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WELL, LOOKS LIKE

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER LENGTH

IN THIS CHAIN, OPE.

THIS BIKE IS JUST NICKEL AND DIMING ME TO DEATH.

WELL, I THINK I CAN FIX IT.

WOW.

DID YOU EVER SEE A THING LIKE THAT

IN YOUR WHOLE BORN LIFE?

YOU CAN FILL HER UP.

HEY, IS THIS ONE OF THOSE FOREIGN CARS?

NO, IT'S JUST A CUSTOM JOB, SON.

MUST HAVE COST A LOT OF MONEY.

WELL, IT WASN'T CHEAP.

CAN I SIT IN IT?

SURE, SON. GO AHEAD.

GEE, THANKS.

CAN I SIT IN IT AFTER HIM?

YEAH, OKAY.

HELP YOURSELF.

THANKS.

VROOM, VROOM, VROOM, VROOM!

SAY, I'M ON MY WAY TO RALEIGH,

AND I'VE GOT A COUPLE EXTRA DAYS.

IS THERE ANY GOOD FISHING AROUND HERE?

OH, I'LL SAY THERE IS.

HOPKINS LAKE -- FINEST TROUT FISHING IN THE COUNTY.

IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH.

HEY, OPE, IT'S MY TURN NOW.

OKAY.

OPE!

ARE YOU KEEVY HAZELTON?

THAT'S RIGHT, SON.

KEEVY HAZELTON.

WOW.

YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING?

YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOU DO ON TV.

YOU'VE SEEN ME, HUH?

I NEVER MISS YOUR PROGRAM.

ME, EITHER.

I'VE EVEN GOT THREE OF YOUR RECORDS.

WELL, YOU'RE A REAL BUDDY.

YOU KNOW, I JUST MIGHT HANG AROUND HERE

AND GRAB ME SOME OF THAT FISHING.

YOU GOT A HOTEL?

YEAH, A TWO-STORY BUILDING ON MAIN STREET.

YOU CAN'T MISS IT.

OPE, I SAID IT'S MY TURN NOW.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING --

IT LOOKS LIKE THE WARM WEATHER

WILL NEVER GET HERE.

WELL, AS LONG AS IT STAYS BELOW 65

I'LL WEAR WINTER UNDERWEAR.

WELL, THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO BE COMFORTABLE.

EVEN IF IT GOES UP TO 70, I DON'T CHANGE.

UNLESS IT HOLDS FOR A WEEK OR SO.

YEAH. BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.

GOOBER.

GUESS WHO'S IN TOWN.

WHO?

AND HE'S STAYING AT THE HOTEL

AND HE'S GOING FISHING AND I SOLD HIM SOME GAS.

WELL, WHO, GOOB?

KEEVY HAZELTON.

KEEVY HAZELTON? YEAH.

YOU MEAN THE SINGER?! YEAH.

AND HE'S HERE? YEAH.

NO KIDDING? KEEVY HAZELTON?

STAYING OVER AT THE HOTEL? YEAH.

I JUST SAW HIM ON TV LAST WEEK.

YEAH.

ANDY, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO HAVE

SOME CELEBRATION.

OH, I DON'T THINK SO, FLOYD.

IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE HIM.

WELL, GIVE HIM THE KEY TO THE CITY.

WE HAVEN'T GIVEN ONE OF THOSE OUT IN A LONG TIME.

OH, NO, HE'S JUST HERE TO FISH FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO BOTHER HIM.

WELL, GIVING HIM THE KEY WOULDN'T TAKE LONG.

OH, I DON'T THINK SO, FLOYD.

FIVE MINUTES?

NO.

PUT SOME RIBBON ON IT?

OH, NO.

HE SAID I COULD TAKE HIS PICTURE.

MAYBE TOMORROW.

TAKE ONE FOR ME, TOO.

OKAY.

WELL, LET'S NOT WORRY HIM TO DEATH, NOW.

WELL, I'M JUST GOING

TO TAKE HIS PICTURE.

WELL... I GUESS I BETTER GO HOME.

