Original Airdate
January 25, 1971. Plot
Sam’s scientist friend from Durham arranges a private showing of rare moon rocks to Sam and Howard. Goober ends up overhearing the secret and spills the beans to the entire town, causing chaos to ensue.
Notes
Gary Crosby is the son of famed musician Bing Crosby.
Maudie Prickett, most well-known by Mayberry fans as Aunt Nora, plays a character called Myrtle in this episode. It’s unclear whether or not this is intended to be the same Myrtle portrayed by Ruth Thom in A Trip to Mexico. Cast
- Ken Berry as Sam Jones
- George Lindsey as Goober Pyle
- Alice Ghostley as Alice Cooper
- Jack Dodson as Howard Sprague
- Paul Hartman as Emmett Clark
- Buddy Foster as Mike Jones
- Gary Crosby as Pete
- Eddie Firestone as Tom
- Don Melvoin as Eddie
- Maudie Prickett as Myrtle
- Tyler McVey as Charles Hendricks
Crew
- Directed by Christian Nyby
- Written by Perry Grant, Dick Bensfield, and Bob Ross.
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