well, i'll tell you one thing-- it looks like the warm weather will never get here. i'll wear winter underwear. well, the important thing is to be comfortable. even if it goes up to 70, i don't change. unless it holds for a week or so. yeah. better to be safe than sorry. ( car approaching ) ( tires squealing ) goober. guess who's in town. who?

well, who, goob? keevy hazelton. keevy hazelton? yeah. you mean the singer?! yeah. you mean he's here? no kidding? keevy hazelton? staying over at the hotel? i just saw him on tv last week. yeah. andy, maybe we ought to have some celebration. oh, i don't think so, floyd. it's an honor to have him. well, give him the key to the city. oh, no, he's just here to fish for a little while. i don't think we ought to bother him. well, giving him the key wouldn't take long. oh, i don't think so, floyd. five minutes? no. put some ribbon on it? oh, no. he said i could take his picture. maybe tomorrow. take one for me, too. okay. well, let's not worry him to death, now. well, i'm just going

i promised aunt bee i'd come in for lunch. i'll see you. i'll see you, andy. hey, floyd... hey, how about a parade? you ought to see his car. he's always been one of my favorite singers. mine, too. boy, you ought to see his car. i sat in it. i think it was the song "texarkana in the morning" that he made popular. yes, for a while there you couldn't turn on tv without hearing it. is that where he's from? oh, no. he just sings the song. yes. i don't remember where i heard it but somebody told me it had done wonders for the place. they began to get a lot of tourists and it still hasn't stopped growing. just from a song. amazing, isn't it? too bad we never had a song. yes. what about the one you and aunt bee sang on flag day? oh, he's talking about "my hometown."

yeah. and i remember everybody applauding a lot. we did have to do an encore. do you remember, bee? yes. gee, aunt bee, why don't you show it to keevy hazelton? maybe he'll sing it on tv. oh, opie. well, why not? he's always singing songs about towns. texarkana, abilene, mobile. you know, bee, it was rather a nice song. yes, it was, wasn't it? , clara. andy, i'll have your lunch ready in a minute. i just want to ask you a question. what? do you remember that song clara and i wrote for flag day celebration? the one you sang? mm-hmm. "my hometown." oh, yeah. did you like it? yeah, i thought it was good. clara: you did? did you think it was professional? yeah, it sounded professional. now, you're not just saying that? andy: no. i thought it was a fine song.

clara: maybe for dinner. who for dinner? i'll make a pot roast. yes, tonight. a pot roast for who? keevy hazelton. we're going to ask him to sing our song on tv. oh, no, aunt bee. no. well, why not, andy? because the man is here just to do a little fishing. you can't ask him to come over here and listen to a song. well, you said it was a good song. well, i know... you said it was professional. put that somewhere. andy, if that song became popular it would do wonders for mayberry. u can't ask him, aunt bee. well, i wasn't planning to. oh? i think you should ask him. oh, come on! andy, don't you have any civic pride? yeah, paw, don't you have any civic pride? why don't you wash your hands? well, if andy won't, clara why don't you and i go over and ask him? fine, bee. i'll ask him. of course, now, you have to realize there's a good possibility

mm? fine. thanks. hi. hey, andy. is, uh... keevy hazelton around? no. he went fishing. he'll be popping in here any minute, though. you going to take his picture, goober? yeah. in color. you want me to have one made up for you, andy? no, thanks, goob. girl: there he is! he's coming! i can't look! oh, this is just too much! i think i'm going to faint! he's so much taller in person than he is on tv! you want to move back, girls? ( squealing ) hey, remember me? goober. oh, yeah. . hey, can i take another one? oh, sure. okay. oh, he's just beautiful. can i have your autograph? yeah. what's your name, honey? doris. okay, doris. gertrude. there you are, gertie. karen.

