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STARRING ANDY GRIFFITH...

WITH RONNY HOWARD...

ALSO STARRING DON KNOTTS.

YOU GONNA LET ME HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER?

UH, WELL...

WANT THE FRONT PAGE?

YEAH. THANK YOU.

BOY, I SURE DO GET A KICK OUT OF THIS RED AKINS'

"MAYBERRY AFTER MIDNIGHT," DON'T YOU?

YEAH.

HE SURE KNOWS HOW TO DIG UP THE DIRT IN THIS TOWN.

FOR A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY, HE REALLY GETS AROUND.

GUESS WHO'S GETTING MARRIED.

WHO? GUESS.

RHODA APPLE.

HOW'D YOU KNOW?

I GUESSED.

DID YOU SEE IT IN THE PAPER?

NO, I DIDN'T SEE IT.

DID YOU RUN INTO RED AKINS?

NO. I JUST GUESSED.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE SO GOOD AT GUESSING --

GUESS WHO'S GETTING DIVORCED.

I DON'T KNOW.

LORRAINE AND HOWARD FELCHER.

THEY ARE? THEY'RE SPLITTING UP?

OH, I KNEW THAT MARRIAGE WOULD NEVER LAST.

I'LL BE DOGGED. I THOUGHT THEY WAS GETTING ALONG SO GOOD.

WELL, ON THE OUTSIDE.

WHAT WENT WRONG?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

SAUCE.

I'LL BE DOGGED.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOWARD WAS A DRINKER.

NOT HOWARD, LORRAINE.

LORRAINE? HMM.

WHEN DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THAT?

WELL, YOU KNOW PHOEBE GILBERT,

LIMLEY GILBERT'S SISTER DOWN AT THE BEAUTY PARLOR?

YEAH.

WELL, I TOOK HER OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES

AND SHE TOLD ME THAT LORRAINE WAS ONE OF THOSE...

YOU MEAN YOU TOOK PHOEBE OUT?

YEAH. I TOOK HER OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES. ANYWAYS...

DOES THELMA LOU KNOW YOU TOOK HER OUT?

WELL, NO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THELMA LOU DOESN'T KNOW

BUT THIS WAS A LONG TIME AGO

SO IT DOESN'T... ANYWAY, SHE SAID...

WHERE DID YOU GO? HUH?

YOU AND PHOEBE, WHERE'D YOU GO?

WE WENT TO THAT PLACE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BLU VUE, THERE.

OH, YOU WENT OUT TO THE BLU VUE. UH-HUH.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

WELL, ANYWAY... WELL, WE SAT AROUND.

WE ATE AND THEN WE TOOK A DRIVE.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT LORRAINE OR DON'T YOU?

I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH --

I'D RATHER HEAR ABOUT YOU AND PHOEBE.

I DON'T EVEN HEAR YOU. GO ON AND TALK.

PHOEBE, HUH? WOW.

WOW!

20...30...

40...45...

FIFTY.

50 DOLLARS. GOSH!

PAW! GUESS WHAT I FOUND!

WELL, WHO SHOT YOU OUT OF A CANNON?

I WAS WALKING ALONG, PAW.

I WAS JUST WALKING ALONG.

TAKE IT EASY. GET YOUR BREATH.

NOW, WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, I WAS WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL, PAW.

JUST WALKING ALONG KICKING A TIN CAN.

YEAH.

WELL, I KICKED THE TIN CAN INTO THE GRASS

AND WHEN I WENT TO KICK IT OUT,

LOOK WHAT I FOUND! OPEN IT, PAW.

LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE.

HUH.

HOLY JUMPING CATFISH.

HOW MUCH IS IT, ANDY?

$50. I COUNTED IT.

THAT'S HOW MUCH IT IS, ALL RIGHT.

BOY.

PEOPLE SURE ARE SILLY, YOU KNOW THAT?

$50 AND NO IDENTIFICATION.

YEAH. IT'S A MAN'S PURSE, AIN'T IT?

YEAH.

BOY, THERE'S A FELLA

THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME EXPLAINING

WHEN HE GETS HOME TONIGHT.

