIGHT BE A GOOD THING
FOR THE TOWN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR...
HOLD ON, THERE.
I STILL SAY
WHAT ARE THEY MAKING
THIS MOVIE FOR?
HOW DO WE KNOW
THEY AIN'T MAKING IT
SO'S THEY CAN
LAUGH AT US?
WELL, WHAT WOULD THEY
LAUGH AT, FLOYD?
AT THE WAY
WE TALK OR LOOK
OR OUR LITTLE
FAT MAYOR.
ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW THAT,
ANDY?
ARE YOU GOING
TO LET THEM MAKE A PICTURE HERE
AND LAUGH
AT YOUR LITTLE FAT MAYOR?
WELL, I AIN'T.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED...
WAIT A MINUTE, MAYOR.
AIN'T WE A-PICKIN' OUR PEACHES
'FORE THEY'RE FUZZED UP GOOD?
HUH?
NOW, LET ME
DO THIS--
LET ME TAKE
THIS MR. HARMON
ON A TOUR
OF THE TOWN.
I CAN SHOW HIM THE WAY WE WORK
AND LIVE AND TALK AND LIKE THAT
AND I CAN WATCH HIM.
AND IF HE'S GOT A IDEE
TO POKE ANY FUN AT US,
WELL, I CAN KNOW IT RIGHT QUICK.
NO, SIR.
ONCE AND FOR ALL, NO. NO, SIR.
NOW, ALL THOSE OPPOSED...
JUST A MINUTE,
MAYOR.
ANDY'S GOT
AN IDEA HERE.
YEAH.
RECKON WE GOT
NOTHING TO LOSE.
MIGHT BE
WORTH A TRY.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I SAY.
MIGHT BE WORTH A TRY.
I'M SO GLAD
YOU ALL SEE IT MY WAY.
WELL, NOW, THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU
SUCH A GOOD MAYOR--
YOU THINK FOR YOURSELF.
NO KIDDING, ANDY.
THEY REALLY GONNA MAKE
A PICTURE
RIGHT HERE IN MAYBERRY?
THEY SURE ARE.
I WANT TO GET THE PLACE
KIND OF PICKED UP A LITTLE
'FORE MR. HARMON GETS HERE.
MR. HARMON COME ALL THE WAY
FROM HOLLYWOOD, DID HE?
HE DID.
WELL, I'D SURE LIKE
TO GET OUT THERE SOMEDAY.
ME TOO.
HELP ME TIE THESE ON,
WILL YOU?
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW GORDON BELFIELD,
DON'T YOU?
YEAH.
HE WENT OUT THERE LAST SUMMER
ON HIS VACATION.
DID HE?
YEAH.
TOOK ONE OF THEM
GUIDED TOURS,
YOU KNOW, THAT GOES RIGHT BY
THE MOVIE STARS' HOMES.
HUH.
ON A BUS.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
NO.
THE BUS STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT
OF GARY COOPER'S HOUSE.
IT DID?
YEAH.
SO THEY ALL GOT OUT
AND WENT OVER TO THE FRONT YARD
AND LOOKED.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAW?
NO.
GARY COOPER'S NEWSPAPER.
RIGHT THERE
IN THE FRONT YARD.
THAT RIGHT?
YEAH.
SO THEY ALL LOOKED
AT IT FOR A WHILE,
AND THEN THIS WOMAN
THAT SAT RIGHT NEXT TO GORDON
ON THE BUS...
YEAH?
SHE WENT OVER
AND PICKED IT UP.
SHE DID?
YEAH.
THEN GARY COOPER'S MAID COME OUT
OF THE FRONT DOOR
AND WALKED OVER TO WHERE
THEY WAS STANDING.
AND YOU KNOW
WHAT SHE SAID?
WHAT?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
GET OFF THE GRASS.
IS THAT RIGHT?
YEAH.
GORDON HEARD HER.
HE WAS STANDING
RIGHT THERE.
SO THEY ALL STOPPED
AND LOOKED AT HER,
AND SHE LOOKED BACK
AT THEM.
WELL, THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
OH, THEY ALL GOT BACK IN THE BUS
AND DROVE OFF,
AND THE MAID WENT BACK
IN THE HOUSE.
[ WHISTLING ]
GARY COOPER'S MAID.
HUH.
TOUR SURE DO
SOUND FASCINATING.
YEAH, I GOT TO GET
OUT THERE SOMEDAY.
