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HMM.

HEY.

BIG ENGINE, HUH?

BOY, IT SURE IS.

YOU SAY IT BELONGS TO EMMETT'S BROTHER

YEAH. EMMETT DROPPED IT OFF FOR ME TO GREASE AND OIL.

HMM.

BET THIS BABY'S GOT POWER.

340-HORSE.

340?! WOW!

BOY, THAT'S A LOT OF POWER.

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.

HI, FELLAS.

HI, EMMETT. OH, HI, EMMETT. HEY, EMMETT.

SAY, YOU GOT THIS THING FINISHED, GOOBER?

YEAH, IT'S ALL DONE.

YOUR BROTHER

YEAH.

SAY, MY WIFE TOLD ME TO ASK YOU FELLAS

TO COME OVER TO THE HOUSE TONIGHT

IF YOU AIN'T DOING ANYTHING.

OH, WELL, UH, FINE.

IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE AN INVITATION?

YEAH, IT'S AN INVITATION.

YOU DON'T MAKE IT SOUND TOO INVITING.

LOOK, IT'S A PARTY FOR MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, GET DOWN ON MY KNEES?

WHAT, IS HE JUST IN TOWN ON A VISIT?

YEAH.

HE COMES BY ONCE A YEAR

JUST TO LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY HE'S MAKING.

WHAT DOES HE DO FOR A LIVING?

HE OWNS A BIG INSURANCE AGENCY IN RALEIGH.

GOT OFFICES ALL OVER THE STATE.

MR. BIG. NEVER LETS ME FORGET IT.

HE DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE RELATIVES.

OH, I CAN TAKE HIM IN SMALL DOSES.

WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT US OVER TONIGHT, EMMETT?

ABOUT 8:00.

DOES THAT MEAN IT'S NOT FOR SUPPER?

IF IT WAS FOR SUPPER, I'D HAVE SAID "SUPPER."

WELL, I COULDN'T TELL.

7:00 MEANS SUPPER, 9:00 MEANS COFFEE AND CAKE,

BUT 8:00 DON'T MEAN NOTHIN'.

8:00 MEANS YOU'LL GET CORNED BEEF AND POTATO SALAD

AT 10:30.

WELL, OKAY.

DON'T DO THAT!

THIS THING FINISHED, GOOBER?

YEAH, I TOLD YOU IT'S DONE.

WELL, HE'LL COME BY AND PAY YOU LATER.

I'M JUST HIS CHAUFFEUR. SEE YOU ALL.

OKAY, EMMETT. TAKE IT EASY, EMMETT.

CLOSE THE HOOD, WILL YOU?

SO LONG.

IT MUST BE ROUGH SOMETIMES

HAVING A BIG, SUCCESSFUL BROTHER-IN-LAW IN THE FAMILY.

OH, EMMETT DOES ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, BUT HE DON'T DRIVE A BIG CAR LIKE THAT.

WELL, THEY'RE NICE TO HAVE, BUT THEY'RE NOT EVERYTHING.

EMMETT'S GOT A GOOD LIFE.

HE'S GOT GOOD FRIENDS AND A NICE WIFE.

THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.

WELL, THEY GOT TO BE IF YOU AIN'T GOT A BIG CAR.

YOU CAN JUST PUT IT ON THE COFFEE TABLE.

YES, DEAR.

WHERE'S BEN?

HE'S UPSTAIRS MAKING SOME BUSINESS CALLS.

HE SAID TO TELL YOU HE'S REVERSING THE CHARGES.

LIKE I CAN'T AFFORD A FEW PHONE CALLS.

WELL, HE'S JUST BEING CONSIDERATE, EMMETT.

OKAY, DEAR. OKAY.

IS IT 8:00 ALREADY?

OH, GOOBER. COME IN. HEY, MARTHA.

EMMETT DIDN'T SAY IF IT WAS GONNA BE FORMAL OR NOT,

SO I FIGURED I BETTER PLAY IT SAFE.

SIT DOWN, GOOBER.

HEY, EMMETT.

HOW ARE YOU, GOOBER?