YEAH. YOU BETTER KNOW IT.

WELL, IT'LL BE SAFE RIGHT IN HERE.

GEE, PAW. I COULD TAKE IT HOME AND KEEP IT SAFE.

WELL, THIS MONEY ISN'T YOURS.

YEAH, BUT I FOUND IT.

I KNOW, BUT WHOEVER LOST THIS MONEY

MIGHT NOT HAVE EVEN DISCOVERED

THAT IT'S MISSING YET.

IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT WE GIVE HIM TIME

TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S MISSING

AND TIME TO TRY TO FIND IT.

YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, CAN'T YOU?

OH. I GUESS SO.

WELL, GOOD.

WE'LL KEEP IT RIGHT HERE IN THE DRAWER.

PAW, YOU MEAN YOU GOT TO KEEP

THAT MONEY IN YOUR DESK DRAWER FOREVER

UNLESS WHOEVER LOST IT COMES FOR IT?

NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I SAID WE GOT TO GIVE HIM TIME

TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S MISSING

AND TIME TO TRY TO FIND IT,

BUT IF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME

THE FELLA THAT LOST THE MONEY

DON'T SHOW UP, THEN IT'S YOURS.

HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE TO GIVE HIM?

WELL, AS A RULE, WE KEEP LOST MONEY FOR...SEVEN DAYS.

AIN'T THAT RIGHT, BARN?

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THEN IF THE RIGHTFUL OWNER DOES NOT APPEAR

TO CLAIM SAID FUNDS, FINDERS SAME, KEEP SAME.

THAT'S SEVEN DAYS, OPE.

IS THAT FOR CHILDREN, TOO?

CHILDREN, ADULTS -- THE RULES DO NOT DIFFERENTIATE.

IF THE RIGHTFUL OWNER DOES NOT APPEAR TO CLAIM SAID FUNDS,

FINDERS SAME, KEEP SAME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IF THE RIGHTFUL OWNER DOES NOT APPEAR...

YOU WANT TO QUIT SAYING THAT?

THAT'S SEVEN DAYS, OPE.

GEE, PAW, THAT SURE IS A LONG TIME.

WELL, THAT'S THE RULE, AND IT'S A FAIR ONE

BUT IF IN A WEEK'S TIME...

THAT'S NEXT WEDNESDAY, ANGE.

THAT'S RIGHT. IF NEXT WEDNESDAY...

WHAT TIME NEXT WEDNESDAY?

WELL, UM...

UH, NEXT WEDNESDAY AT, UH...3:05.

OPIE'S BEEN HERE FIVE MINUTES ALREADY.

WELL, NEXT WEDNESDAY AT, UH, 3:00?

OKAY. NEXT WEDNESDAY AT 3:00 EXACTLY

IF NOBODY COMES TO CLAIM THE MONEY,

IT'S ALL YOURS.

OH, BOY! ALL MINE! $50!

LOT OF MONEY FOR A LITTLE FELLA.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR ANY SIZE FELLA.

WELL, BYE, PAW.

BYE, BARNEY! BYE.

SO LONG.

THE LITTLE SCOUNDREL.

WELL, THAT MADE HIS DAY, DIDN'T IT?

YEAH. WELL, IT'D MAKE MY DAY, TOO.

I'VE NEVER FOUND $50. DID YOU?

NO. HMM.

I FOUND A DOLLAR ONCE. YEAH?

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH IT?

SPENT IT ALL ON A GIRL.

YOU DID?

YEAH. SPENT THE WHOLE DOLLAR ON A GIRL.

WHO'D YOU SPEND IT ON? PHOEBE?

WHAT DID YOU ALL DO OUT AT THE BLU VUE?

DID YOU GO OUT TO LOVER'S LEAP?

OH, THANKS, AUNT BEE.

OPIE, DON'T BOLT YOUR DESSERT.

ANDY, TELL HIM NOT TO EAT SO FAST.

WELL, I RECKON HE FIGURES THE FASTER HE EATS,

THE FASTER NEXT WEDNESDAY WILL BE HERE.