YEAH.
MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE
A SHERIFF'S
CONVENTION SOMETIME
AND WE CAN GO.
YEAH.
IT'D BE FUN,
WOULDN'T IT?
YEAH.
BARNEY, AGAIN?
THEY SURE
DON'T MAKE 'EM
LIKE THIS ANYMORE,
DO THEY?
SORRY, ANDY.
MIGHT KNOW THE KEY
WOULD BE ALL THE WAY
IN THE OTHER DOOR.
Barney:
IS THAT
GOING TO REACH?
Andy:
IT'LL REACH
IF THE BROOM'S LONG ENOUGH
AND MY ARM'S
LONG ENOUGH, YES.
LET ME TURN IT OVER.
LET'S SEE...
NOW, LET ME
JUST LIFT IT.
BE REAL CAREFUL.
I'M BEING
AS CAREFUL AS I CAN.
CAREFUL.
THAT'S IT.
[ SNEEZES ]
BARNEY!
SORRY, ANDY.
THE DUST GOT
RIGHT IN MY NOSE.
I SEE IT DID.
OH, UH...
HOWDY, MR. HARMON.
OH, HELLO, SHERIFF.
Barney:
HOWDY.
THIS IS MARVELOUS.
COURTHOUSE AND THE JAIL
ALL IN THE SAME ROOM.
IT'S CONVENIENT.
IT'S MARVELOUS.
WELL, UH... ALL SET
TO TAKE THAT
TOUR AROUND TOWN.
IT'S A NICE DAY
FOR IT, I'LL SAY THAT.
BEAUTIFUL DAY...
JUST BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, UH...
ARE WE ALL SET TO GO?
UH...
MR. HARMON, WOULD
YOU DO US A FAVOR?
WHY, OF COURSE.
UH, YOU, UH...
YOU SEE THAT KEY
RIGHT DOWN THERE?
UH-HUH.
UH...
OH, YOU MEAN
THAT YOU'RE...
YEAH.
OH, FOR PETE'S SAKE.
WE HAD A LITTLE
LOCK TROUBLE.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD
THING YOU COME ALONG.
I... I WONDER IF YOU
WOULDN'T MENTION THIS
ANY MORE
THAN YOU HAVE TO.
OH, OF COURSE NOT.
APPRECIATE THAT.
I'D LIKE
FOR YOU TO MEET
MY ABLE DEPUTY,
BARNEY FIFE.
HOW ARE YOU, BARNEY?
THIS IS MR. HARMON,
THE MOVIE PRODUCER.
I'M GONNA TAKE HIM
A LITTLE TOUR
AROUND TOWN, BARNEY.
SO YOU'RE A MOVIE PRODUCER
FROM HOLLYWOOD.
YOU KNOW GABBY HAYES?
SURE, I KNOW GABBY.
I'LL BE DARNED.
AS A MATTER OF FACT
I SAW GABBY
JUST BEFORE I LEFT HOLLYWOOD.
YOU DID?
WHAT DID HE SAY?
WELL, UH...
I SAID, "HIYA, GABBY"
AND HE SAID,
"HOW'S THE PICTURE BUSINESS?"
IS THAT WHAT HE SAID?
THAT GABBY'S
A FUNNY DUCK, AIN'T HE?
[ LAUGHING ]
WELL,
WE MIGHT AS WELL
GET STARTED,
MR. HARMON.
FINE. NICE TO HAVE
MET YOU, BARNEY.
OH, PLEASURE'S ALL MINE.
I'LL SEE YOU,
BARNEY.
ALL RIGHT.
"HOW'S THE PICTURE BUSINESS?"
UH...
MR. HARMON, UH...
EXCUSE ME
FOR BEING NOSY
BUT HOW COME
YOU KEEP LOOKING
THROUGH YOUR HANDS
LIKE THAT?
IT GIVES ME AN IDEA
OF WHAT THE SCENE
MIGHT LOOK LIKE
THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS.
IN OTHER WORDS
MY HANDS SERVE
AS A VIEWFINDER.
OH. I'LL BE DOGGED.
I'VE ALWAYS
HAD ONE, TOO
AND NEVER
DID KNOW IT.
WELL, I DECLARE,
I DO BELIEVE
I SEE MY AUNT BEE
AND MY BOY OPIE COMING
AND THEY LOOK
JUST AS CLEAR...
HI, ANDY.
HOWDY, AUNT BEE.
