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.
Gossiping Gomer Pyle moves in with the sheriff when he loses his job and home at the filling station.
A visiting preacher urges the residents of Mayberry to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of life--leading to more work for all.
Mayberry fears disaster when the sheriff discovers that a farmer's goat has eaten a good-sized meal of dynamite.