Summary[]
Andy's jealous when Peggy entertains a friend from out of town. Unfortunately, Barney tries to help Andy by arranging dates with less than desirable women.
Plot[]
Andy shows up for a date with Peggy, only to learn her old friend Don has arrived unexpectedly.
Peggy's House Guest
Andy departs angrily when Peggy breaks their date and then encounters more problems when Barney decides to make things better by fixing him up with other women.
First Barney surprises Andy with a visit, bringing Thelma Lou and Lydia Crosswaithe to his home. Andy finally gets them to leave, taking Lydia with them.
Barney's second attempt to fix Andy up with a woman, is when he contacts a girl named Skippy in Mt. Pilot. Barney asks Skippy to bring along her friend Daphne to the Tip Top Cafe.
Andy Gets in a Fight
In order to get Andy to the cafe, Barney lies and says the restaurant is selling liquor illegally. It isn't long after arriving, that Andy realizes it was all a rouse, and that Barney is just trying to fix him up with another woman. Daphne's jealous boyfriend shows up at the cafe, and afterwords are exchanged, Andy gets punched in the eye.
The next day, Peggy arrives at the courthouse to drop off some papers. She notices Andy's black eye and begins to dote on him. After both she and Andy apologize, the two make up.
Notes/Trivia[]
- This is the first appearance of Lydia Crosswaithe and The Fun Girls and their only appearance in the third season.
- Thelma Lou's phone number is 247.
- Skippy's phone number is 327 Mt. Pilot.
- Thelma Lou has her hair partially down during the scene with Lydia and Andy. She usually wears it up off of her neck most of the time.
- This episode showed a rare jealous side of Andy Taylor.
- Daphne suggests they go over to Yancey to go dancing. There is a town in North Carolina not far from Andy Griffith’s hometown called Yanceyville, as well as a county in the state named Yancey.
Goofs[]
Don’s microphone is showing under his tie in the first scene.
Music[]
Quotes[]
Andy: "Go feed your hungry buzzard!"
Barney: "It's therapetic!"
Andy: "It's what?!"
Lydia: "I hate the outdoors. When I go out into the sun, I get the herpes."
Barney: "You'll never be lonely as long as I'm around."
Andy: "I don't know what I did to deserve all this attention from him, but whatever it was, I ain't never going to do it again."
Skippy: “What do you mean, Charlie? You called me and told me to meet you here!”
Andy: “Oh, I ‘spect we can do a lot better than that.” (Hugs instead of shakes hands with Peggy when making up at the end.)
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