User Reviews

In this episode Andy does a good job of being suspicious and this time it costs him some money. The money he loses is from not investing in an album that proves to be very popular and sells immediately. A producer visits Mayberry and Ellie introduces him to Andy who in turn connects him to the local talent of folk song players. Barney and others invest in the album and Andy declines believing the man to be a con artist. Towards the end His suspicions are proven wrong when the producer later returns with a contract and an initial dividend check of $5000.00. There's nothing Andy can say accept stand there and realize how wrong he was.

Usually, Andy plays the voice of reason that is able to get the town to stop and think. That's because although the folks of Mayberry are nice, they also have a tendency to become a flock of sheep without a single brain between them! And, Andy sees himself as their reluctant shepherd.

The show begins with a city man coming to town to scout for local musical talent. He claims to be a music producer who is interested in folk and bluegrass music and the folks of town are only too happy to perform for him. That's because they all have visions of becoming rich off the royalties they might get if they become famous. And, when he claims he MIGHT be able to produce a record and the folks start giving him money for this project, Andy is naturally suspicious. He eventually goes so far as to accuse the man of being a con-man--and eventually it looks like he might be right. But, in a rare instance, by the end of the film the stranger turns out to have been on the level and Andy is forced to eat crow, so to speak.

Overall, a decent episode. While it's certainly not a funny one, it was nice to finally see Andy be wrong for a change--providing a surprise finale. Well done.