IT'LL BE HERE SOON ENOUGH. TAKE IT EASY.

HI, EVERYBODY. Opie: HI, BARNEY.

HELLO, BARNEY. HOW ABOUT A NICE PIECE

OF HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE, HMM?

OH, NO, THANKS, AUNT BEE.

NO? IT'S YOUR FAVORITE.

I KNOW, BUT I JUST CAME FROM THE DINER

AND I'M UP TO HERE IN TAPIOCA.

IF I CUT YOU A PIECE AND WRAP IT UP

WILL YOU TAKE IT HOME? WELL...

OH, YEAH.

LOOK, BARNEY. I HAVE SOME CATALOGUES.

WANT TO LOOK THROUGH THEM WITH ME

AND PICK OUT SOME THINGS FOR ME TO BUY?

SURE. LET'S GET OVER UNDER THE LIGHT.

SEE, BARNEY, THERE'S THE FISHING ROD I PICKED OUT.

OH, YEAH. THAT'S NEAT.

YEAH. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE YOU GOT DOWN HERE.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

THEY GOT THE SAME KIND OF ERECTOR SETS

THEY HAD WHEN I WAS A KID.

BOY, YOU CAN BUILD BEAUTIFUL THINGS WITH THEM --

BRIDGES AND FERRIS WHEELS.

YEAH. I HAD ONE ONCE.

BUILT ALL KINDS OF THINGS WITH IT.

DO YOU THINK I CAN BUY ONE OF THOSE SETS, PAW?

MAYBE.

I REMEMBER I GOT ONE FOR CHRISTMAS ONCE

AND THERE WAS A LITTLE CREEK CLOSE TO THE HOUSE

AND I BUILT A LITTLE DRAWBRIDGE ACROSS THE CREEK.

HAD SOME LITTLE BOATS FLOATING AROUND IN THE WATER.

I HAD A LITTLE STEAM ENGINE WITH SOME PULLEYS

AND I COULD RAISE AND LOWER THE BRIDGE.

HAD A LITTLE WINDUP TRACTOR

THAT COULD GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND EVERYTHING. IT WAS FUN.

GEE, PAW, I SURE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD ONE OF THOSE.

WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN. WILL YOU HELP US?

I'D BE GLAD TO.

COME ON, OPE. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE YOU PICKED OUT.

NOW, OPE...

I WANT TO REMIND YOU ONE MORE TIME

YOU MIG BE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

SOMEBODY COULD SHOW UP TO CLAIM THAT MONEY.

WELL, IT CAN'T HURT TO PLAN.

COME ON. LET'S KEEP LOOKING, OPE.

OPE, HOW COME YOUR LIGHT'S...?

OH.

I WAS JUST DOING SOME ADDING, PAW.

I SEE.

I WAS FIGURING HOW MUCH I COULD SPEND.

WELL, YOU WON'T BE SPENDING ANYTHING TONIGHT.

YOU GOT TO GO TO SLEEP.

BUT IT'S ONLY 18 AND A HALF MORE HOURS.

OPE, WHY DON'T YOU

JUST FORGET ABOUT IT TILL TOMORROW?

I KEEP TRYING TO TELL YOU THAT SOMEBODY COULD STILL

SHOW UP AND CLAIM THAT MONEY.

I KNOW, BUT CAN'T I LOOK JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER?

WELL, I RECKON I CAN STAND IT FOR ONE MORE NIGHT.

GEE, THANKS, PAW.

GO TO SLEEP SOON.

I WILL. PAW?

YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN YOUR OFFICE TOMORROW?

OH, YEAH. I'LL BE THERE.

ME, TOO.

WELL, ONE MORE MINUTE

AND WHEN THE TIME'S UP, IT'S ALL YOURS.

IT'S THE PAPER.

15 SECONDS.

TEN, NINE, EIGHT...

SEVEN, SIX, FIVE...

FOUR, THREE...

TWO, ONE.

OKAY! 3:00 SHARP.

OH, BOY, THAT MONEY'S MINE NOW!