HOWDY, OPIE.
HI, PA.
I'D LIKE FOR YOU
TO MEET MR. HARMON, HERE.
MR. HARMON'S
A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE PRODUCER.
COMING RIGHT HERE
TO MAYBERRY
TO MAKE A MOTION PICTURE.
OH, HOW DO YOU DO?
REALLY?
A MOVIE WITH COWBOYS
AND HORSES
AND SHOOTIN'
AND KILLIN'?
NO, SON, I'M AFRAID IT'S NOT
THAT KIND OF MOVIE.
YOU MEAN
THERE'S ANOTHER KIND?
OF COURSE THERE IS,
OPIE.
THIS PICTURE...
IS ROCK HUDSON GOING
TO BE IN IT?
WELL, NO.
HE'S YOUR FAVORITE,
AIN'T HE, AUNT BEE?
TELL THE TRUTH
OLD ROCK KINDA DOES IT
FOR YOU, DON'T HE?
OH, HUSH, ANDY.
HEY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF MR. HARMON
COULD WORK IT OUT
TO WHERE YOU COULD
ACTUALLY MEET
ROCK HUDSON?
OH, WHAT DO YOU
THINK I'D DO?
I'D FAINT.
[ LAUGHING ]
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
TOWN, AUNT BEE.
WE LIKE IT.
HEY, PA,
WHAT'S HE DOING?
OH, HE'S TRYING TO SEE
HOW MAYBERRY WILL LOOK
ON THE MOVIE SCREEN.
SCAT! THAT
AIN'T FOR CHILDREN.
MAYBE THERE'S
SOMETHING I MISSED.
HUH?
OH, YOU WANT TO
LOOK THROUGH MINE?
YOU MET FLOYD
UP IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
OH, YEAH. HI, FLOYD.
HOW ARE YOU, SIR?
FLOYD'S BEEN BARBERING FOLKS
AROUND HERE
SINCE MOST OF US
WAS JUST YOUNG 'UNS.
YOU'RE THE ONLY BARBER
IN TOWN?
OH, YES.
[ MUMBLES ]
I ALWAYS DID WANT
TO BE A BARBER.
EVEN WHEN I WAS
JUST A LITTLE TINY KID
I USED TO PRACTICE ON CATS.
CATS?
YEAH, I'D CATCH 'EM IN THE ALLEY
THEN I'D CLIP THEM.
WE HAD THE BALDEST CATS
IN THE COUNTY.
THAT'S A FACT.
AND FOLKS STILL SAY
THAT FLOYD AIN'T
MUCH WITH PEOPLE
BUT HE'S
A GREAT CAT BARBER.
OH, NOW, HOLD IT.
TO THIS DAY,
HE'LL FORGET HISSELF
AND STROKE YOU
A FEW TIMES
'FORE HE
COMMENCES CUTTING.
ARE YOU WANTING A HAIRCUT,
MR. HARMON?
NOT TODAY, THANKS.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO TIP HIM.
JUST ARCH YOUR BACK
AND PURR AT HIM.
WELL, MAYBE LATER.
IT'S BEEN VERY GOOD
TALKING TO YOU.
I'LL SEE YOU, FLOYD.
ALL RIGHT, ANDY.
AH! THIS IS
ORVILLE MONROE'S
PLACE OF BUSINESS.
YOU MET ORVILLE
UPSTAIRS, TOO.
ORVILLE'S ALSO
OUR TV REPAIRMAN.
FOLKS CLAIM HE CHARGES
LESS TO BURY YOU
THAN HE DOES
TO FIX YOUR SET.
YES? OH.
I'M SORRY TO
DISAPPOINT YOU, ORVILLE.
WE DIDN'T BRING YOU
ANY BUSINESS.
I HOPE WE'RE NOT
INTERRUPTING YOU.
WELL, I DO HAVE A CUSTOMER
IN THE BACK ROOM--
MRS. BARTLETT.
ETHY BARTLETT?
I DIDN'T KNOW.
YEP. HER PICTURE TUBE
WENT ON THE BLINK.
YOU KNOW HOW SHE IS
WHEN SHE MISSES
HER WRESTLING MATCHES.
UH, MR. MONROE...
[ CAR APPROACHING ]
OH, GOOD.
THERE'S THEM NEW TV ANTENNAS
I ORDERED.
WELL, HERE WE ARE
RIGHT BACK
WHERE WE STARTED--
THE OLD OAK TREE.