HEY, I SEE YOU GOT SOME OF THAT SPECIAL DIP AGAIN.

IS THAT FOR NOW OR LATER?

WHENEVER YOU WANT IT.

OH, THANKS.

JUST HELP YOURSELF, GOOB.

IT'S GOOD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE FOLKS WOULD DO AT THE OFFICE

IF I EVER TOOK A VACATION.

BEN, I WANT YOU TO MEET GOOBER PYLE.

GOOBER, THIS IS MY BROTHER.

NICE TO KNOW YOU, PYLE.

NICE TO KNOW YOU.

I WAS THE ONE THAT GREASED YOUR CAR.

I ALWAYS DID HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT

FOR A FELLA WHO WORKS WITH HIS HANDS.

THANKS TO GOODNESS I NEVER DID HAVE TO.

I DON'T KNOW ONE END OF A MONKEY WRENCH FROM THE OTHER.

BEN IS IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS.

I TOLD HIM, I TOLD HIM.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST WENT INTO THE INSURANCE BUSINESS,

MR. GOOBER, I SAID TO MYSELF, I SAID,

"BEN, YOU EITHER GOT WHAT IT TAKES OR YOU HAVEN'T."

GOOBER'S MY FIRST NAME.

OH, FINE, FINE.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO KEEP THINGS ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS.

ANYWAY, ONE WEEK AFTER I OPENED UP,

I SOLD MY FIRST POLICY.

THAT SAME DAY, I SOLD ANOTHER.

THEN MY BUSINESS STARTED TO BOOM...

OH, ANDY, HELEN. COME IN.

OH, AND HOWARD.

YEAH, WE MET ON THE STREET.

HI, EMMETT.

BEN, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET

HELEN CRUMP, ANDY TAYLOR, AND HOWARD SPRAGUE.

AH, NICE TO KNOW YOU,

MISS CRUMP, MR. TAYLOR, MR. SPRAGUE.

Martha: SHALL WE SIT DOWN?

Helen: OH, THANK YOU.

MR. TAYLOR, JUST WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS YOU IN?

OH, I'M THE SHERIFF HERE IN TOWN.

OH, WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!

YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO NOTICE

THAT BUMPER STICKER ON MY CAR OUT FRONT,

THE ONE WITH THE VINYL TOP?

UH, NO, I DIDN'T.

"SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL POLICE."

GOT IT RIGHT ON THE BACK BUMPER. BUT DON'T THANK ME NONE.

I'M JUST HAPPY TO HELP YOU BOYS OUT.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

WON'T SOMEBODY HAVE SOME DIP?

THANKS.

UH, YOU WORK IN TOWN HERE, MR. SPRAGUE?

OH, UH, YES. I'M IN GOVERNMENT WORK.

I'M THE, UH, I'M -- I'M THE TOWN CLERK.

OH, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.

I ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOU BOYS

WHO KEPT THE RECORDS STRAIGHT FOR THE REST OF US.

I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF TEMPERAMENT

FOR THAT SORT OF A THING.

I'M IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS.

WHAT BRINGS YOU TO MAYBERRY, MISTER, UH --

BEECHAM.

AND WHAT BRINGS ME TO MAYBERRY?

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, MISS CRUMP.

FOR A LONG TIME, I'VE HAD THE FEELING THAT THIS AREA --

MAYBERRY, MT. PILOT, AND SILER CITY --

IS AN UNTAPPED SOURCE FOR INSURANCE.

AND I'M HERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE

TO REPRESENT THE BEN BEECHAM AGENCY.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY LUCK?

NOT YET, BUT I DON'T EXPECT TO FIND A REAL EXPERIENCED MAN,

JUST SOMEONE WHO'S LIVED HERE, KNOWS THE PEOPLE,

AND I'LL TEACH HIM HOW TO SELL INSURANCE.

SOUNDS LIKE A VERY LUCRATIVE JOB.

DEFINITELY.

WHY, A FELLA CAN MAKE HISSELF $15,000 A YEAR.

$15,000?

THAT'S RIGHT, SIS.

AND YOU KNOW, FOR ONE MINUTE,

IF I THOUGHT EMMETT HERE WAS THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN IT,

I WOULD OFFER IT TO HIM.

