Summary[]
Aunt Bee stores a side of beef in a faulty freezer.
Plot[]
Aunt Bee's bargain shopping gets out of control. Diamond Jim's, a new butcher shop, opens and Aunt Bee heads there hunting for a bargain. She walks out with a side of beef to put in her "bargain" freezer that she discovers doesn't work. Now stuck with a freezer full of 150lbs of thawing beef, she must return to Mr. Foley for help, but even though Foley offers to store the meat, Andy won't allow it. Andy buys a brand-new freezer for Aunt Bee instead.
Notes/Trivia[]
- In the episode, we see Opie shirtless. This is the second time in the entire series that we see a character without a shirt. In “Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee” we see Briscoe Darling sitting in a washtub taking a bath with no shirt. In Mind Over Matter,” Goober is seen with his shirt off when Andy has to rub his back. “Down and around.” In “Howard’s New Life,” we get to see Howard Sprague with his shirt off while he is enjoying island life.
- Don Knotts does not appear in this episode, despite being credited and mentioned.
- Though the front porch is often shown this episode marks the first appearance of the Taylor's back porch. In an earlier episode, Mr. McBeevee (episode) the back door (the door out of the kitchen) opened up directly into the back yard. In later seasons the porch is completely reconfigured.
Quotes[]
Andy: “There are no freezer mechanics around here. Now, call the man.”
Aunt Bee: “How about Fred, who works for Louise Palmer? He’s very
accommodating.”
Andy: “Aunt Bee, he don’t know anything about freezers. Now call the man!”
Aunt Bee: “Well, he helped me fix a clothes line once…”
Andy: “Aunt Bee, just call the man. Call the man!”
Andy: "What do you got in there, a body?"
Gomer (reading label): Serviced by Ed's Refrigeration March 3, 1951. Just think Aunt Bee, over 12 years ago a feller named Ed sat here and worked on this thang just like I'm doin now. Makes ya think!
Andy: "Call the Man!" Throughout the show, Andy tells Aunt Bee 11 times to "Call the Man" (in reference to the broken freezer), but she never does call. Neither does Andy. Andy buys a new one.
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