IT'S ALL YOURS, OPE. LOOKY THERE.

BOY.

NOW, HOW DO YOU FEEL, MR. ROCKEFELLER?

GEE, PAW, IS IT REALLY MINE?

SURE, IT'S ALL YOURS.

THE RIGHTFUL OWNER DIDN'T APPEAR.

THAT'S RIGHT. $50. WOW.

HEY, PAW?

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

IF THE FELLA WHO LOST IT CAME ALONG RIGHT NOW?

OH, I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

IF THE FELLA HASN'T MISSED $50 BY NOW

I DON'T EXPECT WE'LL EVER SEE HIM.

BESIDES, FINDERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY.

CAN I GO LOOK AT SOME OF THE STORES NOW?

WELL...YEAH, BUT ONE THING.

WHAT, PAW?

WHAT FELLAS USUALLY DO

WHEN THEY COME INTO A LOT OF MONEY LIKE THIS

IS THEY'LL SPEND SOME OF IT AND SAVE SOME OF IT.

NOW, I EXPECT YOU'D WANT TO DO THE SAME THING, WOULDN'T YOU?

YEAH, PAW.

YOU KNOW, SAVE A LITTLE FOR A RAINY DAY.

OKAY.

I'LL SAVE A DOLLAR.

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT DON'T...THAT DON'T SOUND LIKE MUCH.

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT SPENDING TEN

AND SAVING $40?

WELL...HOW ABOUT $25 AND $25?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW. THAT...

THAT TEN DOLLARS AND $40 JUST KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW, FEELS RIGHT.

DON'T IT FEEL RIGHT TO YOU, BARN?

YEAH. IT FEELS RIGHT TO ME.

IT FEELS RIGHT.

WELL...OKAY. I THINK I'LL SAVE $40.

THAT'S A TIME

AND FIGURING THAT WE'D PROBABLY WIND UP

SEEING EYE-TO-EYE ON THIS THING

I BOUGHT YOU A LITTLE PRESENT.

GEE, THANKS.

NOW, HERE'S YOUR TEN DOLLARS.

PUT THAT IN YOUR POCKET.

NOW, THIS $40, THAT'S YOURS, TOO

BUT WE'LL PUT THAT IN HERE AND SAVE IT FOR...

A COLLEGE EDUCATION OR SOMETHING.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

EVERY TIME YOU FIND $50, YOU CAN PUT $40 OF IT IN THERE.

NOW, YOU TAKE THAT HOME AND PUT IT IN YOUR ROOM.

I WILL, PAW. THANKS.

BYE, BARNEY, BYE, PAW.

BYE. BYE, OPE.

WELL, HE'S HAPPY, AIN'T HE?

YEAH. WELL, THAT'S THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL WEEK HE EVER HAD.

YEAH. I GUESS SO.

MAYBE NOW WE CAN GET DOWN TO SOME NORMAL LIVING.

YEAH. I'M GLAD HE'S HAPPY

'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH --

I WOULDN'T WANT HIM TO FIND $50 EVERY DAY.

HE'S BEEN ABOUT DRIVING ME CRAZY.

YEAH.

OH, LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS NICE.

EARL PIKE BOUGHT HIS BOY

A BRAND-NEW CAR FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.

WELL, THAT IS NICE.

HOW OLD IS HIS BOY NOW?

HE'S 57, ISN'T HE?

YEAH.

UH-OH. LISTEN TO THIS.

BARN, DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO READ THE PAPER TO ME?

WHY CAN'T I EVER READ THE PAPER MYSELF?

LISTEN TO THIS -- IT'S UNDER "LOST AND FOUND."

"LOST, VICINITY OF MAYBERRY

"A BLACK LEATHER CHANGE PURSE WITH $50 IN IT.

"IF FOUND, PLEASE CONTACT PARNELL RIGSBY

RFD #1, BANNERTOWN."

AIN'T THAT ONE FOR THE BOOKS?

NOW, WHY DID I HAVE TO READ THE PAPER TODAY?

WHY COULDN'T I HAVE SEEN IT YESTERDAY?

