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UH, AUNT BEE?

OH, ANDY?

LISTEN, I'M GONE. ANDY, I WONDER,

WOULD YOU DROP ME OFF AT CLARA'S ON YOUR WAY?

WELL, GEE, I HAVE TO GO IN THE WHOLE OTHER DIRECTION.

I'M GOING TO MOUNT PILOT FOR A MEETING,

AND I'M LATE AS IT IS.

IT'S JUST THAT I PROMISED TO PIN UP A HEM FOR HER.

WELL, WAS THE HEM VERY IMPORTANT?

WELL, IT'S A PRINT SHE WANTS TO WEAR TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY,

AND SINCE SHE'S LOST WEIGHT, IT'S 8 INCHES BELOW HER KNEES.

I'M JUST IN SUCH A HURRY.

ALL RIGHT, GO ALONG. I'LL WORK IT OUT SOMEHOW.

YOU'RE SURE? OH, YES. IF WORSE COMES TO WORST,

SHE CAN ALWAYS WEAR A TWO-PIECE KNIT

THAT WAS TOO SHORT FOR HER BEFORE SHE LOST WEIGHT.

OH, WELL, THERE'S NO REAL PROBLEM, THEN.

NO, I GUESS NOT. RUN ALONG, RUN ALONG.

I CAN TAKE YOU TOMORROW.

NO, NO, DON'T GIVE IT A THOUGHT.

I'LL WORK IT OUT SOMEHOW.

GO ALONG, GO ON.

I'LL WORK IT OUT.

I ALWAYS DO.

AUNT BEE.

OH, HELLO, GOOBER.

OH...

SHE'S A BEAUTY, AIN'T SHE?

YES.

IS IT YOURS?

YEAH.

I BOUGHT IT AND FIXED IT UP TO SELL.

OH...

ANYBODY YOU KNOW LOOKIN' FOR A CAR?

WELL... POSSIBLY.

THIS ONE'S A CRACKERJACK.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE A FINE CAR.

IF ANYBODY YOU KNOW IS LOOKIN' FOR A CAR,

THIS WOULD BE THE VERY ONE FOR 'EM.

WELL, I... WELL, I DO KNOW A WOMAN

WHO HAS TO DEPEND ON HER NEPHEW

TO TAKE HER EVERYWHERE.

IT'D BE AWFULLY NICE IF SHE HAD A CAR OF HER OWN.

WELL, YOU COULD TELL HER

THIS WOULD FLAT DO THE JOB FOR HER

AND IT'S IN TOPNOTCH CONDITION.

OH. WELL, ARE THE SEATS SOFT?

REAL SOFT.

THIS CAR USED TO BELONG TO JED KOONTZ.

HE WEIGHED OVER 290 POUNDS,

AND ONE THING FOR SURE, THEM SEATS ARE BROKE IN.

WELL, UM, DOES IT HAVE A NICE MOTOR?

PURRS LIKE A KITTEN.

OH...

I PUT IN NEW SPARK PLUGS,

NEW RINGS, AND NEW DISTRIBUTOR POINTS.

OH? HOW ABOUT THE CRANKCASES?

WELL, THERE'S JUST ONE CRANKCASE.

JUST ONE?

WELL...

I SUPPOSE, THIS "WOMAN" WOULD WANT TO KNOW

HOW MANY MILES IT'S BEEN DRIVEN.

OH, NO. WHAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID

IS NONE OF HER BUSINESS.

YOU THINK SHE'D BE INTERESTED

IN BUYIN' IT, THEN?

SHE JUST MIGHT.

IT'S JUST $295.

OH?

AUNT BEE, IF YOU WANT TO BUY A CAR,

I'D BE GLAD TO SELL IT TO YOU.

OH, GOOBER.

WELL, GOOBER, IT'S JUST THAT EVERY TIME I WANT

TO GO ANYWHERE, I HAVE TO ASK ANDY.

IT'D BE SO MUCH NICER IF I HAD MY OWN CAR.

WELL, WHAT DOES ANDY THINK ABOUT YOU HAVING A CAR?

OH, WELL... I HAVEN'T MENTIONED IT TO HIM YET.

AUNT BEE?

HMM?

WHY DON'T I BRING IT OVER AFTER SUPPER,

AND WE'LL SHOW IT TO HIM?

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

BUT, GOOBER, I THINK I'D BETTER BREAK THE NEWS

TO HIM FIRST BEFORE YOU GET THERE.

OKAY.

OKAY?

JUST CHECKING.