I PROMISED AUNT BEE I'D COME IN FOR LUNCH.

I'LL SEE YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU, ANDY.

HEY, FLOYD...

HEY, HOW ABOUT A PARADE?

YOU OUGHT TO SEE HIS CAR.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE SINGERS.

MINE, TOO.

BOY, YOU OUGHT TO SEE HIS CAR.

I SAT IN IT.

I THINK IT WAS THE SONG

"TEXARKANA IN THE MORNING"

THAT HE MADE POPULAR.

YES, FOR A WHILE THERE

YOU COULDN'T TURN ON TV WITHOUT HEARING IT.

IS THAT WHERE HE'S FROM?

OH, NO. HE JUST SINGS THE SONG.

I'LL BET THE FOLKS IN TEXARKANA ARE HAPPY ABOUT IT.

YES.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE I HEARD IT

BUT SOMEBODY TOLD ME

IT HAD DONE WONDERS FOR THE PLACE.

THEY BEGAN TO GET A LOT OF TOURISTS

AND IT STILL HASN'T STOPPED GROWING.

JUST FROM A SONG.

AMAZING, ISN'T IT?

TOO BAD WE NEVER HAD A SONG.

YES.

WHAT ABOUT THE ONE YOU AND AUNT BEE SANG

ON FLAG DAY?

OH, HE'S TALKING ABOUT "MY HOMETOWN."

MISS EDWARDS AND I WROTE THAT FOR THE OCCASION.

YEAH.

AND I REMEMBER EVERYBODY APPLAUDING A LOT.

WE DID HAVE TO DO AN ENCORE.

DO YOU REMEMBER, BEE?

YES.

GEE, AUNT BEE, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW IT

TO KEEVY HAZELTON?

MAYBE HE'LL SING IT ON TV.

OH, OPIE.

WELL, WHY NOT?

HE'S ALWAYS SINGING SONGS ABOUT TOWNS.

TEXARKANA, ABILENE, MOBILE.

YOU KNOW, BEE, IT WAS RATHER A NICE SONG.

YES, IT WAS, WASN'T IT?

HI, EVERYBODY.

HI, CLARA.

ANDY, I'LL HAVE YOUR LUNCH READY IN A MINUTE.

I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.

WHAT?

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT SONG

CLARA AND I WROTE FOR FLAG DAY CELEBRATION?

THE ONE YOU SANG?

MM-HMM. "MY HOMETOWN."

OH, YEAH.

DID YOU LIKE IT?

YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD.

Clara: YOU DID?

DID YOU THINK IT WAS PROFESSIONAL?

YEAH, IT SOUNDED PROFESSIONAL.

NOW, YOU'RE NOT JUST SAYING THAT?

Andy: NO. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FINE SONG.

WHY DO YOU ASK?

CLARA, WHY DON'T WE ASK HIM OVER?

WHO OVER?

Clara: MAYBE FOR DINNER.

WHO FOR DINNER?

I'LL MAKE A POT ROAST. YES, TONIGHT.

A POT ROAST FOR WHO?

KEEVY HAZELTON.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK HIM TO SING OUR SONG ON TV.

OH, NO, AUNT BEE.

NO.

WELL, WHY NOT, ANDY?

BECAUSE THE MAN IS HERE

JUST TO DO A LITTLE FISHING.

YOU CAN'T ASK HIM TO COME OVER HERE

AND LISTEN TO A SONG.

WELL, YOU SAID IT WAS A GOOD SONG.

WELL, I KNOW...

YOU SAID IT WAS PROFESSIONAL.

PUT THAT SOMEWHERE.

ANDY, IF THAT SONG BECAME POPULAR

IT WOULD DO WONDERS FOR MAYBERRY.

BUT YOU CAN'T ASK HIM, AUNT BEE.

WELL, I WASN'T PLANNING TO.

OH?

I THINK YOU SHOULD ASK HIM.

OH, COME ON!

ANDY, DON'T YOU HAVE ANY CIVIC PRIDE?

YEAH, PAW, DON'T YOU HAVE ANY CIVIC PRIDE?