'CAUSE IT WASN'T OUT YESTERDAY.

THAT'S WHY THIS TOWN

OUGHT TO HAVE A DAILY NEWSPAPER.

THEN THINGS LIKE THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN.

IT'S ONE FOR THE BOOKS, I'M TELLING YOU.

WELL...THERE'S ONLY ONE THING TO DO.

I'LL HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO OPIE

AND GIVE THIS MR. RIGSBY BACK HIS MONEY.

A MISTAKE'S BEEN MADE.

IT'S GOT TO BE CORRECTED.

WELL, I KNOW THAT,

BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO EXPLAIN IT TO OPIE?

IT'LL BREAK HIS HEART.

WELL, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY

AND I SURE AIN'T GONNA ENJOY IT, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE DONE.

POOR KID. JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO

WE GAVE HIM THE MONEY AND TOLD HIM IT WAS ALL HIS.

I KNOW...

AND I KNOW HE'LL BE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED AT FIRST,

BUT OPIE'S A GOOD BOY.

HE'LL UNDERSTAND.

YEAH...MAYBE SO

BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND WHEN YOU TELL HIM.

I DON'T THINK I COULD TAKE IT

SEEING HIS POOR LITTLE FACE

WHEN YOU...PULL HIS WHOLE WORLD OUT FROM UNDER HIM LIKE THAT.

BARNEY, DON'T.

PAW, BARNEY, I WAS JUST DOWN AT THE SPORTING GOODS STORE

AND YOU SHOULD SEE SOME OF THE STUFF THEY GOT.

THEY GOT A GLASS FISHING ROD THAT'S A REAL BEAUTY

AND THEY GOT A SWELL FIELDER'S GLOVE...

WELL, UH... AND A NIFTY FOOTBALL HELMET...

JUST LIKE THE KIND THEY WEAR IN COLLEGE.

YEAH, OPE, LISTEN, SIT DOWN.

I GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

NOTHING'S THE MATTER, IS THERE, PAW?

WELL, OPE...

DON'T BE AFRAID, PAW. I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT

BUT I WON'T SPEND MORE THAN TEN DOLLARS.

IT'S JUST SO HARD TO DECIDE.

IT'S LIKE HAVING AN EXTRA CHRISTMAS.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH BARNEY, PAW?

OH, I GUESS HE'S, UH, TAKEN A COLD.

JUST LIKE HAVING ANOTHER CHRISTMAS, HUH?

YEAH.

WELL, I RECKON A FELLA DON'T HAVE

TWO CHRISTMASES IN ONE YEAR VERY OFTEN.

SO YOU JUST ENJOY IT.

BUT I CAN'T MAKE UP MY MIND WHAT TO BUY.

WELL...

MAYBE YOU BETTER GO BACK OVER TO THE STORE

AND LOOK OVER ALL THAT STUFF AGAIN, OKAY?

YEAH. I GUESS THAT'S THE BEST IDEA,

BUT IT SURE AIN'T EASY BEING RICH.

WELL, SO LONG, PAW. SO LONG.

HEY, BARN?

I COULDN'T DO IT.

I KNOW. I HEARD.

WELL...

AIN'T THAT ONE OF THE SADDEST BANKBOOKS

YOU EVER SAW.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WELL, I'VE GOT TO GIVE MR. RIGSBY BACK HIS MONEY.

GOT NO OTHER CHOICE.

WHEN I TELL OPIE ABOUT IT, HE'LL GIVE THE MONEY BACK.

HE'S THAT KIND OF BOY.

YOU KNOW...

THERE'S NOT MANY FATHERS THAT'D DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING --

TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET.

HEY, PAW! BARNEY! LOOK WHAT I GOT!

HEY, BARNEY?

BOY!

I DON'T EXACTLY LOOK LIKE NO OLD CATFISH TO YOU, DO I?

I'M SORRY, MISTER.

I WAS JUST PRACTICING WITH MY NEW ROD.

MM-HMM. MIGHTY SHARP.

IT'S MADE OF FIBERGLASS.

FIBERGLASS, EH?