YOU'VE SEEN
ABOUT ALL WE GOT
TO OFFER IN MAYBERRY.
WELL,
IT'S VERY INTERESTING.
MANY'S THE TIME
I'VE CLUMB UP
THIS OLD OAK TREE
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG 'UN.
YOU FIGURE ON USING IT
IN THE PICTURE?
I SHOULD SAY SO...
THE TREE AND THE PEOPLE.
YOU LIKE
THE PEOPLE, DO YOU?
YOU WOULDN'T FIGURE
ON POKING FUN.
POKING FUN?
I SHOULD SAY NOT.
WHY, THEY'RE
CHARMING, NATURAL.
THEY'RE VERY NICE PEOPLE.
I COULD NEVER
POKE FUN AT THEM.
THAT'S GOOD,
THAT'S GOOD.
'CAUSE IF YOU DID,
I DON'T IMAGINE
AUNT BEE WOULD COME
TO SEE YOUR PICTURE
EVEN IF YOU HAD
ROCK HUDSON IN IT.
[ BOTH LAUGHING ]
OH, HOWDY, ANDY.
FLOYD, WHAT IN THE WORLD'S
GOING ON?
EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST WEEK
ANOTHER STORE'S GONE BERSERK.
EVERYBODY'S
GETTING GUSSIED UP
FOR THE BIG MOVIE.
OOH.
I DON'T KNOW IF MY FINGERS
ARE GONNA HOLD OUT OR NOT
AFTER ALL THESE HAIRCUTS.
I'VE GIVEN MORE HAIRCUTS
IN THIS PAST WEEK
THAN I DONE
SINCE I OPENED SHOP.
YOU WANT A TRIM, ANDY?
COME ON, FLOYD.
FINISH MY CARY GRANT.
* CUSTER AND HIS MEN
WERE SURROUNDED *
* THE ENEMY HAD HIS
HORSES GROUNDED *
* THEN HE FOUGHT,
FOUGHT, FOUGHT *
* YES, HE...
BARNEY?
* ...AND HE FOUGHT
AND HE FOUGHT... *
BARNEY, COME OUT HERE.
I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
AND I WANT
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
DEPUTY BARNEY FIFE
REPORTING FOR INSPECTION, SIR.
BARNEY, WHAT IN THE WORLD
HAVE YOU GOT ON?
UNIFORM OF THE DAY, SIR!
BARNEY, AT EASE.
WILL YOU RELAX?
OH, BARNEY, BE SERIOUS.
BARNEY, I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU GOT ON.
WHERE IN THE WORLD
DID YOU GET THAT THING?
WELL, THE MAYOR SENT IT OVER.
DON'T YOU LIKE IT?
HE SENT ONE OVER FOR YOU, TOO.
NO, SIR.
I'LL NOT PUT
ONE OF THEM THINGS ON.
BUT, ANDY, THE MAYOR
SENT WORD DOWN
THAT THERE'S TO BE A SPECIAL
MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL,
AND HE EXPECTS YOU TO SHOW UP
IN YOUR NEW UNIFORM.
NO, SIR.
NOW, I DON'T MEAN
TO BE CANTANKEROUS
BUT I'LL NOT PUT
ONE OF THEM THINGS ON
AND I WISH
YOU'D TAKE YOURS OFF, TOO...
SMOKEY BEAR.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
SHERIFF,
YOU'RE LATE.
I'M SORRY, MAYOR.
WELL, THAT'S
ALL RIGHT.
SIT DOWN, ANDY,
AND I'LL TELL YOU
WHY WE CALLED
THIS SPECIAL MEETING.
THIS MOTION PICTURE
COMPANY'S
GONNA BE HERE
TOMORROW MORNING EARLY.
NOW, HERE'S THE RECEPTION
THEY'RE GOING TO GET FROM US.
AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE,
THE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
WILL GIVE THEM
A ROUSING WELCOME
AND THEN OUR LADIES
WITH THEIR HOMEMADE PIES
THEY'LL MAKE
THEIR PRESENTATION
AND THEN JUANITA WILL SING
"FLOW GENTLY, SWEET AFTON."
YOUR DAUGHTER'S GOING TO SING?
ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT?
OH, OH, NOTHING.
JUANITA'S GOT A LOVELY VOICE.