AUNT BEE, IT'S SO EXCITING.

MMM, ISN'T IT?

OH, I JUST HOPE ANDY UNDERSTANDS.

OH, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY HE SHOULDN'T.

JUST COME RIGHT OUT AND TELL HIM.

REALLY?

MM-HMM.

ALL RIGHT, HERE GOES.

THERE WE ARE.

MY GOODNESS. PORK CHOPS!

WELL, THAT'S THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK.

WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THIS?

WELL, I KNOW HOW FOND YOU ARE OF THEM.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE ONE HERE.

HERE, PA.

HERE WE GO.

LOOK AT THAT.

WELL, I GUESS, EVERYBODY, JUST DIG RIGHT IN.

MMM...

Opie: BOY.

ANDY?

HMM?

I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.

REMEMBER WHEN I BOTHERED YOU

ABOUT DROPPING ME OFF AT CLARA'S?

NO BOTHER. IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

OH, NO. I WAS BEING A PEST.

YOU KNOW, I'M FOREVER ASKING HIM TO TAKE ME PLACES.

IT'S NOT FAIR TO ANNOY HIM LIKE THAT.

OH, I AGREE.

THAT CAN BE VERY ANNOYING.

SHE ISN'T ANNOYING ME.

OH, YES, I AM.

I KNOW PERFECTLY WELL I'M A BURDEN.

NO, YOU'RE NOT A BURDEN.

SHE IS, TOO, A BURDEN.

I MEAN, IF AUNT BEE SAYS SHE'S A BURDEN,

SHE OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

I DO, AND IT'S TIME

I STOP BEING SO DEPENDENT ON YOU

AND BECAME MUCH MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT

AND THAT'S WHY I'VE DECIDED...

HE'S EARLY.

WHO'S EARLY?

I DON'T KNOW.

GO AHEAD, ANDY, SIT, SIT.

I'LL GET IT.

NO. I'LL GET IT.

HEY, ANDY.

HEY, GOOBER.

WELL, HOW'D YOU LIKE THE BIG SURPRISE?

WHAT SURPRISE WAS THAT?

AUNT BEE'S GOING TO BE A FINE DRIVER,

AND SHE'S REALLY GOING TO LIKE THE CAR.

WHAT CAR?

WELL, THERE SHE IS.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THAT'S THE CAR I'VE BEEN FIXIN' UP.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, ANDY, THAT'S WHAT

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.

I WANT TO BUY A CAR.

YOU WANT TO BUY A CAR?!

SO I WON'T BOTHER YOU.

I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.

YOU CAN'T DRIVE A CAR.

WHY NOT? I CAN AFFORD ONE

AND I CAN LEARN TO DRIVE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

NO, NO.

NO, NO, NO.

ANDY...

NO, NO, NO, NO!

NOW, I'LL TAKE YOU ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO--

TAKE YOU UPTOWN, TO CHURCH

OVER TO CLARA'S TO HEM UP HER DRESS, ANYWHERE--

BUT LET'S FORGET ABOUT THE CAR PART OF IT.

GOOBER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT OVER, BUT NO, THANK YOU.

YOU CAN RUN ON HOME NOW.

WELL -- GOOBER, DON'T MOVE.

WELL -- RUN ALONG, GOOBER.

OKAY -- GOOBER, STAY RIGHT THERE.

YES, MA'AM.

Helen: ANDY, BE SENSIBLE.

THERE'S NO REASON IN THE WORLD

THAT AUNT BEE CAN'T LEARN TO DRIVE AS WELL AS ANYBODY.

AUNT BEE IS NOT THE TYPE OF WOMAN TO DRIVE A CAR.

WHY NOT?

WELL, DRIVING TAKES A LOT OF CONCENTRATION.

AND I HAPPEN TO HAVE A LOT OF CONCENTRATION.

AUNT BEE, IF YOU'D LEARNED TO DRIVE YEARS AGO, MAYBE SO,

BUT TO LEARN TO DRIVE AT THIS AGE -- ANDY!

GEE, PA, I THINK YOU OUGHT TO LET AUNT BEE LEARN HOW TO DRIVE.

YOU GOT HOMEWORK?

WE JUST STARTED SUPPER.

I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE OBJECTING, ANDY.

BECAUSE!

I COULD TEACH HER TO DRIVE. STAY OUT OF THIS.

ANDY, YOU'RE BEING UNREASONABLE.

I WANT THAT CAR.

THERE'S NO REASON. NO, NO...

I'D TEACH HER TO DRIVE.

IT'D BE REAL EASY.

