The Loaded Goat

Barney talks too much and causes a rift with Thelma Lou and Andy and then Thelma Lou and Helen and then Andy and Helen while Aaron and Chris come up with plots for "The Monster From Out of Town".

An escaped convict is on the loose and Barney tries to enlist the aid of a hound dog that's pretty uncooperative. Come on Blue!

An old beau of Aunt Bee’s comes to visit and makes us wonder what she ever saw in him and Aaron discusses how to keep in good standing at a job.

Ernest T. Bass has to go back to school and Aaron and Chris break down everything from it's parallels to "Billy Madison" and Ray Stevens.

Aunt Nora and Uncle Ollie visit the Taylors and Aaron and Chris discuss why they may be the most annoying TAGS characters of all time.

Barney is faced with new size requirements for deputies and literally has to grow into the role and Aaron and Chris discuss ways to get rid of hiccups.

We kick off season five with an episode where Aaron and Chris ponder how Opie has gotten this far without knowing that Andy and Helen are dating.

As we take a break between season four and season five, we revisit the movie that launched Don Knotts' film career.

Gomer Pyle joins the marines as we close season 4 and kick off the series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." Aaron and Chris also ranked the greatest television spinoffs of all time.

Andy, Barney, and Gomer take boys camping, but Andy has to spend the majority of his time taking care of Barney and Gomer.

Barney tells Gomer he has Thelma Lou in his hip pocket and that does not go over well. Meanwhile, Chris shows off his singing voice.

Barney sees Helen and Andy kiss in the jewelry store, while Aaron and Chris discuss real-life Johnny Pauls.

Malcolm Merriweather returns and Andy sees an opportunity to give Aunt Bee a well-deserved break, but she doesn't want one. Meanwhile, Chris decides to give Aaron a break in leading the podcast with similar results.

The Fun Girls, Daphne and Skippy, make a return to Mayberry and Chris reveals how much he hates them.

Barney and Gomer try their hand at being con artists and the joke ends up being on them, while Aaron reads hate mail about "Bargain Day".

Charlene uses a bit of mountain folklore to divorce Dud and marry Andy as Aaron and Chris break down one of the few TAGS episodes where Barney is truly the hero.

Aunt Bee buys a side of beef, but the freezer is not up to the task in what is Aaron's least favorite episode of the black and white era.

With Barney away, Gomer tries to pay Andy back for "saving his life", while Aaron and Chris break down Andy's high-stakes plan for trying to stop him. And Floyd's back!

Andy tries to take a vacation, but Barney and Gomer make it impossible. Aaron and Chris then explain why all of this is Andy's fault.

Someone is robbing Weaver's Department Store and Barney goes undercover as a mannequin to catch the thief.

Aaron and Chris break down the episode where TAGS fans first learned that Jim Nabors, aka Gomer Pyle, had an amazing singing voice.

Otis gets his own sets of wheels and Barney goes to great lengths to save Mayberry from what may be its first drunk driver.

Andy and Barney have to house a prisoner overnight in what is a unique departure from the series.

Andy and Barney attempt to turn Ernest T. Bass into a sophisticated gentleman in a takeoff on "My Fair Lady".

"Andy and Don" author Daniel de Visé joins us to break down the most visually funny TAGS episode of all time.