WHY DON'T YOU WASH YOUR HANDS?

WELL, IF ANDY WON'T, CLARA,

WHY DON'T YOU AND I GO OVER AND ASK HIM?

FINE, BEE.

I'LL ASK HIM.

OF COURSE, NOW, YOU HAVE TO REALIZE

THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY

THAT HE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COME.

MM-HMM. POT ROAST, HMM?

FINE.

THANKS.

HI.

HEY, ANDY.

IS, UH...KEEVY HAZELTON AROUND?

NO. HE WENT FISHING.

HE'LL BE POPPING IN HERE ANY MINUTE, THOUGH.

YOU GOING TO TAKE HIS PICTURE, GOOBER?

YEAH. IN COLOR.

YOU WANT ME TO HAVE ONE MADE UP FOR YOU, ANDY?

NO, THANKS, GOOB.

Girl: THERE HE IS! HE'S COMING!

I CAN'T LOOK!

OH, THIS IS JUST TOO MUCH!

I THINK I'M GOING TO FAINT!

HE'S SO MUCH TALLER IN PERSON

THAN HE IS ON TV!

YOU WANT TO MOVE BACK, GIRLS?

HEY, REMEMBER ME?

GOOBER.

OH, YEAH. HI.

HEY, CAN I TAKE ANOTHER ONE?

OH, SURE.

OKAY.

OH, HE'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?

YEAH. WHAT'S YOUR NAME, HONEY?

DORIS.

OKAY, DORIS.

GERTRUDE.

THERE YOU ARE, GERTIE.

KAREN.

I USED TO GO WITH A GIRL NAMED KAREN.

THIS IS THE PEN THAT HE WROTE WITH!

I'LL NEVER USE IT AGAIN!

SAY, MY MANAGER'S COMING DOWN TOMORROW.

HAVE YOU GOT AN EXTRA ROOM FOR HIM?

OH, YES, SIR.

AND RIGHT NEXT TO YOURS, TOO.

HEY, LEROY, WOULD YOU SNAP ONE?

OH, SURE THING.

WOULD YOU PUT YOUR ARM AROUND MY SHOULDER

LIKE WE WAS BUDDIES?

CHEESE.

THANKS.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU, ANDY.

KEEV.

HI.

OH, HI.

UM...I'M ANDY TAYLOR.

OH...

I DIDN'T...I DIDN'T COME FOR THAT.

OH?

UM...

UM...WELL, UM...

WHAT IT, UM...

WHAT IT IS

IS MY AUNT BEE AND A FRIEND OF HERS,

CLARA EDWARDS,

THEY WERE WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT LIKE

TO COME OVER TO OUR HOUSE AND EAT SUPPER TONIGHT.

BUT IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, NOW, THEY'LL UNDERSTAND.

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT

I'VE BEEN UP SINCE 5:00.

THANKS, ANYWAY.

YEAH, THAT FISHING CAN TAKE IT OUT OF YOU.

I'LL EXPLAIN IT TO THEM.

HI, PAW.

HELLO, MR. HAZELTON.

DID YOU ASK HIM?

YEAH, YEAH, AND HE CAN'T MAKE IT, OPE.

GEE WHIZ, MY AUNT BEE AND MISS EDWARDS

REALLY WANT YOU TO COME.

WELL, THAT'S MIGHTY NICE OF THEM.

MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE POT ROAST FOR YOU

AND THERE'S NO PLACE ELSE REALLY GOOD TO EAT IN TOWN.

OPE...

THEY'LL BE REAL DISAPPOINTED

IF YOU DON'T COME.

THEY THINK YOU'RE A GREAT SINGER.

THEY'RE CRAZY ABOUT THAT SONG

"TEXARKANA IN THE MORNING."

THEY LOVE IT. THEY DO, HUH?

YEAH.

AND THE SPECIAL AT THE DINER TONIGHT

IS CHICKEN CROQUETTES

AND THEY'RE TERRIBLE, AREN'T THEY, PAW?

OH, THEY'RE NOT TOO BAD.

