The Andy Griffith Show

Starring Andy Griffith...

With Ronny Howard...

Also starring Don knotts.

Whoa, now, come on.

Giddyap.

Hey, wrangler, time to eat.

Come on to the chuckhouse.

Whoa, whoa, wait a minute there, Tex.

Can't take a horse in the kitchen.

Tie him up there at the hitchin' post.

Oh, yeah.

That should tie him. Now we go.

All right, Tex

march right over there, and eat a whole lot.

Oh, there's Barn.

I'll get it.

Okay.

Is the sun a little hot for you?

What?

Oh, sorry, paw.

Hi, everybody.

Howdy, Barn. Have some coffee.

Thought you'd never ask.

Can I have a lump of sugar to take out to blackie?

Who's blackie?

That's my horse.

Your horse?

Yeah. He's tied up out outside.

Are you kiddin' me?

How long you had a horse?

Oh, not long.

Well, ain't that something.

Andy, you never said anything.

You got the boy a horse.

Is it a full-size horse or just a pony?

He's big like cowboys have

and he's black all over with a white spot on his nose

and he's got a silver saddle and a long tail.

And you should see him jump over fences.

Jumps over fences.

Well, Andy, ain't he kind of young?

I mean, that's quite a responsibility

taking care of a big animal like that.

Where do you keep him anyways?

Barn, actually...

Let's go outside and have a look.

Wait till you see the way he'll nuzzle up to me.

I got kind of a way with these critters.

In a sense, I'm a master, you know?

Well, there feller...

Blackie.

Blackie!

Blackie, come on, boy.

Come on.

He's tied up at the hitchin' post.

Huh?

Hitchin' post, right there.

Actually, Barn, blackie's a little on the invisible side.

Invisible, huh?

You mean, there ain't no horse.

Come on in, Opie.

Finish your breakfast.

Comin'.

Why'd you let the boy lead me on like that?

Oh, come on, Barn...

No, it's all right, it's all right.

I can take a joke as good as the next fella.

I just don't think

you ought to let the boy get started in that direction.

I'm, uh... I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Why don't we just, uh... Just forget it.

Okay.

Now you see, blackie, what a mess you got me into?

Hi, paw.

Oh, hi, ope, what you got there?

These letters came for you at the house.

Aunt bee thought you might want 'em.

Oh. While you're here

how'd you like the top executive training job

of taking the trash out back here?

Gee, I can't right now, paw.

I told Mr. Mcbeevee I'd be right back.

Who? Mr. Mcbeevee.

You don't know him. He's new around here.

I just met him this morning.

Oh.

Oh, newcomer in town, eh? Where's he live at?

I met him in the woods.

What's he doin' in the woods?

Well, mostly he walks around up in the treetops.

He walks in the tree...?

Mm-hmm. I suppose he's invisible, too.

No. Mr. Mcbeevee's easy to see.

Especially his hat.

He wears a great big, shiny, silver hat.

That does it!

Lady, you got a little something to eat

for a couple of hungry hobos?

Well, lunch is a little late today.

You can both wait in the other room.

Didn't Opie come with you?

No, he's out in the woods playing somewhere.

There he is.

Only he can slam a door like that.

Paw

paw, look what I got.

It's a real hatchet.

Well, I'll be dogged, lookee there.

The blade's genuine steel.

Yes, sir, and the handle's genuine wood.

Where'd you get it?

From Mr. Mcbeevee.

It's not sharpened, paw

so it won't be dangerous.

Uh, you say, uh...

Mr. Mcbeevee give it to ya?

Uh.

Yeah.

He said I could keep it, too.

Uh...

Ope, uh, a hatchet

is a mighty fine thing to have

and it's extra special fun

thinkin' that your friend Mr. Mcbeevee

give it to you.

'Course now, I imagine

if you was to think real hard

you might remember that it come from some place else.

Maybe you just picked it up along the road.

More'n likely, it come

from Mr. Edinger's carpenter shop.

No, paw, I got it from Mr. Mcbeevee.

You, uh... you did get this in the woods?

Uh-huh.

Well, somebody probably left it there for a reason

which means that they'll be comin' by to pick it up.

Now, you do know where you got it?

Good. Then... then you just take it back

and put it right where you got it.

Do I have to take it back?

Uh, it seems like the best idea.

Now, you just skedaddle right along. Hurry back.

It's a good idea you stopped him.

Sooner or later, he's got to find out

he's living in a real world,

and there just ain't any Mr. Mcbeevees.

Lunch is ready.

Mr. Mcbeevee!

Mr. Mcbeevee!

Well, Opie, me lad, what is it?

I brought your hatchet back.

Well, now, is there somethin' wrong with it?

My paw told me I should bring it back.

Oh, well, now

he's probably thinkin' that it's too dangerous for ya

and he may be right at that, too, you know.

Parents usually are.

It's a pity that I can't spare anything else for ya.

I need these. These are me extra hands.

I have 12 extra hands.

Well, that's all right.

Thanks just the same.

Well, I guess I'd better be gettin' home.

Hey, wait, wait, now.

I can't let you go now with that long face on you.

Did... did I ever show you the trick that I learned

from the heathen cannibals

to make smoke come out of me ears?

Can you really?

Oh...

That's better now.

Look.

I think I have somethin' here that you can use.

This is an old, old quarter that's just beggin'

to be turned into gum and ice cream.

I couldn't take money.

Well, you earned it.

Well, the berries you picked for me

and the fresh spring water

and the apples you brought for me.

And bein' that you can't take the hatchet

you take the coin.

Gee, thanks!

Hey, wait!

I'll see ya later.

Probably tomorrow.

I have to work for my paw this afternoon.

Anytime, my boy, anytime at all.

Bye, Mr. Mcbeevee.

Good-bye.

I'm glad you're here.

I've been doin' some thinkin'.

'Bout what?

This may surprise you

but I believe there is a Mr. Mcbeevee.

What?! I know, I know.

This morning I was sure the boy made it all up

but he gave you a name. He gave you a location.

He gave you an actual quote from the man hisself.