with! i'll never use it again! say, my manager's coming down tomorrow. have you got an extra room for him? oh, yes, sir. and right next to yours, too. hey, leroy, would you snap one? oh, sure thing. would you put your arm around my shoulder like we was buddies? cheese. thanks. well, i'll see you, andy. keev. ( clearing throat ) hi. oh, hi. um... i'm andy taylor. oh... i didn't... i didn't come for that. oh? um... um... well, um... what it is

clara edwards-- they were wondering if you might like to come over to our house and eat supper tonight. but if you can't make it, now, they'll understand. well, as a matter of fact i've been up since 5:00. thanks anyway. yeah, that fishing can take it out of you. i'll explain it to them. hi, paw. hello, mr. hazelton. did you ask him? yeah, yeah, and he can't make it, ope. gee whiz, my aunt bee and miss edwards really want you to come. well, that's mighty nice of them. maybe some other time. that's right. they were going to have pot roast for you and there's no place else really good to eat in town. ope... they'll be real disappointed if you don't come. they think you're a great singer. they're crazy about that song "texarkana in the morning." they love it. they do, huh? yeah. and the special at the diner tonight is chicken croquettes and they're terrible, aren't they, paw? oh, they're not too bad. you're having pot roast, huh?

please, mr. hazelton? okay, what time you want me? we always eat at 6:00. we'll pick him up, paw? yeah. i'll be ready. oh, i just love that song. i could hardly wait to hear it played. it sold a million copies. a million? think of that. it sure is. i suppose since you're on tv so much you're always looking for new songs. hazelton: there's no problem there. i get swamped with new songs. do non-professionals ever submit songs? all the time. my aunt bee's got a... well, i hope you folks don't mind if i eat and run but i'm really kind of bushed. oh, no. it was a pleasure. i feel very guilty

oh, i really enjoyed myself. it was a great dinner. i don't feel we've entertained you properly. it was lovely. clara, why don't we sing a song for mr. hazelton? now, that's the least we can do. why, of course. no, no. now, that's not necessary. no, no, we insist. well, aunt bee if mr. hazelton wants to go... we have to be polite. now you just come right over here and you sit right down there. it's a great song. it's about our town. and it's called "my hometown." clara and i wrote it for the flag day celebration. fine. i need your copy, bee. oh, i think it's in the bench. there we are. want a cushion, clara? oh, no, no, it's just fine. ( plays note ) is this your key? ? ooh ? a little lower, please. ( plays note ) clara: okay? fine. ? my hometown ? ? is the greatest place i know ?

? are gentle and kind ? ? and the living easy and slow ? ? my hometown ? ? is the only place to be ? ? here the worries are small ? ? and the kids grow tall ? ? and strong and healthy and free ? ? my own town ? ? mayberry ? ? mayberry. ?

the song didn't have a chance, andy. ( andy sighs ) maybe he didn't like it.

well, going to sleep while you were singing it doesn't exactly mean he was thrilled over it. he went to sleep because he was tired and that was obvious. well, it's just one of those things we're gonna have to forget, that's all. he hasn't left town yet. you're not thinking of having him over here again? of course not, andy. i'm not that forward. no, i suppose not. we're going over to see him. what?! ( doorbell ringing ) that must be clara. aunt bee! now, you... aunt bee, you... hi, clara! all ready, bee? in a minute. hi, ferdie. hi. andy, you know my nephew the accordion player? are you taking ferdie? yes. we thought it best to take our own accompaniment. now, look... shall we go, bee? we won't be long, andy. has ferdie practiced the song? oh, yes! now, remember, ferdie, on the last eight bars, you play real loud

okay. shall we? we won't be long, andy. bye. see ya. i'll see you, ferdie. let's see, now... oh, yeah. the studio in raleigh is okay. i checked it on the way down. how's the mail? all right, i guess. you know, same as usual. ( knock at door ) i'll get it. we'd like to see mr. hazelton. are you auditioning a trio? hi. oh, hi. this is my nephew ferdie. hi, there. my manager, bill stone. hi. well, we came to talk about our song. we don't feel you heard it to its best advantage last night. oh, i heard it, all right. oh, no, you had your eyes closed. well, a lot of times i listen with my eyes closed but i thought it was fine... real fine. you did? well, maybe you'd like to sing it on your tv show. uh, on my show? we'll be very glad to sing it for you again.

hi. that's mighty nice of you, but... what is this anyway? well, it's a song about this town-- mayberry. we wrote it. we feel that this song captures the real spirit of a small town-- mayberry in particular. well, you're right about that. and we think you can make a hit of it-- another texarkana. it'd be wonderful for mayberry. it'd be good for both of us. well, you see, i can only do a certain number of songs... hey, keevy, can i see you in the other room a minute? yeah, sure. i think this could be something. what are you talking about? look, i've heard worse. but with our own arrangement, who knows? besides, that's not the important thing. here's a song written by two small-town gals. so, we introduce the song and we introduce the two gals in the show-- maybe even interview 'em. this could be just the lift we're looking for. oh, come on, now.

