Mayberry R.F.D.

- Season 3

(1970)

Martha decides to go into business for herself and open a boutique. Emmett assumes it won't last long but in the first week she does twice as much business as he does. Now he has to deal his wife being a bigger success than he is.

While on a date a woman tells Howard he's too stuffy and could benefit from sensitivity training. Howard decides to go to an encounter group and afterwards he is so different no one knows what to make of him.

Goober opens his gas station in a new location closer to Mayberry. Things become complicated when dinosaur bones are discovered on the site.

Sam's cousin, Alice Cooper, is now out of the Army and comes for a visit. She decides to move in and take the place of the departed Aunt Bee but finds it hard to relate to the people in Mayberry.

When it's time for the Church pageant, Mike is reluctant to play a rabbit. Sam tells him he has to be willing to do his part even if it's personally embarrassing. And then Millie asks Sam to play the role of the dancing Pan.

Emmett is starting to worry about his receding hairline and considers getting a toupee.

Millie is voted "best dressed" woman in Mayberry, so she goes all out on a new wardrobe; only to discover in the end that her own style is best after all.

Howard invites his nephew Spud to come visit him in Mayberry, not realizing that he's a hippie, and out of place with the locals. Spud wants to live the life of Thoreau and Howard decides to let him try it.

Mr. Fremont lets Goober house sit for him and have free use of his Rolls Royce. When Goober goes to a fancy restaurant for lunch he meets pretty Diane, and her social climbing mother, and is afraid to admit he's not what they think he is.

Millie has dreams in which bad things happen to Sam and Howard. Sam and Howard don't believe her until things from her dream start to happen.

When Sam needs his house painted his friends get together and offer to paint it for free. Sam reluctantly agrees and then worries that he will get exactly what he "paid" for.

Sam's cousin, Alice, finds a harp at an antique shop and buys it. She has plans to learn how to play it for her own enjoyment but her music teacher wants her to prepare for a recital.

Sam, Goober and Howard want to start a bike club but are afraid to include Emmett because of his age.

Sam helps Mike with his school project, only to turn it into a competition with another student's father.

Howard gets a big head when he starts hosting a TV show. Goober and Emmett decide to play a trick on him that backfires in a big way.

When an egg farm goes up for sale Millie decides to buy it even though she has no idea on how to run one.

To everyone's surprise, Mike contributes his money to an overseas charity and becomes the adoptive parent of a young girl in Hong Kong.

Sam arranges for an old friend from NASA to show Howard some Moon rocks as long as he keeps it a secret. But it's never easy to keep a secret in Mayberry, especially when Goober is involved.

Emmett and Martha travel to the UK and Paris. Much to Martha's dismay, Emmett plans to do the trip "on the cheap"!

After being nominated to serve as a church elder, Goober accidentally gets involved in a gambling game using the church offering.

Cousin Alice's harp teacher takes a liking to her. Is there a wedding on the horizon?

Howard moves to a swinging singles apartment complex in Mount Pilot.

Goober sells Mike a car that does not run. Or so he thinks. Mike gets it going & the real trouble starts.

Goober leads a hike and gets lost in a cave.

With Sam expecting a city planner to keep him busy for a week, Millie decides to go visit out of town. When the planner turns out to be an attractive woman, everyone worries about them spending so much time together.

Emmett gets into trouble for bragging about inventing a patent.