AUNT BEE'S HAD A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS,

BUT THIS IS THE BEST.

LOOKS LIKE I DON'T HAVE

A WHOLE LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW I AM ALTOGETHER AGAINST IT.

BUT IF YOU'RE BOUND TO GET IT,

I GUESS YOU'LL GET IT ANYWAY, SO GO AHEAD.

OH, CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO LIKE THAT CAR, AUNT BEE.

IT RUNS SMOOTH AS SILK.

I GUESS I'D BETTER BE GOING.

OH, NO, NO, GOOBER!

YOU STAY AND JOIN US FOR SUPPER.

AND WE'LL HAVE A SORT OF CELEBRATION?

WELL, I'VE ALREADY HAD MY SUPPER,

BUT AS LONG AS I'M HERE, WELL, OKAY.

HOW YOU DOIN', FLOYD?

OH, HELLO, ANDY.

SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN.

I WAS JUST READING AN INTERESTING ARTICLE HERE.

YEAH

IT WAS ABOUT, UH...

WHERE WAS THAT AGAIN?

I READ SO MUCH, YOU KNOW.

YEAH.

MM-HMM. ONLY WAY TO KEEP INFORMED.

IT WAS ABOUT, UH...

UH, UH... WHERE WAS...?

WAIT A MINUTE.

IT'S NOT VERY IMPORTANT ANYWAY.

ANYTHING WRONG, ANDY?

OH, NOT REALLY, FLOYD.

IT'S JUST THAT AUNT BEE

HAS DECIDED SHE'S GOING TO TAKE UP DRIVING A CAR.

SHE HAS?!

OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

AUNT BEE DRIVING-- OH, JUST IMAGINE.

WELL, I'M NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

YOU GOING TO TEACH HER HOW TO DRIVE?

NO, NO, NO. CAN'T TEACH A RELATIVE HOW TO DRIVE.

GOOBER'S GOING TO TEACH HER.

GOOBER'S GOING TO TEACH HER?

OH, HE'S SUCH A NICE BOY.

SAY, HERE'S THAT INTERESTING ARTICLE

I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

I'LL READ IT TO YOU.

UH, "DID YOU KNOW THE DINGO DOG

IS INDIGENOUS TO AUSTRALIA?"

NO.

WHAT'S A DINGO DOG?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S INDIGENOUS TO AUSTRALIA.

I'LL SEE YOU, FLOYD.

MMM.

NOW, REMEMBER, AUNT BEE

THIS LEARNER'S PERMIT YOU GOT

ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO DRIVE

IF THERE'S A LICENSED DRIVER

IN THE CAR WITH YOU.

YES, YES, I UNDERSTAND.

SO NEVER DRIVE THE CAR WHEN YOU'RE BY YOURSELF.

NO, NO, I WON'T.

CAN I GO WITH YOU, AUNT BEE?

NO, NO, NO, NO.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE EVERYBODY.

OH, ANDY!

I'LL JUST SIT IN THE BACK.

NO, NO.

YOU MIGHT MAKE HER NERVOUS.

OKAY.

WELL, HAVE A GOOD TIME

AND DON'T DRIVE TOO FAST AND...

AND... WELL, COME ON, OPE, LET'S TAKE A WALK.

I GOT TO GO TO THE OFFICE NOW.

HERE WE GO.

NOW, AUNT BEE, THE FIRST THING YOU DO

IS PUT THE KEY IN THE STARTER.

YES.

HERE SHE IS.

THAT'S GOOD.

NOW, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT.

THAT PEDAL DOWN THERE--

THAT'S THE GAS AND THAT MAKES THE CAR GO.

AND THAT ONE NEXT TO IT--

THAT'S THE BRAKE AND THAT MAKES IT STOP.

NOW, THAT OVER THERE-- THAT'S THE CLUTCH

AND YOU MASH THAT DOWN WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT

WHEN YOU WANT TO CHANGE GEARS.

NOW, THIS IS THE GEARSHIFT. OKAY?

NOW, THIS IS LOW, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU START IN.

THEN YOU GO OVER AND UP AND THAT'S SECOND

AND WHEN YOU GET TO GOING A LITTLE FAST

YOU COME STRAIGHT DOWN, AND THAT'S HIGH

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DRIVE IN.

OH, THAT'S WHAT I DRIVE IN, HMM?

YEAH. AND IF YOU WANT TO BACK UP, PUT IT IN REVERSE.

YES. I WOULD DO THAT, WOULDN'T I?

WELL, NOW, SHALL WE DRIVE?