YOU'RE HAVING POT ROAST, HUH?

YEAH.

BUT I KNOW HOW TIRED YOU MUST BE.

PLEASE, MR. HAZELTON?

OKAY, WHAT TIME YOU WANT ME?

WE ALWAYS EAT AT 6:00.

WE'LL PICK HIM UP, PAW?

YEAH.

I'LL BE READY.

OH, I JUST LOVE THAT SONG.

I COULD HARDLY WAIT TO HEAR IT PLAYED.

IT SOLD A MILLION COPIES.

A MILLION?

THINK OF THAT.

ISN'T THAT REMARKABLE, ANDY?

IT SURE IS.

I SUPPOSE SINCE YOU'RE ON TV SO MUCH

YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW SONGS.

Hazelton: THERE'S NO PROBLEM THERE.

I GET SWAMPED WITH NEW SONGS.

DO NON-PROFESSIONALS EVER SUBMIT SONGS?

ALL THE TIME.

MY AUNT BEE'S GOT A...

WELL, I HOPE YOU FOLKS DON'T MIND

IF I EAT AND RUN

BUT I'M REALLY KIND OF BUSHED.

OH, NO. IT WAS A PLEASURE.

I FEEL VERY GUILTY

ABOUT LETTING YOU RUN OFF THIS WAY.

OH, I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF.

IT WAS A GREAT DINNER.

I DON'T FEEL WE'VE ENTERTAINED YOU PROPERLY.

IT WAS LOVELY.

CLARA, WHY DON'T WE SING A SONG FOR MR. HAZELTON?

NOW, THAT'S THE LEAST WE CAN DO.

WHY, OF COURSE.

NO, NO. NOW, THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.

NO, NO, WE INSIST.

WELL, AUNT BEE,

IF MR. HAZELTON WANTS TO GO...

WE HAVE TO BE POLITE.

NOW YOU JUST COME RIGHT OVER HERE

AND YOU SIT RIGHT DOWN THERE.

IT'S A GREAT SONG.

IT'S ABOUT OUR TOWN.

AND IT'S CALLED "MY HOMETOWN."

CLARA AND I WROTE IT

FOR THE FLAG DAY CELEBRATION.

FINE.

I NEED YOUR COPY, BEE.

OH, I THINK IT'S IN THE BENCH.

THERE WE ARE.

WANT A CUSHION, CLARA?

OH, NO, NO, IT'S JUST FINE.

IS THIS YOUR KEY?

* OOH

A LITTLE LOWER, PLEASE.

Clara: OKAY?

FINE.

* MY HOMETOWN

* IS THE GREATEST PLACE I KNOW

* WHERE THE NEIGHBORS I FIND

* ARE GENTLE AND KIND

* AND THE LIVING EASY AND SLOW *

* MY HOMETOWN

* IS THE ONLY PLACE TO BE

* HERE THE WORRIES ARE SMALL

* AND THE KIDS GROW TALL

* AND STRONG AND HEALTHY AND FREE *

* IT'S MY HOMETOWN

* MY OWN TOWN

* MAYBERRY

* MAYBERRY

THE SONG DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE, ANDY.

MAYBE HE DIDN'T LIKE IT.

WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE LIKED IT OR NOT.

HE DIDN'T HEAR IT.

WELL, GOING TO SLEEP WHILE YOU WERE SINGING IT

DOESN'T EXACTLY MEAN HE WAS THRILLED OVER IT.

HE WENT TO SLEEP BECAUSE HE WAS TIRED,

AND THAT WAS OBVIOUS.

WELL, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FORGET, THAT'S ALL.

HE HASN'T LEFT TOWN YET.

YOU'RE NOT THINKING OF HAVING HIM OVER HERE AGAIN?

OF COURSE NOT, ANDY.

I'M NOT THAT FORWARD.

NO, I SUPPOSE NOT.

WE'RE GOING OVER TO SEE HIM.

WHAT?!

THAT MUST BE CLARA.

AUNT BEE!

NOW, YOU... AUNT BEE, YOU...

HI, CLARA!

