Ellie Walker sets the men and women of Mayberry against each other when she runs for a seat on the town council.
Andy tries to counsel the constantly bickering couple, Fred and Jennie Boone, with mixed results.
Mayberry fears disaster when the sheriff discovers that a farmer's goat has eaten a good-sized meal of dynamite.
A visiting preacher urges the residents of Mayberry to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of life--leading to more work for all.
Gossiping Gomer Pyle moves in with the sheriff when he loses his job and home at the filling station.