The Andy Griffith Show

Starring Andy Griffith...

with Ronny Howard.

Also starring Don Knotts.

Paw, what kind of bait are you putting on my line?

Why, that's fish-catching bait.

That's the idea, you know, to catch fish.

That looks more like a piece of ham from our lunch.

Is that right?

Well, now, that's probably

'cause it's a piece of ham from our lunch.

Paw, you're s'posed to use fish bait.

Well, now, son,

all them fish ever see down there all day long

is other fish

and they get mighty sick of it, too.

N-Now, don't it just stand to reason

that they might just perk up at the sight of a piece of meat?

Aw, but, Paw, who...

Paw, I got one!

I got a bite!

All right. Now, just simmer down.

Now, just take it easy.

Reel her in

nice and easy.

Come on, that's a boy.

Hey, you got a nice one.

You were right, Paw.

He sure went for the ham.

He sure did.

Look at that.

He's... he's still smackin' his lips.

Golly, Paw, you know just about everything, don't you?

Oh, I don't expect I know everything.

I mean it, Paw.

You not only know everything, but you're the sheriff

you're the Justice of the Peace.

You're just about the most important man

in Mayberry, in the state.

Why, I bet you're the most important man

in the whole world.

Oh, well, now, it could be

a few folks you might have to put on the list ahead of me,

like, like the president and the Queen o' England.

I bet that queen don't know

about putting ham on a fishhook.

Well, now, let's be fair about that thing.

See, we don't know that ham would work over there.

See, we don't know what kind of fish they got in them moats.

Uh-oh.

What's the matter, Paw?

Gertrude sprung another leak.

I thought I'd caulked her up good enough,

but I declare, it seems like

as fast as I fix one seam, two more open up.

Paw, can't we please fish a little longer?

Well, we can if you've got a mind to swim back.

We come very near to not making it.

I'll say one thing for her.

Once she lets water leak in,

she don't let it leak back out again very easy.

Can I help you, Paw?

Well, yeah, you can help me store her up

over underneath these bushes here.

We don't want some stranger

coming along and taking a ride in her.

He'd have a mighty damp trip

before he went more than a few yards.

Sheriff!

Sheriff!

Sheriff...

you'll never guess what's happened.

Something big.

Well, what is it?

The biggest thing ever happened in Mayberry.

Real big, big, big, big.

Well, now, just simmer down, Barney.

What is it?

Well, I'm trying to tell you.

Well, so far, all I know is it's something big.

Oh, "big" ain't the word for it.

For something it ain't the word for,

you sure are using it a lot.

Now what is it?

Well, I just got it on the radio

direct from the state police, special for us.

Yeah, w-w-well, what is it?

Something big.

Barney...

I'm sorry, but this is so big.

I mean, well, it's this feller, see.

He... he escaped from the state prison...

A dangerous criminal...

And they got reason to believe he's on his way here.

So they want to set up a roadblock.

They're gonna have a real full-scale manhunt, a dragnet.

What do you think about that?

Only one word I can think of...

Big.

Well, you took the word right out of my mouth.

I told them they could expect a hundred percent cooperation

from the local authorities, meaning us.

Okay, sheriff?

You done fine, Barney.

I never did think

my own cousin could make such a fine deputy.

Ha! Well, uh... oh, my gosh, I forgot to sign off.

Uh... uh, Mayberry unit number one...

uh, over and, uh, and Roger...

Roger and... out, out and under...

Out... 10... 10-40.

40... I...

Uh, bye.

All right, everybody off the street.

Everybody off the street.

There's going to be trouble.

Barney...

Everybody... Barney.

There ain't no cause to alarm the citizens.

Now, now, Opie, you run on home put on some dry clothes

and how about cleaning them fish, all right?

Okay, Paw.

You'll catch that old criminal easy,

won't you, Paw?

Well, I hope so.

You'll see, you two.

This is gonna be big.

Real big.

'Bout time you got here, Sheriff.

Pret' near 12:00.

Yeah. Your 24 hours is about up.

You can go on home now, Otis.

Andy, you can't let Otis go.

Well, I have to; his sentence is up.

But he's the only prisoner we got.

Well?

Well, what are the state police going to think

when they get here and find we got an empty jail?

They're going to think this is just a hick town

where nothing ever happens.

Well, now, you got to admit

that's, that's about the size of it.

See you later, Andy.

I'll see you, Otis

and try not to drink at all.

Otis, Otis, wait just a second, will you?

Uh, listen, Otis, uh, you got civic spirit, ain't you?

Well, how about just staying one more night

and kind of let the jail put its best foot forward?

Sorry. Tonight's choir practice.

Darn!

Oh, now, simmer down, Barney.

We'll be filling up that cell space

as soon as we capture that escaped criminal.

Yeah. Yeah, that's right.

We will, won't we?

Yeah.

I better check my arms.

I'm going to get that...

What's the matter?

I can't find my bullet.

Oh. Well, here, fill her up.

Fill her up?

You can't tell but what

this might call for some shooting.

Yeah, that's right.

Ooh... wee! Lookit yonder.

Must be a mighty important criminal.

Looks like they sent a whole regiment.

Captain Barker, state police.

Howdy. Welcome to May...

Howdy.

How do... uh...

Well... well, we're, uh, glad...

glad to have you.

That's right, Operator.

I want this line kept open to the state capital.

Captain Barker, state police.

That's who says so.

Uh, uh...

Uh, Sarah?

Me.

Yeah. It's all right.

Any sheriff business comes up,

why, you can call my home phone.

All right.

Oh, she's fine.

Uh, Captain, I'm... I'm Sheriff Taylor.

Good. Good.

If there's anything that we can do...

Walters, the map.

Well, now, that's a nice, shiny new map there,

but it ain't much different

than the one we had up there before.

Men, this is where we are... Mayberry.

Yeah, that's her, all right.

Walters, markers.

Well, now, that's a dandy little item there.

Look at that.

Little button that just sticks there and don't fall off.

We're still using pins.