ALL READY, BEE?

IN A MINUTE. HI, FERDIE.

HI.

ANDY, YOU KNOW MY NEPHEW,

THE ACCORDION PLAYER?

ARE YOU TAKING FERDIE?

YES. WE THOUGHT IT BEST TO TAKE OUR OWN ACCOMPANIMENT.

NOW, LOOK...

SHALL WE GO, BEE?

WE WON'T BE LONG, ANDY.

HAS FERDIE PRACTICED THE SONG?

OH, YES!

NOW, REMEMBER, FERDIE,

ON THE LAST EIGHT BARS, YOU PLAY REAL LOUD

BUT DON'T TAP YOUR FOOT.

IT THROWS ME OFF-KEY.

OKAY.

SHALL WE?

WE WON'T BE LONG, ANDY. BYE.

SEE YA.

I'LL SEE YOU, FERDIE.

LET'S SEE, NOW...

OH, YEAH. THE STUDIO IN RALEIGH IS OKAY.

I CHECKED IT ON THE WAY DOWN.

HOW'S THE MAIL?

ALL RIGHT, I GUESS.

YOU KNOW, SAME AS USUAL.

I'LL GET IT.

WE'D LIKE TO SEE MR. HAZELTON.

ARE YOU AUDITIONING A TRIO?

HI.

GOOD MORNING.

OH, HI.

THIS IS MY NEPHEW FERDIE.

HI, THERE.

MY MANAGER, BILL STONE.

HI.

WELL, WE CAME TO TALK ABOUT OUR SONG.

WE DON'T FEEL YOU HEARD IT

TO ITS BEST ADVANTAGE LAST NIGHT.

OH, I HEARD IT, ALL RIGHT.

OH, NO, YOU HAD YOUR EYES CLOSED.

WELL, A LOT OF TIMES I LISTEN WITH MY EYES CLOSED,

BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS FINE...REAL FINE.

YOU DID? WELL, MAYBE YOU'D LIKE

TO SING IT ON YOUR TV SHOW.

UH, ON MY SHOW?

WE'LL BE VERY GLAD TO SING IT FOR YOU AGAIN.

WE'VE BROUGHT OUR OWN INSTRUMENTALIST.

HI.

THAT'S MIGHTY NICE OF YOU, BUT...

WHAT IS THIS ANYWAY?

WELL, IT'S A SONG

ABOUT THIS TOWN -- MAYBERRY.

WE WROTE IT.

WE FEEL THAT THIS SONG

CAPTURES THE REAL SPIRIT OF A SMALL TOWN --

MAYBERRY IN PARTICULAR.

WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

AND WE THINK YOU CAN MAKE A HIT OF IT --

ANOTHER TEXARKANA.

IT'D BE WONDERFUL FOR MAYBERRY.

IT'D BE GOOD FOR BOTH OF US.

WELL, YOU SEE, I CAN ONLY DO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SONGS...

HEY, KEEVY, CAN I SEE YOU

IN THE OTHER ROOM A MINUTE?

YEAH, SURE.

EXCUSE US, PLEASE.

I THINK THIS COULD BE SOMETHING.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

LOOK, I'VE HEARD WORSE.

BUT WITH OUR OWN ARRANGEMENT, WHO KNOWS?

BESIDES, THAT'S NOT THE IMPORTANT THING.

HERE'S A SONG WRITTEN BY TWO SMALL-TOWN GALS.

SO, WE INTRODUCE THE SONG

AND WE INTRODUCE THE TWO GALS IN THE SHOW --

MAYBE EVEN INTERVIEW 'EM.

THIS COULD BE JUST THE LIFT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

OH, COME ON, NOW.

LOOK, I'M NOT KIDDING YOU, KEEVY.

I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHAT THE SPONSOR SAID TODAY.

HE'S GETTING FED UP WITH THAT SAME BIT.

THIS COULD BE FRESH.

GEE, I DON'T KNOW.

LET ME HANDLE IT, WILL YOU?

LEAVE IT TO ME.

HE LIKED IT THAT MUCH, HUH?