ME? I GOT A BUSINESS.

WELL, EMMETT, IF BEN IS INTERESTED IN YOU --

I JUST WANT TO TRY TO HELP OUT THE FAMILY.

I DON'T NEED ANY HELP. I'M DOIN' FINE.

I THINK YOU SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT

IF BEN IS NICE ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU AN OFFER LIKE THIS.

LOOK, I'M SATISFIED WITH WHAT I'M DOING NOW.

BESIDES, I DON'T THINK THIS IS ANYTHING

WE SHOULD DISCUSS IN FRONT OF OUR FRIENDS HERE.

I WON'T SAY ANOTHER WORD.

ANYBODY WANT SOME DIP?

THANKS.

EMMETT, THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD I WANT TO DO

IS TO INFLUENCE YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THEN, WHY DON'T WE DROP IT?

BECAUSE HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE DO YOU HAVE LIKE THIS?

WHAT'S THE BIG OPPORTUNITY?

WELL, ACCORDING TO BEN,

YOU COULD MORE THAN DOUBLE YOUR INCOME.

WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE MONEY.

OH, EMMETT, EVERYBODY COULD USE MORE MONEY.

BESIDES, WORKING AS AN INSURANCE SALESMAN

INSTEAD OF IN A FIX-IT SHOP IS, WELL --

MORE CLASSY, HUH?

BUT I DIDN'T MEAN EXACTLY THAT.

YOU MEAN I'D BE GOING AROUND IN A SHIRT AND A TIE

INSTEAD OF A DIRTY OLD APRON?

WELL, LET'S FACE IT,

IT DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES.

WE MIGHT EVEN START SOCIALIZING

WITH THOSE PEOPLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

I'M SATISFIED WITH THE FRIENDS I'VE GOT NOW.

LOOK, ALL I'M ASKING

IS THAT YOU DON'T MAKE A HASTY DECISION ABOUT THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

I WON'T MAKE A HASTY DECISION.

NOW ARE YOU SATISFIED?

GOOD NIGHT, DEAR.

GOOD NIGHT, MARTHA.

HI, ANDY. OH, HI, EMMETT.

YOU KNOW, UH, I'M SORRY THAT YOU HAD TO GET MIXED UP

IN THAT FAMILY DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT.

OH. WELL, THAT DIDN'T BOTHER ME.

THAT BEN, HE'S REALLY NOT A BAD SORT.

NO, I DON'T EXPECT HE IS.

YOU KNOW, HE COMES ON A LITTLE STRONG SOMETIMES,

BUT HE'S ALL RIGHT.

OH, SURE.

UH, ANDY, UH, I WONDER

IF YOU COULD DO ME A LITTLE FAVOR.

WELL, JUST NAME IT.

HERE'S THE KEY TO MY SHOP.

I'M CLOSING IT UP.

AND WHEN THE FOLKS COME BACK

TO GET THE STUFF I'VE BEEN WORKING ON,

MAYBE GIVE IT TO 'EM?

WELL, YEAH, I'D BE GLAD TO.

YOU'RE TAKIN' THAT INSURANCE JOB?

OH, YEAH, YEAH, SURE. I'M TAKIN' IT.

I'D BE CRAZY

TO PASS UP AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW.

UH, MORE DOUGH, STEP UP IN CLASS A LITTLE.

I'M LEAVIN' FOR RALEIGH WITH BEN TODAY.

I GOTTA TAKE A TRAINING COURSE FOR A WEEK,

UH, LEARN ALL ABOUT THE POLICIES AND EVERYTHING.

YOU LOOK KIND OF SURPRISED, ANDY.

OH, OH, NO, NO, NO. IT'S NOT THAT.

IT'S JUST -- LAST NIGHT YOU SEEMED SO POSITIVE

ABOUT NOT CONSIDERING IT.

OH, WELL, WITH BEN AND EVERYBODY SITTIN' THERE,

I DIDN'T WANT TO SEEM TOO ANXIOUS.

OH, OH.

