As a sort of publicity stunt, the town decides to pull over the first car that drives through Mayberry and make its occupant the town's guest of honor. That lucky driver? A recently released convict.

When she learns that there is an opening in one of Ricky's acts for a ballet dancer,as well as a burlesque comedienne, Lucy decides to take a ballet class, which leads to some pretty disastrous results. Fed up, Lucy then hires a teacher to learn the art of burlesque comedy. It is then that Lucy learns that Ricky still has one spot available in his act. Falsely assuming that it is the burlesque comedienne, not the ballet dancer, Lucy goes to the club and mayhem ensues.

A communication gap ensues when Wally wants to spend the night at Lumpy's and Beaver wants to have Gilbert spend the night. Beaver asks June and she tells him he can sometime when Wally spends the night somewhere and Wally asks Ward, who tells him he can sometime when Beaver has someone spend the night.

Beaver agrees to help Richard cart his family's clothes down to the laundromat; however, half way there they discover that Richard has lost the three dollars his mother gave him. This leads him to ask Beaver if he could use the Cleaver washer. They soon find themselves in another jam when the washing machine overflows after Beaver put in too much soap and starch.

Ice show stars Jack Ward and Helene Robinson are kidnapped six days before opening night and suspicion falls on Billy, a mentally ill handyman with a crush on Helene. The Angels suspect there's more to this case, especially after two foreign skaters; Olga

"A bank robber's death unleashes a search for the five million dollars he stole from his accomplices."

"A girl-crazy sailor wishes to find out for himself if an island of beautiful women really exists and explores his dream on Fantasy Island."