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, MASH IN THE CLUTCH.

ALL RIGHT, NOW TURN ON THE STARTER.

WHOO! SHE'S RUNNING.

YEAH.

YOU'RE A GOOD TEACHER, GOOBER.

WELL, THANKS.

NOW, PUT IT IN LOW.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, GIVE IT SOME GAS.

AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH!

AM I CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE CURB?

WELL, NOT QUITE, AUNT BEE.

OH, BUT NO, JUST LEAVE IT HERE

AND I'LL TAKE OVER NOW.

OH? WELL, HOW'D I DO FOR MY FIRST LESSON?

GOOD, AUNT BEE, THAT'S GOOD,

BUT YOU STILL NEED A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE

TO SMOOTH OUT THE ROUGH EDGES.

WELL, WHEN IS MY NEXT LESSON?

WELL...

TOMORROW? UH, TOMORROW.

THAT'LL BE FINE.

OH, GOOD. AT THE SAME TIME? YEAH.

OH, GOOD. THEN I'LL SEE YOU THEN, GOOBER.

OKAY. GIVE ME MY BAG.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GOOBER.

GOOD-BYE.

BYE.

BYE.

THANK YOU.

HEY, ANDY. DID YOU WANT TO SEE ME?

YEAH.

HOW'S AUNT BEE DOING?

WELL, SHE DON'T JUMP AS BAD AS SHE USED TO.

IS SHE LEARNING?

YEAH. SHE CAN PARK AND BACK UP,

AND ON HER U-TURNS, SHE DON'T GO OVER LAWNS ANYMORE.

ALL IN ALL, I'D SAY SHE'S DOING FINE.

YOU MEAN SHE ACTUALLY CONCENTRATES?

YEAH. HUH.

WELL, BE SURE AND TEACH HER ALL THE RULES, GOOBER.

IF SHE'S GONNA TAKE THAT DRIVER'S TEST

DAY AFTER TOMORROW, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

DON'T LET HER BREAK ANY RULES.

ANDY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT AUNT BEE.

SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS.

MORNING, MISS TAYLOR.

MORNING, LOWELL.

DOING SOME TREE CUTTING TODAY?

YEP. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.

I WONDER IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND MOVING YOUR CAR.

I WOULDN'T WANT ANY BRANCHES FALLING ON IT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU MOVE IT.

THE KEYS ARE IN THERE.

SORRY. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH ANYBODY'S CAR --

YOU KNOW, IN CASE SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND,

BUT I ONLY HAVE A LEARNER'S PERMIT.

I JUST WANT YOU TO MOVE IT AHEAD

ABOUT EIGHT FEET OR SO

AND I'LL GET THE EQUIPMENT.

OH. OH, MY HEAVENS.

WHAT DID I...?

WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING FORWARD

AND I WENT BACKWARDS

AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH.

OH, OH, MY HEAVENS, WHAT HAVE I DONE?

OH.

OH!

OH, AUNT BEE.

BEE: OH, PLEASE.

PLEASE DON'T TELL ANDY.

WELL, IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

OH, NO!

NO, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN WORSE.

I'M NOT A LICENSED DRIVER.

ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN EVEN TO THE VERY BEST OF DRIVERS.

NO, NO. I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR

WITHOUT A LICENSED DRIVER RIGHT NEXT TO ME.

WHAT WILL ANDY SAY?

WELL, MAYBE HE DOESN'T HAVE TO KNOW.

COULDN'T YOU JUST HAVE THE DENT FIXED?

OH... WELL, THAT WOULD TAKE TWO DAYS.

GOOBER WOULD FIND OUT

AND ANDY WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE CAR WAS

AND HE'D DIE AND GOOBER WOULD DIE--

ONLY ANDY WOULD DIE MUCH WORSE.

OH. OH, NOW, AUNT BEE.

OH, HE'LL NEVER LET ME GET THAT LICENSE NOW.

WELL, NOW, ANDY'S NOT THAT UNREASONABLE.

YOU SHOULD JUST GO OVER THERE

AND TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

THE TRUTH?

OH, I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO COME UP

WITH SOMETHING BETTER THAN THAT.

BUT I'M AFRAID IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

REALLY?

WELL, I HOPE HE'S IN GOOD HUMOR.

HELLO, ANDY.

OH, HI, AUNT BEE.

I BROUGHT YOU LUNCH.

OOH, PICNIC BASKET, HUH?

WELL...

THERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

HERE'S AN EXTRA NAPKIN.

WELL...