BUT I-I DISCUSSED IT WITH MARTHA LATER,

AND I SAID, "THIS IS A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME,"

AND SO, UM, WILL YOU DO THAT LITTLE FAVOR FOR ME?

OH, YEAH. I'LL BE GLAD TO.

I STILL GOT A MONTH OR SO ON THE LEASE.

I SUPPOSE I COULD JUST PUT UP A SIGN -- "OUT OF BUSINESS."

WELL, YEAH.

WELL, I'LL SEE YA WHEN I GET BACK FROM RALEIGH.

RIGHT. RIGHT, RIGHT.

AND, LISTEN...

CONGRATULATIONS.

HUH?

I SAID, "CONGRATULATIONS."

OH, YEAH.

THANKS.

TRIED WAITING UP FOR YOU LAST NIGHT,

BUT IT GOT SO LATE, I FELL ASLEEP.

OH, WE LEFT RALEIGH 7:00 LAST NIGHT

AND PULLED IN HERE AROUND MIDNIGHT.

HOW DID EMMETT DO IN THE TRAINING COURSE?

FINE, FINE.

I GAVE HIM MY PERSONAL ATTENTION ALL WEEK LONG.

I'M GONNA MAKE A FIRST-RATE INSURANCE SALESMAN OUT OF HIM.

BEN, WE APPRECIATE ALL THIS SO MUCH.

NONSENSE, SIS -- NONSENSE.

IF A FELLA CAN'T HELP OUT HIS FAMILY ONCE IN A WHILE,

IT'S A PRETTY SAD THING.

I'M SURE EMMETT WILL BE HAPPY SELLING INSURANCE.

WON'T HE, BEN?

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

HI.

EMMETT, YOU LOOK WONDERFUL!

APPEARANCE IS IMPORTANT.

I TOOK HIM TO MY OWN TAILOR.

I JUST LIKE FOR ALL MY MEN

TO BE AS WELL DRESSED AS I AM.

REAL NUTTY OUTFIT, HEH?

WELL, LET'S GO.

I'M GOING WITH HIM ON HIS FIRST CALL

TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS THE FEEL OF IT.

OH, THAT'S NICE. ISN'T THAT NICE, EMMETT?

YEAH.

EMMETT, REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU.

ALWAYS KEEP IT IN YOUR LEFT SIDE OVER HERE

SO YOU'RE PREPARED

TO SHAKE HANDS WITH THE MAN IMMEDIATELY.

AND HAVE YOU GOT YOUR LITTLE CALENDARS

TO GIVE OUT TO EACH PROSPECT?

YEAH. KEEP THEM IN YOUR RIGHT POCKET

SO YOU CAN WHIP THEM OUT IN A HURRY

AND KEEP THE NAME OF BEN BEECHAM INSURANCE

IN FRONT OF THEM.

GOT THEM RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

WHAT ABOUT MY BREAKFAST?

LATER, LATER, LATER.

SEE YOU LATER, MARTHA.

OH, I'M REAL PROUD OF YOU.

I KNOW YOU'LL DO JUST FINE.

THANKS.

LIKE I SAID, EMMETT,

ALWAYS KEEP YOUR BRIEFCASE IN YOUR LEFT HAND

AND CALENDARS IN YOUR RIGHT POCKET

SO YOU CAN WHIP THEM OUT IN A HURRY

AND KEEP THE NAME OF BEN BEECHAM IN FRONT OF THEM.

HI, ANDY.

WELL, HI, EMMETT. GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK.

BRIEFCASE, BRIEFCASE.

HELLO, ANDY.

HI, AGAIN.

HI, TAYLOR.

MR. BEECHAM.

UH, CALENDAR, CALENDAR.

OH, YEAH.

THERE YOU ARE -- A CALENDAR.

TELLS YOU ALL THE DAYS OF THE YEAR.

GEE.

EMMETT'S PAYING YOU QUITE AN HONOR, SHERIFF.

HE PICKED YOU AS HIS FIRST CALL AS AN INSURANCE SALESMAN.

HE WANTED TO START WITH STRANGERS,

BUT I SAID, "WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?"

WELL.

HOPE YOU DON'T MIND, ANDY.