AND THEN I'LL MAKE
THE WELCOMING ADDRESS
AND I'LL TELL THEM
HOW PROUD WE ARE
TO HAVE THEM IN OUR FAIR CITY
AND THAT WILL LEAD UP
TO THE CLIMAX
OF CUTTING DOWN
THE OLD OAK TREE.
YOU'RE GOING TO CUT DOWN
THE OAK TREE?!
THAT'S RIGHT, WE'RE
CUTTING IT DOWN.
WHAT IN THE WORLD FOR?!
YOU GOT NO RIGHT
TO DO SUCH A THING.
WE GOT A PERFECT RIGHT
IF THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL
VOTES FOR IT.
NOW, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
PROGRAM WE HAVE PLANNED...
WAIT A MINUTE, MAYOR.
WHAT IN THE WORLD
ARE Y'ALL DOING?!
YOU'VE CHANGED YOURSELVES,
YOUR STORES, YOUR CLOTHES.
YOU'VE GIVEN BARNEY AND ME
RIDICULOUS-LOOKING UNIFORMS
TO PUT ON
AND NOW YOU GOIN' CUT DOWN
THE OLDEST OAK TREE
IN THE ENTIRE TOWN?!
WHY, YOU'VE ALL
GONE OUT OF YOUR MINDS!
ANDY, THERE'S NO TIME
TO DILLY-DALLY.
NOW, THAT
MOTION PICTURE COMPANY'S
GOING TO ARRIVE HERE
TOMORROW MORNING EARLY.
WE WANT TO HAVE
EVERYTHING RIGHT, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO THE VOTING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,
SIGNIFY WITH THE USUAL SIGN.
AYE.
AYE.
OPPOSED?
MAYOR...
AYES HAVE IT.
PIPE DOWN, ANDY.
AUNT BEE?
OPIE?
ANYBODY HOME?
Aunt Bee:
BE DOWN
IN A MINUTE, ANDY.
HOME KIND OF EARLY,
AIN'T YOU?
I COULDN'T STAY IN TOWN
ANY LONGER.
FELT LIKE A STRANGER.
I HAD TO GET BACK
WHERE THINGS ARE NORMAL.
THE WAY THE CITIZENS
OF THIS TOWN ARE ACTING
YOU WOULD NOT
BELIEVE YOUR EYES.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE
BACK IN MY OWN HOME
WHERE NOTHING'S
CHANGED.
[ CLEARING THROAT ]
AUNT BEE, WHEN I TELL YOU
SOME OF THE TH...
AUNT BEE, NOT YOU AND OPIE, TOO!
PA, ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR
YOUR NEW UNIFORM TOMORROW?
NO, I AM NOT.
HE'S NOT GOING DOWN THERE
LOOKING LIKE THAT, IS HE?
[ LOUD CLAMORING ]
COME ON, EVERYBODY.
HURRY UP NOW.
HURRY UP,
EVERYBODY.
COME ON,
COME ON.
IT'S YOUR BIG DAY.
NOW COME ON.
Mayor:
COME, ALL OF YOU,
UP IN HERE.
HURRY UP. A BIG DAY
FOR EVERYBODY.
I SURE WISH YOU'D HAVE
WORE YOUR NEW UNIFORM.
YOU'RE A SIGHT.
SERVE YOU RIGHT
IF THEY DON'T PUT YOU
IN THIS PICTURE AT ALL.
BARNEY, I TELL
YOU THE TRUTH--
YOU'RE ALL MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE.
OH, LET ME GIVE YOU
A HAND THERE, MAYOR.
PIES... PIES OVER HERE.
NO, DON'T, DON'T!
NO! NO!
PIES OVER THERE.
WHERE IS THE BAND?
GET THE BOYS
OVER HERE.
DRUM AND BUGLE
OVER HERE.
DRUM AND BUGLE
OVER THERE.
GET OVER THERE.
GOOD GRIEF,
IT'S OVER THERE!
NO, NO, NO!
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER?
HERE.
THERE YOU ARE,
SWEETHEART.
NOW, SWEETHEART,
WHEN YOU SING
GIVE THEM
YOUR VERY BEST.
MR. MAYOR, HERE THEY COME!
THEY'RE COMIN'!
DRUM AND BUGLE,
DRUM AND BUGLE.
COME ON.
COME WITH ME.
COME ON.
NOW, HONEY, NOW.