AND, UH... PORK CHOPS.

PORK CHOPS AGAIN FOR LUNCH?

WELL, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LIKE THEM.

WOW.

BEANS... MMM.

AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING?

AND HERE'S SOME FRESH FRUIT.

YOU'VE GOT ALL MY FAVORITES.

THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING.

NOW, YOU JUST ENJOY IT.

WELL, I SURE WILL.

I'LL BRING THE BASKET HOME.

OH, NO, NO. DON'T BOTHER.

I'LL WAIT.

WELL, WELL, OKAY.

MMM-MMM.

MMM...

GOOD?

MMM... MM.

OH, ANDY, I JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING.

HMM?

WELL, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

IT'S HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING.

IT'S TRIVIAL, YOU KNOW?

YEAH. WHAT IS IT?

IT'S ABOUT THE CAR.

GOOBER'S BEEN GIVING ME SOME GREAT REPORTS

ON YOUR DRIVING.

HE SAYS YOU'RE DOING FINE.

WELL, GOOBER'S A VERY GOOD TEACHER.

YEAH. I HOPE YOU DIDN'T THINK I WAS TOO HARD ON YOU

WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, BUT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GET INTO ANY KIND OF TROUBLE.

WELL, THAT'S VERY SWEET OF YOU.

WELL, NOW YOU KNOW.

DRIVING IS VERY DIFFICULT

AND REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF THOUGHT.

AUNT BEE, I-I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY MEN AND WOMEN

COME IN THIS OFFICE EVERY WEEK AND PAY A GREAT BIG FINE

BECAUSE THEY BUMPED INTO SOMEBODY'S CAR OR SOMETHING

JUST BECAUSE FOR THAT INSTANT THEY DIDN'T CONCENTRATE.

HOW AWFUL.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING FINE.

THANK YOU.

SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TELL ME?

HMM?

OH.

WELL, THERE'S... THERE'S A SALE OF BLACK SOCKS S-SOMEWHERE

IF YOU NEED ANY.

BUT, AUNT BEE, A TENT ON THE BACK OF THE CAR?

AREN'T PEOPLE GOING TO ASK QUESTIONS?

WELL, I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING

UNTIL I CAN THINK OF WHAT TO DO NEXT.

WELL, I JUST DON'T SEE HOW LONG YOU CAN WAIT.

Opie: AUNT BEE?

: OH.

OH, OPIE.

WHAT YOU DOING WITH MY TENT, AUNT BEE?

WELL, I'M, UH, JUST BORROWING IT FOR A LITTLE.

I DON'T WANT THE SAP FROM THE TREE TO GET ON THE CAR.

WELL, I'M GOING TO NEED IT THIS SATURDAY

'CAUSE I'M CAMPING WITH THE FELLAS.

WELL, WE'LL WORRY ABOUT THAT ON SATURDAY.

BUT THIS IS MY SCOUT TROOP.

OH, OPIE, IF YOU WERE REALLY A GOOD SCOUT,

YOU'D SLEEP OUT UNDER THE STARS.

BUT, AUNT BEE...

OPIE, PLEASE, WILL YOU GO SOMEWHERE?

YES, MA'AM.

Andy: SONNY!

SONNY!

DON'T BE RIDING YOUR BIKE

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET LIKE THAT.

YOU MIGHT GET RUN OVER.

GET OVER THERE, CLOSER TO THE CURB.

GO ON.

GET ON OVER.

FARTHER OVER BY THE CURB.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENED, PA?

I HEARD A BANG.

NOTHING MUCH.

I JUST BUMPED INTO THE BACK

OF AUNT BEE'S CAR A LITTLE BIT.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANY DAMAGE, THOUGH.

THAT'S GOOD.

WHAT'S YOUR...

WHAT'S YOUR TENT DOING HERE?

AUNT BEE IS USING IT

TO KEEP THE SAP FROM FALLING ON IT.

OH.

WELL, IT OUGHT TO BE MORE OVER THE TRUNK LIKE THAT.

GOOD GRACIOUS.

HOW'D THAT HAPPEN, PA?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT MUST HAVE BEEN ME.

I DIDN'T THINK I HIT IT THAT HARD

BUT I GUESS I PUSHED IT AGAINST THE TREE.

GEE. HERE, TAKE YOUR...

TAKE YOUR TENT AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE.

OKAY, PA.

OH, ANDY. OH...

GEE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, AUNT BEE.

I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU'RE THINKING

SO I MIGHT JUST AS WELL TELL YOU EXACTLY...