NEVER START A SALE BY BEING DEFENSIVE, EMMETT.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE SELLING SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

YOU'RE DOING THE CUSTOMER A FAVOR.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT.

RIGHT.

OH, WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

OH, YEAH.

ANDY, LIKE -- WELL, LIKE BEN SAYS,

I'M HERE TO SEE YOU ABOUT INSURANCE,

AND BEN'S HERE TO...

OH, I'M JUST HERE TO LOOK ON, SHERIFF.

I ALWAYS GO OUT WITH MY NEW MEN ON THEIR FIRST CALL,

KIND OF HELP 'EM ALONG.

JUST PRETEND THAT I'M NOT HERE.

GO AHEAD, EMMETT.

ANDY, INSURANCE IS SOMETHING YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT IN ADVANCE

SO THAT IT'S THERE WHEN YOU NEED IT.

IT'S MY JOB TO HELP YOU FIGURE OUT --

NO, NO, NO, NO. NOT "FIGURE OUT."

HE CAN FIGURE 'EM OUT HIMSELF.

EMMETT IS HERE TO HELP ESTABLISH YOUR MOST IMPORTANT NEEDS.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO -- HELP YOU ESTABLISH --

ESTABLISH YOUR NEEDS.

UH, BROCHURE, BROCHURE, BROCHURE.

ANDY --

HEY, THAT'S A NICE BRIEFCASE.

YEAH. THE COMPANY GIVES THEM TO YOU.

IT'S, UM, UH --

OH!

UPSIDE DOWN, I GUESS.

OH, ANDY, HERE'S A BROCHURE HERE.

NOW, YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE --

EMMETT!

EMMETT, GET UP.

GET UP, EMMETT. GET UP.

FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE HE'S INTERESTED IN.

OH, YEAH.

WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE ARE YOU INTERESTED IN, ANDY?

FIND OUT BY TELLING THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF INSURANCE.

I WAS GONNA DO THAT NEXT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN DO IT YOUR WAY.

I WON'T SAY ANOTHER WORD, NOT UNLESS YOU NEED HELP.

UM, EMMETT, UM, I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH --

THE STATE GIVES ME LIFE INSURANCE,

AND I GET HOSPITALIZATION

THROUGH THE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION.

OH.

WELL, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ANYHOW, ANDY.

HOLD IT, EMMETT. JUST A MINUTE.

THERE'S OTHER TYPES OF POLICIES, YOU KNOW.

SHERIFF, DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT --

HEY, HEY, EMMETT, HERE'S A GOOD ONE FOR OPIE.

WHICH ONE'S THAT?

THIS ONE HERE WHERE HE GETS $1,000 WHEN HE'S 21.

HEY, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE FOR OPIE, WOULDN'T IT?

YOU JUST BOUGHT YOURSELF A POLICY, SHERIFF.

ANDY, IF YOU'LL JUST FILL OUT THIS CARD LATER

WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE,

THE COMPANY WILL MAKE OUT A POLICY FOR YOU.

THANKS, ANDY.

I ALWAYS MEANT TO GET ONE OF THESE.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING, AND IF ANYTHING COMES UP,

YOU DEAL WITH ME DIRECTLY.

GET RIGHT ON THAT PHONE AND CALL ME COLLECT.

I DON'T THINK THAT'LL BE NECESSARY.

OH. RIGHT.

SEE YA LATER, SHERIFF.

SEE YA, ANDY.

EMMETT, I'M GONNA BE TRUTHFUL WITH YOU --

I'VE SEEN BETTER FIRST CALLS.

WELL, I NEED PRACTICE.

MAYBE.

ANYWAY, I'M GONNA LET YOU MAKE THE NEXT CALL ALONE

TO PROVE THAT I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN YOU.

NOW GO GET 'EM, BOY.

HIYA, GOOBER.

HI, EMMETT.

HEY, YOU LOOK SNAPPY.

OH, THANKS.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' THERE?

I'M TRYIN' TO FIX MY TOASTER.

YOU'RE SELLIN' LIFE INSURANCE NOW, I HEAR.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

DID YOU CHECK THE SPRINGS?

