Summary[]
Andy is concerned about the appearance of favoritism when he decides to umpire a crucial junior baseball game for Opie, but ends up angering the town when one of his decisions loses the game for Mayberry.
Plot[]
Notes/Trivia[]
- Ron Howard stated that this episode was his favorite.
- The theme song of Mayberry R.F.D. is played during the baseball game.
- The name of the baseball teams are the Mayberry Giants and The Mount Pilot Comets.
- This episode premiered 6 years after The Andy Griffith Show premiered on CBS.
Goofs[]
Goober is addressing the team giving them a big pep-talk right before they take the field. In the background Mount Pilot is still on the field warming-up, taking fielding practice. The camera switches angles for a few seconds then switches back showing Mayberry taking the field. The Mount Pilot team has disappeared completely in the matter of a few seconds ...no wonder they won with speedy players like that.
Music[]
Quotes[]
Goober to Andy: If you want service with a smile, go to mount pilot. They just love you over there.
Floyd to Andy: I hear they have a big barbershop in mount pilot with four chairs no waiting. Probably give you one for free.