I RECKON BAMBOO MUST BE KIND OF HARD TO GET THESE DAYS.

SHERIFF AROUND?

NO, SIR.

KNOW WHEN HE'LL BE BACK?

UNH-UNH.

WELL, WHEN YOU SEE HIM, SON, DO ME A FAVOR

AND TELL HIM PARNELL RIGSBY WAS HERE.

PARNELL RIGSBY.

YES, SIR, I'LL TELL HIM.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING SOMEBODY MIGHT TURN IN THE PURSE I LOST.

IT HAD $50 IN IT.

WELL...

NOW, DON'T FORGET TO TELL HIM

AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FISHING.

I HOPE YOU LAND A WHOPPER.

WELL, WE'RE SURE SORRY THAT WE MISSED MR. RIGSBY.

SO AM I.

HE'LL BE SO SURPRISED WHEN HE SEES THIS.

HE GAVE UP ALL HOPE OF EVER GETTING IT BACK.

WELL, WE'RE SURE GLAD HE DID GET IT BACK.

WE SURE ARE.

IT'S OUR DUTY AND OUR PLEASURE.

OH, THERE'S PARNELL NOW.

PARNELL! PARNELL.

PARNELL, THIS IS SHERIFF TAYLOR...

MR. RIGSBY.

AND DEPUTY FIFE...

HI, MR. RIGSBY.

AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEY FOUND YOUR MONEY. THEY DIDN'T?

Barney: OH, YES, WE DID.

IT'S ALL HERE.

WHY, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I NEVER DREAMED I'D SEE THIS MONEY AGAIN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I JUST DROPPED BY YOUR OFFICE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

Andy: OH, YOU DID?

NOBODY THERE, EXCEPT FOR THIS LITTLE FELLA

WITH A GREAT, BIG, BRAND-NEW FISHING ROD.

OH, THAT'S MY SON, OPIE.

YOU DIDN'T SAY NOTHING TO HIM

ABOUT THE MONEY, DID YOU?

I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE MONEY,

BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.

YOU MEAN THAT OPIE...?

UH, I MAKE IT A POINT

NEVER TO DISCUSS POLICE BUSINESS WITH THE FAMILY.

YOU UNDERSTAND.

WELL, WE BETTER BE GETTING ON BACK.

GOODBYE, SHERIFF.

GOODBYE.

DEPUTY, AND THANKS AGAIN FOR RETURNING THE MONEY.

GOODBYE. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

WHAT ABOUT THAT?

NOW, ANDY, THERE'S PROBABLY A VERY GOOD REASON

WHY OPIE DIDN'T SAY HE FOUND THE MONEY.

MAYBE HE DIDN'T HEAR MR. RIGSBY MENTION IT.

MANY'S THE TIME I DON'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TO ME.

GET IN THE CAR.

WHAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR THAT.

GET IN THE CAR!

OPIE!

OPIE, YOU UP THERE?!

NO, ANDY, IT'S ME. OPIE'S NOT HOME.

HE WENT OUT ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AGO.

KNOW WHERE HE WENT?

NO, BUT I SUSPECT HE WENT OUT TO BUY SOMETHING.

HE WAS WORKING AWFULLY HARD

GETTING MONEY OUT OF HIS NEW BANK.

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

THAT YOUNG 'UN IS ON A SPENDING SPREE IS WHAT'S WRONG.

WELL, HOWDY, SHERIFF.

HI, PAW. HELLO, MAX.

OPIE HERE WAS JUST... I KNOW.

BUT, PAW, I WAS JUST... LET'S GO, OPIE.

SIT DOWN. GEE, PAW...

SIT DOWN.

OPIE, I'M MAD AND I THINK YOU KNOW

WHAT I'M MAD ABOUT, DON'T YOU?

WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE MAD 'CAUSE I BROKE THE BANK.

THAT'S PART OF IT.

EVER HEAR OF A MAN NAMED PARNELL RIGSBY?

YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM?

YEAH.

HE WAS IN HERE THIS AFTERNOON, WASN'T HE?

