Summary[]
The courthouse is overrun with dogs.
Plot[]
A state inspector, Mr. Somerset, is on his way to visit the Mayberry courthouse in order to determine whether or not the sheriff's office needs additional funds. Before he arrives, Opie brings in a stray dog he found, and Andy feeds it one of Barney's sandwiches. The little dog runs away and returns, to Barney's dismay, with ten more stray dogs in tow, looking for food. Luckily, the inspector happens to be a dog-lover, owning three of his own. He befriends the sheriff and deputy and sees to it they get the money they need. Afterwards, Andy and Barney find homes for all the dogs, which takes all day and leaves them exhausted. Clint Biggers, a man from out in the countryside, shows up at the courthouse claiming all eleven dogs ran away from his place, which means Andy and Barney have to go get all the dogs again.
Notes/Trivia[]
- One of the dogs in the pack is a Basset Hound. In the final scene that shows the dogs together, the Basset is nowhere to be seen.
- The otterhound appearing in this episode had previously appeared in Jailbreak and would later be featured in Barney's Bloodhound and A Man's Best Friend. He also appears in several episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies as Hiram.
- Lightning appears to strike right next to the courthouse since there is no pause between the lightning and thunder.
- This is one of the rare times we see rain in Mayberry. The others are in The Jinx, Quiet Sam, A Black Day for Mayberry, and The Gypsies.
Goofs[]
- In one of the scenes just before Mr. Somerset arrives, Barney does not have his badge on. You can notice it when it shows him up close.
Music[]
Quotes[]
Barney: "A dog can't get struck by lightning. You know why? Cause he's too close to the ground. See, lightning strikes tall things. Now if they were giraffes out there in the field, now then we'd have trouble. Dogs are short, they take care of there own, giraffes don't. Boy giraffes are selfish."
Barney: It might work
Andy: Might not
Barney: It might
Andy: But it might not
Barney: Well holy smoke, you have to be so negative about it? Can't ya be a little more optimistic?
Andy:Ok...it might work
Barney:...but it might not
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