[ Off-key ]
* FLOW GENTLY,
SWEET AFTON *
* AMONG THY
GREEN BRAES *
* FLOW GENTLY
* I'LL SING THEE
* A SONG
IN THY PRAISE *
* MY MARY'S ASLEEP
* BY THE
MURMURING STREAM *
* FLOW GENTLY,
SWEET AFTON *
* DISTURB NOT
HER DREAM *
THAT WAS
BEAUTIFUL, BABY.
THAT WAS FINE.
SIT DOWN NOW.
AND NOW, MR. HARMON,
I WANT TO TELL YOU
THAT WE FIGURE
IT'S A PRIVILEGE
TO HAVE YOU
IN OUR FAIR CITY.
THE WELCOME THAT YOU'VE
JUST EXPERIENCED
IS JUST A SAMPLE TOKEN
OF HOW WE FEEL ABOUT YOUR BIG
MOTION PICTURE MAKING COMPANY
COMING HERE TO MAKE YOUR MOVIE
IN OUR TOWN.
AND, NOW, AS
A FINAL GESTURE
OF OUR COOPERATION
WE'RE ABOUT TO REMOVE
THE LAST REMAINING
UNSIGHTLY LANDMARK.
WE'RE ABOUT TO CUT
DOWN THAT OAK TREE.
OKAY, BOYS,
CUT HER DOWN.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
CUTTING DOWN
THE TREE
FOR YOUR PICTURE.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF TWIG
GIRDLERS AND IT'S AN EYESORE.
IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD.
IT'S IN OUR WAY HERE.
AND BESIDES,
WE WANT EVERYTHING NICE
FOR YOUR PICTURE.
OKAY, BOYS.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
I DON'T WANT
THIS TREE CUT DOWN.
YOU DON'T?
OF COURSE NOT.
WHAT'S GOTTEN
INTO YOU PEOPLE ANYWAY?
WELL, WHAT
DO YOU MEAN?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
TO THE TOWN?
AND TO YOURSELVES?
THIS ISN'T
THE MAYBERRY
THAT I WANTED
TO PHOTOGRAPH.
I COULD HAVE BUILT A SET
LIKE THIS IN HOLLYWOOD.
AND LOOK AT
ALL OF YOU.
YOU MEAN, YOU'RE AGIN US
CUTTING DOWN THE OAK?
OF COURSE I AM.
THIS TREE IS PART
OF THE PICTURE
AND SO ARE ALL OF YOU.
BUT THE WAY YOU WERE
WHEN I FIRST MET YOU
WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE TOWN
WITH THE SHERIFF.
THE WAY YOU WERE
WHEN YOU WERE NATURAL,
GENUINE, REAL--
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED
IN MY PICTURE.
YOU'RE STILL GOING
TO MAKE YOUR MOVIE
IN OUR TOWN HERE, AREN'T YOU?
OF COURSE I AM.
I'D LIKE
TO START SHOOTING
AS SOON AS
THE COMPANY GETS HERE.
BUT WOULD YOU MIND GETTING
THE TOWN BACK THE WAY IT WAS?
AND GET THAT SAW AWAY
FROM THAT TREE.
GET THAT SAW AWAY
FROM THAT TREE.
GET OUT OF THOSE
TRICK-OR-TREAT OUTFITS.
GET OUT OF THOSE
TRICK-OR-TREAT OUTFITS.
GET A-MOVING
ALONG, FOLKS.
LET'S GO HOME
AND CHANGE
AND KIND OF NATURAL
OURSELVES UP A BIT.
GO ON NOW. BREAK IT UP.
BREAK IT UP, EVERYBODY.
WE TRIED TO TELL 'EM,
DIDN'T WE, ANDY?
WE SURE DID, MAYOR.
YOU RECKON
IT'D BE ALL RIGHT
IF I SAVED THIS JUST TO WEAR
ON DECORATION DAY?
I 'SPECT.
AUNT BEE...
I GOT TO ADMIT YOU
DO LOOK RIGHT SMART.
REALLY, ANDY?
YES, SIR.
AND YOU KNOW
SOMETHING ELSE?
I 'SPECT ROCK HUDSON
WOULD LIKE YOU
JUST LIKE THAT.
OH... ANDY.
ORVILLE.
HOWDY, GENTLEMEN.
FLOYD.
ANDY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M TELLING YOU, BOY...
YES, SIR, OPIE.
EVERYTHING'S BACK TO NORMAL
IN MAYBERRY.
[ WHISTLING SPRIGHTLY TUNE ]