YES. HE AND HIS MANAGER, MR. STONE, WENT INTO A ROOM

AND WHEN THEY CAME OUT, HE WAS CRAZY ABOUT IT.

ANDY, YOU CAN DRIVE US TO RALEIGH, CAN'T YOU?

WELL, YEAH, I-I SUPPOSE SO.

OKAY.

THIS IS JUST GONNA BE A PRACTICE.

THIS IS THE LAST RUN-THROUGH BEFORE THE SHOW.

YOU SIT DOWN HERE.

I HAVE TO GO IN THE BOOTH.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WELL.

OH, MY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HIM SING IT.

YES. THIS MIGHT BE

THE TURNING POINT FOR MAYBERRY.

DON'T YOU THINK SO, ANDY?

MAYBE. I-I-I SUPPOSE IT COULD.

WELL, I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER WAY

TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT OUR TOWN --

ITS QUIET AND ITS PEACE.

A WHOLE ATMOSPHERE OF COMPLETE TRANQUILITY.

IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S RUN THROUGH THE MAYBERRY NUMBER.

KEEVY, START RIGHT HERE.

OKAY. HI.

HI. HI.

* MY HOMETOWN

* IS THE GREATEST PLACE I KNOW

* WHERE THE NEIGHBORS I FIND

* ARE GENTLE AND KIND

* AND THE LIVING EASY AND SLOW

* LOW AND SLOW

* WHOA!

* MY HOMETOWN

* IS THE ONLY PLACE TO BE

* HERE THE WORRIES ARE SMALL

* AND THE KIDS...

WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO OUR SONG?!

IT'S...IT'S PLAGIARISM.

NOW -- NOW, TAKE IT EASY. TAKE IT EASY.

* MAYBERRY, MAYBERRY

* MY HOMETOWN

* IS THE GREATEST PLACE I KNOW

* WHERE THE NEIGHBORS I FIND

* ARE GENTLE AND KIND

* AND THE LIVING EASY AND SLOW *

* LOW AND SLOW

* WHOA!

* MY HOMETOWN

* IS THE ONLY PLACE TO BE

* HERE THE WORRIES ARE SMALL

* AND THE KIDS GROW TALL

* AND STRONG AND HEALTHY AND FREE *

* IT'S MY HOMETOWN

* MY HOMETOWN

* MAYBERRY, MAYBERRY

JOHNNY, HOW'S THAT FOR SOUND?

WELL, HOW'D YOU LIKE IT?

YOU CAN'T DO OUR SONG THAT WAY.

WHAT? AUNT BEE, AUNT BEE...

IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE DONE LIKE THAT.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW

WHAT A PEACEFUL TOWN MAYBERRY IS.

WELL, WE JUST STIRRED IT UP A LITTLE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.

OPIE! IT'S OUR SONG, AND YOU CAN'T DO IT.

MS. TAYLOR, WE GO ON THE AIR IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

Bee: WE'LL SUE.

IT'S NOT THAT SERIOUS.

IF YOU POURED YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO A SONG

YOU WOULD KNOW HOW WE FEEL.

Stone: LADIES, YOU GOT TO BE REASONABLE ABOUT IT.

WE ARE BEING REASONABLE.

YOU CAN JUST FORGET THE SONG.

DO ANOTHER SONG.

BUT IT'S TOO LATE, I TOLD YOU. YEAH.

I THINK WE'VE MADE OURSELVES QUITE CLEAR.

NOW, LOOK, AUNT BEE...

ANDY, PLEASE!

CAN HE SING ANOTHER SONG?

I CAN'T CLEAR ANOTHER SONG.

HE CAN'T CLEAR...

CAN HE SING THEIR SONG THE WAY THEY WROTE?

I'LL DIE, I TELL YA.

YOU'LL HAVE TO DIE.

THAT'S WHAT HE'LL HAVE TO DO.

HE'LL HAVE TO DIE.

COME ON.

