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Synopsis: When a thief manages to steal two cows and Andy ( Andy Griffith ) has no leads, an impatient Mayor Stoner ( Parley Baer ) decides to bring in an investigator from the state capital. The investigator ( Ralph Bell ) is convinced there is a team of thieves stealing the cows. However, Andy forms his own theory and devises a plan to catch the lone thief. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/the-andy-griffith-show-episode-review-the-cow-thief-1962/

Synopsis: To add something different to the annual Founder's Day celebration, Mayberry decides to hold a beauty contest with Andy ( Andy Griffith ) as the judge. He immediately regrets accepting the position as everyone in town begins pestering him to select their daughter, niece, etc. and, on top of it, a misunderstanding about his new job leads to a fight with his girlfriend, Ellie ( Elinor Donahue ). Review: I was running a little bit behind today at lunch but had enough time to watch a short TV episode while eating. Since it had been a while since I've watched this show and it happened to be on Netflix (no commercials), I decided to put it on. This ended up being the episode I watched. On the surface, there are quite a few things that should have made me not enjoy this episode. For one, the ending (and the woman he ends up choosing) wound up being a little predictable. Not to mention the whole beauty pageant thing is becoming a little dated. Not to mention, Andy ha...

I just heard the sad news a few minutes ago, Jim Nabors passed away last night at 87. He was always one of my favorite actors on The Andy Griffith Show (the show just wasn't the same after he left) and, every time I heard him sing, I was simply amazed by his voice. In fact, his passing is particularly sad since his Christmas songs were among my favorites.