GEE, I DIDN'T THINK I HIT IT HARD ENOUGH

TO DENT YOUR FENDER, BUT I GUESS I DID.

DENT THE FENDER?

YEAH.

I WAS HOLLERING AT A BOY ON A BICYCLE

AND THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD

AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW, I HAD RUN INTO YOUR CAR.

I'M AWFUL SORRY.

YOU RAN INTO IT?

YEAH.

WELL, NOW, DON'T YOU FRET.

WHY, THAT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS

THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.

I'M NOT ANYBODY. I'M A SHERIFF.

I'M SUPPOSED TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS, NOT CAUSE 'EM.

WELL, NOW, DON'T BE HARSH WITH YOURSELF.

I'LL JUST HAVE IT REPAIRED, I'LL PAY FOR IT,

AND WE'LL FORGET ALL ABOUT IT.

I'LL PAY FOR IT. I DID IT.

NO, NO, ANDY. I INSIST.

AFTER ALL, I...

I GOT THE CAR FROM GOOBER.

NO, NO, I'LL PAY FOR IT.

I CAN DO THAT, HMM.

IT'S A FIRST FOR ME, YOU KNOW THAT?

IT IS?

YEAH.

I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BEFORE.

NEVER?

NO. I NEVER EVEN PUT A SCRATCH ON A CAR.

WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES, I GUESS, YEAH.

ANDY?

MM

YOU DIDN'T PUT THE DENT IN THE CAR.

I MUST HAVE.

NO, THE DENT WAS IN THE CAR BEFORE YOU HIT IT.

AND I PUT IT THERE.

WHAT?

THE MAN CAME TO CUT THE TREES

AND HE ASKED ME TO MOVE THE CAR.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT

WITHOUT A LICENSED DRIVER BESIDE ME,

BUT IT WAS JUST A FEW FEET

AND I DIDN'T THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY HARM

AND SOMEHOW, INSTEAD OF GOING UP AND DOWN AND OVER

I WENT DOWN, UP, OVER AND THE CLUTCH...

OH, I DON'T KNOW...

AND ANYWAY, I DID COME TO THE OFFICE

TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

BUT I JUST COULDN'T.

OH, AUNT BEE...

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN THAT CAR LIKE THAT.

I KNOW, BUT I JUST HIT A TREE.

ANYBODY CAN HAVE A LITTLE ACCIDENT LIKE THAT.

I KNOW.

OH, ANDY, YOU ARE GOING

TO LET ME TAKE THAT LICENSE TEST, AREN'T YOU?

WELL, YES, YES.

I GUESS IF I CAN RUN INTO A BUMPER,

YOU CAN RUN INTO ONE TREE.

Aunt Bee: ANDY! ANDY!

I PASSED!

I PASSED!

YOU DIDN'T. I DID.

AND THE LICENSE EXAMINER SAID

SHE DONE REAL GOOD, TOO.

AND HE TOLD ME

WHOEVER TAUGHT ME DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

NOW, CAN I BUY THE CAR FROM GOOBER?

WELL, YEAH, I GUESS YOU CAN.

OH, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.

NOW, THE DENT'S REALLY MINE.

WELL, DON'T GET ANY MORE DENTS, AUNT BEE.

TAKE REAL GOOD CARE OF THE CAR.

I WILL.

CHECK YOUR OIL AND WATER ALL THE TIME.

KEEP ABOUT 32 POUNDS OF AIR IN THE TIRES.

ALL RIGHT. GOOBER, I THINK

I'LL BRING THE CAR IN IN THE MORNING.

WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR INTERMEDIATE GEAR.

I THINK WE'LL CHANGE THE OIL

AND GIVE IT A GOOD LUBRICATION.

I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME, ANDY.

GOOD-BYE, GOOBER.

COME ON, OPIE, GET IN THE BACK WITH FLOYD.

GOOBER, YOU GET IN THE BACK.

ANDY, HELEN, COME ON IN HERE IN THE FRONT.

GET IN. IT'LL BE A TIGHT SQUEEZE, BUT WE CAN MANAGE.

NOW, ATTENTION, EVERYBODY --

GET YOUR SEAT BELTS READY.

AUNT BEE. YES?

MAY THIS BE THE START OF MANY HOURS OF SMOOTH DRIVING.

MAY YOU GLIDE OVER THE HIGHWAYS

LIKE A SWAN SKIMMING ACROSS A LAKE.

OH.

THANK YOU, FLOYD. THANK YOU.

NOW OFF WE GO.