THEY SEEM ALL RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT YOUR TIMER?

I HAVEN'T GOT TO IT YET.

HERE.

LET ME HAVE A LOOK AT THAT.

WHAT YOU GOT IN THE CASE?

HUH?

OH.

HI, GOOBER.

HI.

WE ALREADY SAID HI.

OH, WELL, UH, HERE'S A CALENDAR.

OH, THANKS.

UH, GOOBER, INSURANCE IS SOMETHING

YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT IN ADVANCE

SO YOU'LL HAVE IT WHEN YOU NEED IT.

NOW, IT'S MY JOB TO HELP YOU FIGURE -- NO --

UH, TO ESTABLISH -- ESTABLISH WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE.

I WANT TO BUY SOME LIFE INSURANCE

BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THE YOUNGER YOU BUY, THE CHEAPER IT IS.

OH, YEAH?

OH, YEAH.

WELL, I'LL SHOW YOU HOW THAT WORKS OUT

ON THE RATE CARD.

NOW, UH...

YOU KNOW, I'LL BET YOUR TROUBLE'S IN THAT TIMER.

I'VE PROBABLY FIXED 100 OF THEM THINGS,

AND THAT'S ALWAYS THE FIRST PLACE I LOOK.

WELL, I'LL CHECK IT.

YOU SEE, YOU TAKE OUT THEM TWO LITTLE SCREWS --

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SHOW ME THE RATE CARD.

OH, YEAH. WELL, OH, HERE WE ARE.

HERE'S A POLICY THAT'S GOT A LOT OF GOOD COVERAGE,

RUN YOU ABOUT $9 A MONTH.

THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS ABOUT IT?

UH, LOOK, GOOBER,

WHY DON'T YOU READ UP ON IT YOURSELF?

I CAN CHECK BACK LATER.

YOU SEE, ONCE YOU GET THOSE TWO LITTLE SCREWS OUT,

THEN YOU CAN REMOVE THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TIMER.

NOW, IT TAKES A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.

IT'S KIND OF TRICKY TO WORK.

AND I MADE A SPECIAL STUDY OF TIMERS...

ARE YOU SURE

YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE SECOND MOVIE

WITH ME AND HOWARD?

NO, NOT TONIGHT.

WELL, WE STILL GOT PLENTY OF TIME, YOU KNOW.

IT'S ONLY 8:00.

NO, I'LL PASS.

WELL, WE STILL GOT A HALF-HOUR TO KILL.

YEAH.

DID EMMETT SELL YOU A POLICY TODAY?

YEAH. I BOUGHT ONE FOR OPIE.

HE SOLD ME ONE, TOO.

YEAH, HE CAME UP TO SEE ME,

BUT I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHAT KIND OF COVERAGE I NEED YET.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A FUNNY THING --

I WAS WORKIN' ON MY TOASTER,

AND HE COULDN'T KEEP HIS HANDS OFF OF IT.

HE LIKES TO PUTTER.

I FINALLY TOOK IT AWAY FROM HIM.

YOU KNOW, I WONDER IF MARTHA MADE HIM TAKE THAT JOB.

WIVES DO THAT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW.

NO, EMMETT'S GOT A MIND OF HIS OWN.

A LOT OF MARRIED MEN THINK THEY GOT MINDS OF THEIR OWN,

BUT THEY REALLY AIN'T.

IN MY OPINION --

MNH!

HELLO?

OH, HELLO, MARTHA.

IT'S MARTHA.

ANDY, HAVE YOU BY ANY CHANCE SEEN EMMETT

IN THE LAST FEW HOURS?

NO, I HAVEN'T, MARTHA. WAIT A MINUTE.

MARTHA'S LOOKING FOR EMMETT.

HAVE EITHER ONE OF YOU SEEN HIM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS?

HE COME BY MY PLACE ABOUT 5:00,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT FROM THERE.

GOOBER SAID HE CAME BY HIS PLACE ABOUT 5:00,

BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT FROM THERE.

AND HE WAS UP AT MY PLACE ABOUT 2:00, I'D SAY.