he's getting fed up with that same bit. this could be fresh. gee, i don't know. let me handle it, will you? leave it to me. he liked it that much, huh? yes. he and his manager, mr. stone, went into a room and when they came out, he was crazy about it. andy, you can drive us to raleigh, can't you? well, yeah, i-i suppose so. you sit down here. i have to go in the booth. i'll see you later. okay. thank you. oh, my. i can't wait to hear him sing. yes. this might be the turning point for mayberry. don't you think so, andy? maybe. i-i-i suppose it could. well, i can't think of any other way to tell people about our town-- its quiet and its peace.

it's a way of life. all right, let's run through the mayberry number. keevy, start right here. okay. hi. hi. hi. ( up-tempo pop intro ) ? my hometown ? ? is the greatest place i know ? ? where the neighbors i find ? ? are gentle and kind ? ? and the living easy and slow ? ? low and slow ? ? whoa! ? ? my hometown ? ? is the only place to be ? ? here the worries are small ? ? and the kids... ? what are they doing to our song?! it's... it's plagiarism. now-now, take it easy. take it easy. ? mayberry, mayberry ?

( drum roll ) ? my hometown ? ? is the greatest place i know ? ? where the neighbors i find ? ? are gentle and kind ? ? and the living easy and slow ? ? low and slow ? ? whoa! ? ? my hometown ? ? is the only place to be ? ? here the worries are small ? ? and the kids grow tall ? ? and strong and healthy and free ? ? it's my hometown ? ? my hometown ? ? mayberry, mayberry. ? johnny, how's that for sound? well, how'd you like it? you can't do our song that way. what? aunt bee, aunt bee... it wasn't meant to be done like that. we want people to know what a peaceful town mayberry is. well, we just stirred it up a little.

d you can't do it. ms. taylor, we go on the air in less than an hour. bee: we'll sue. it's not that serious. if you poured your heart and soul into a song you would know how we feel. stone: ladies, you got to be reasonable about it. we are being reasonable. you can just forget the song. do another song. but it's too late, i told you. yeah. i think we've made ourselves quite clear. now, look, aunt bee... andy, please! can he sing another song? i can't clear another song. he can't clear... can he sing their song the way they wrote? i'll die, i tell ya. you'll have to die. that's what he'll have to do. he'll have to die. come on. the song is supposed to go -- ? my hometown ? both: ? is the greatest place i know ? that is how it's to go. ? where the neighbors... ? announcer: back to the keevy hazelton show, live from raleigh. and now folks, i'd like to introduce to you two of my favorite songwriters, a couple of ladies

miss bee taylor and miss clara edwards. ( applause ) that's him, all right. oh, yes. this is history. now, is this the first song you ladies have ever written? for a flag day celebration two years ago, wasn't it, bee? or was it three? three, clara. oh. i thought it was two. no. two years ago we had the poem. t what would you say inspired you ladies to write this song? well, we wanted to show people how we feel about our town. clara: we feel that this song captures the real spirit of mayberry. well, now, i'm sure it does and i hope you enjoy it. thank you, ladies. ( applause ) well. hazelton: and now, for the first time on the air, "my hometown."

? ooh ? ? is the greatest place i know ? ? where the neighbors i find ? ? are gentle and kind ? ? and the livin' easy and slow ? ? ooh ? ? ooh ? ? is the only place to be ? ? ooh ? ? here the wo? ? and the kids grow tall ?

? it's my hometown ? ? mayberry. ? ( applause ) good night, folks. oh, it was just glorious! enchanting! i got to say it sounded fine to me. i liked it even better this way. well, it turned out better than i thought it would. it's a miracle. they're crazy about it. that switchboard's lighting up like a christmas tree. people are calling in from all over. they loved it. oh! you're kidding. what do you know. and they love the new keevy hazelton. well! well, i'll be doggone. well, now, there's sure no doubt in my mind as to who i'm grateful to. oh...