AND WHEN HE TOLD YOU HE WAS THE ONE THAT LOST THE MONEY

YOU JUST STOOD THERE AND DIDN'T SAY A WORD ABOUT IT, DIDN'T YOU?

AND EVEN AFTER HE TOLD YOU HE WAS THE ONE THAT LOST IT,

YOU WENT STRAIGHT OUT TO SPEND SOME MORE.

BUT I WASN'T BUYING ANYTHING AT THE STORE, PAW.

WHAT?

I WAS GETTING MY TEN DOLLARS

BACK FOR THE FISHING ROD.

$50. IT'S ALL THERE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WELL, PAW...

AFTER MR. RIGSBY LEFT, I GOT TO THINKING

AND, WELL...EVEN THOUGH YOU SAID THE MONEY WAS MINE

AND THAT I COULD SPEND IT,

I KNEW THAT I COULDN'T HAVE MUCH FUN DOING THAT

ON ACCOUNT OF THE MONEY WASN'T REALLY MINE.

SO I DECIDED TO GIVE IT BACK.

I'M SORRY ABOUT BREAKING THE PIGGY BANK, PAW.

THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET THE MONEY OUT.

WILL YOU GIVE MR. RIGSBY THE MONEY BACK FOR ME, PAW?

WELL...

I DID IT AGAIN, DIDN'T I?

DID WHAT, PAW?

OH, NOT REALIZING...

YOU'RE REALLY SOMETHING, YOU KNOW THAT, OPE?

OH, BOY! THIS IS SWELL, PAW!

IS THAT THE ONE YOU WANTED?

IT SURE IS, PAW.

THIS IS THE ONE I PICKED OUT.

WELL, I FIGURE AFTER ALL THAT TROUBLE,

I OWE YOU A LITTLE PRESENT.

GEE, THANKS, PAW.

NOW, TAKE CARE OF THAT ROD.

I WILL, PAW.

CAN I TRY IT OUT THIS AFTERNOON?

WELL, OKAY, BUT DON'T GET MORE THAN YOUR LIMIT.

I WON'T, PAW. THANKS!

BYE! BYE!

BYE, BARNEY! BYE, OPE!

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

Opie: I WILL. BYE!

WELL, THAT WAS REALLY SOMETHING.

YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO GO ON AND ON ABOUT IT.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S AS GOOD A BOY AS YOU'RE GONNA FIND.

OH, YEAH.

BOY, OH, BOY.

IF THAT DON'T BEAT EVERYTHING.

WHAT? GUESS WHO'S GETTING ENGAGED.

VIRGINIA BEESLEY AND EARLY GILLY.

HOW'D YOU KNOW? READ IT IN THE PAPER.

IT'LL NEVER COME OFF. HMM?

AS SOON AS EARLY FINDS OUT ABOUT VIRGINIA,

THAT'LL BE THE END OF THAT ENGAGEMENT.

WHAT ABOUT VIRGINIA?

WELL...

I HEARD THIS FROM PHOEBE.

PHOEBE?

PHOEBE GILBERT.

SEE, PHOEBE TOLD -- WHEN DID YOU SEE PHOEBE?

OH, I HAD TO RUN SOME PAPERS OUT TO HER BROTHER LIMLEY'S PLACE

AND SHE WAS THERE,

SO WE JUST SAT AROUND.

WELL, ANYWAY, SHE SAID --

WAS LIMLEY THERE? UH, NO.

LIMLEY WASN'T THERE.

ANYWAY --

WHAT DID YOU DO?

OH, WE JUST...SAT AROUND.

YOU KNOW.

WELL, ANYWAY -- WHAT DID YOU DO?!

WELL, WE SAT AROUND, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE...

WELL, WHAT

BARNEY, I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH. I GOT TO GO ON PATROL.

YOU KNOW, YOU START SOMETHING, AND YOU DON'T FINISH IT.

YOU RUN OFF THE MOUTH, AND YOU DON'T SAY NOTHING.

BOY, I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I WOULDN'T BELIEVE A WORD PHOEBE GILBERT SAID ANYWAY!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?