HOWARD SAID HE WAS UP AT HIS PLACE ABOUT 2:00.

WELL, I KNOW HE WAS WITH BEN EARLY IN THE DAY,

BUT BEN CAME BACK AND LEFT FOR RALEIGH.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE HASN'T CALLED.

WELL, I'M SURE THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, MARTHA.

I GUESS HE'S JUST OUT CALLING ON SOME CLIENTS.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD

TO CATCH A BUSINESSMAN DURING THE DAY.

YEAH.

WELL, LISTEN, IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT IT,

WHY DON'T YOU COME ON DOWN HERE,

AND WE'LL START TRACKING HIM DOWN.

OKAY. FINE.

BYE.

PROBABLY LIKE YOU SAID -- CALLIN' ON SOME CLIENTS.

YEAH, PROBABLY.

HEY, WANT SOME PIE AND COFFEE BEFORE THE MOVIE?

HEY, YEAH. OKAY. SWELL.

WE'LL SEE YA, ANDY.

OH, THANK YOU.

Andy: OKAY, THANKS.

ALL RIGHT, BYE.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHERE HE COULD BE.

HE'S ALWAYS HOME BY 6:00.

OH, I'M SURE THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, MARTHA.

MAYBE SO.

ANDY, UH, DID EMMETT COME IN HERE TO SELL YOU A POLICY?

OH, YEAH, AND I BOUGHT ONE.

I-I DON'T QUITE KNOW HOW TO ASK YOU THIS...

BUT IT -- IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS ME A LITTLE WORRIED.

ANDY...

DOES EMMETT SEEM HAPPY DOING WHAT HE'S DOING?

WELL, YEAH.

YEAH, I'D SAY SO...

BUT, OF COURSE, NOW,

YOU WOULD BE THE BEST JUDGE OF THAT.

THIS JOB IS SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM,

BUT I DO WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY.

WELL, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

BETTER MAKE A FEW MORE PHONE CALLS.

ANDY! ANDY!

WE PASSED THE FIX-IT SHOP. THERE'S A LIGHT ON IN THERE.

THERE IS? SURE IS.

WAIT A MINUTE, MARTHA. IT MIGHT BE A PROWLER.

SEE?

WANT TO TAKE A LOOK, MARTHA?

COME ON, NOW. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.

THERE'S NOTHING THE MATTER WITH YOU.

THERE! YOU DID IT! I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!

THAT'S A FINE PIECE OF TOAST.

HE LOOKS SO HAPPY.

WELL, LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE THE BEST JUDGE OF THAT.

COME ON, GUYS.

I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT, YOU OLD SON OF A GUN!

IT WAS IN YOUR TIMER, JUST LIKE I TOLD GOOBER IT WAS!

ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS GET THOSE TWO LITTLE SCREWS OUT OF THERE

AND TIGHTEN UP THAT LITTLE OLD TIMER,

AND YOU'RE MAKING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TOAST I EVER DID SEE!

LOOK AT THE WAY THAT IT CAME OUT.

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL? MAGNIFICENT, AIN'T IT?

IT'S JUST A BAD PLUG.

I'LL HAVE THAT FIXED IN NO TIME AT ALL.

UH...

THIS?

OH, THANKS, ANDY.

THANKS, HOWARD.

HEY, LISTEN, DID YOU EVER REGRET

GIVING UP THE INSURANCE BUSINESS?

NOT FOR A SECOND.

YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, I'VE BEEN A NEW MAN.

WELL, A MAN HAS TO DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO

TO BE HAPPY.

YEAH, AND THAT'S A GREAT LITTLE WIFE I GOT, TOO.

YEAH, YOU'RE LUCKY.

HEY, DID YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW FIND ANYBODY

TO TAKE YOUR PLACE IN THE TERRITORY?

NOT THE LAST WE HEARD.

ALTHOUGH HE DID SAY SOMETHING

ABOUT GETTING SOMEBODY TO DO IT PART-TIME.

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.

YEAH.

HI, EMMETT. HOWARD.

GOOBER.

HEY, ANDY.

I'VE GOT THESE CALENDARS FOR YOU.