THE SONG IS SUPPOSED TO GO --

* MY HOMETOWN

Both: * IS THE GREATEST PLACE I KNOW *

THAT IS HOW IT'S TO GO. * WHERE THE NEIGHBORS... *

Announcer: BACK TO "THE KEEVY HAZELTON SHOW," LIVE FROM RALEIGH.

AND NOW FOLKS, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU

TWO OF MY FAVORITE SONGWRITERS, A COUPLE OF LADIES

THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE TIN PAN ALLEY SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE --

MISS BEE TAYLOR AND MISS CLARA EDWARDS.

THAT'S HIM, ALL RIGHT.

OH, YES.

THIS IS HISTORY.

NOW, IS THIS THE FIRST SONG YOU LADIES HAVE EVER WRITTEN?

YES, OUR VERY FIRST.

AND WHEN DID YOU WRITE IT?

WELL, IT WAS WRITTEN

FOR A FLAG DAY CELEBRATION

TWO YEARS AGO, WASN'T IT, BEE?

OR WAS IT THREE?

THREE, CLARA.

OH. I THOUGHT IT WAS TWO.

NO. TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD THE POEM.

OF COURSE.

AND, UH, JUST WHAT WOULD YOU SAY INSPIRED YOU LADIES

TO WRITE THIS SONG?

WELL, WE WANTED TO SHOW PEOPLE

HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OUR TOWN.

Clara: WE FEEL THAT THIS SONG

CAPTURES THE REAL SPIRIT OF MAYBERRY.

WELL, NOW, I'M SURE IT DOES,

AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.

THANK YOU, LADIES.

WELL.

Hazelton: AND NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE AIR, "MY HOMETOWN."

* MY HOMETOWN

* OOH

* IS THE GREATEST PLACE I KNOW

* WHERE THE NEIGHBORS I FIND

* ARE GENTLE AND KIND

* AND THE LIVIN' EASY AND SLOW

* OOH

* OOH

* MY HOMETOWN

* OOH

* IS THE ONLY PLACE TO BE

* OOH

* HERE THE WORRIES ARE SMALL

* AND THE KIDS GROW TALL

* AND STRONG AND HEALTHY AND FREE *

* IT'S MY HOMETOWN

* MY OWN TOWN

* MAYBERRY

* MAYBERRY

GOOD NIGHT, FOLKS.

OH, IT WAS JUST GLORIOUS!

ENCHANTING!

I GOT TO SAY IT SOUNDED FINE TO ME.

I LIKED IT EVEN BETTER THIS WAY.

WELL, IT TURNED OUT

BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.

IT'S A MIRACLE.

THEY'RE CRAZY ABOUT IT.

THAT SWITCHBOARD'S LIGHTING UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.

PEOPLE ARE CALLING IN FROM ALL OVER. THEY LOVED IT.

OH!

YOU'RE KIDDING.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW.

AND THEY LOVE THE NEW KEEVY HAZELTON.

WELL! WELL, I'LL BE DOGGONE.

WELL, NOW, THERE'S SURE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND

AS TO WHO I'M GRATEFUL TO.

OH...

MM-HMM. THAT'S BETTER.

SLOW IT DOWN THERE?

MM-HMM.

THE LYRICS SEEM TO FIT BETTER.

WELL, ANOTHER BUNCH OF FAN MAIL.

OH, HOW WONDERFUL!

KEEVY HAZELTON CALLED.

HE SAID HE HAD MORE FAN MAIL THIS WEEK THAN EVER BEFORE.

GREAT.

WELL, BACK TO WORK, BEE.

WE'RE WRITING A NEW SONG.

OH?

ABOUT ANOTHER TOWN.

WELL, THAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR SPECIALTY.

VENICE. VENICE?

YES. ITALIAN SONGS ARE DOING VERY WELL.

WE MAY AS WELL GO ALONG WITH THE TREND.

BEE, LET ME HAVE THE LYRICS AGAIN, PLEASE.

IF YOU LIKE POLO, GOLF, OR TENNIS,

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE...

LIKE VENICE?

HERE WE GO, FROM THE TOP.

IF YOU LIKE POLO, GOLF, OR TENNIS,

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE VENICE.