Andy, trying to lift Barney's spirits, stages a minor robbery and tries to match his deputy with a shy seamstress.

Mario, the Ricardos and Mertzes' gondolier in Venice, comes to New York to surprise his brother, Dominic, but turns up at the Ricardos' apartment when he can't find him. Lucy is sure Dominic is in San Francisco and sets out to help Mario raise the bus fare. Her earnest efforts pay off in a surprising way.

Miss Landers assigns Beaver's class to write a short essay about the most interesting character they know. While Judy writes about her dad, Beaver debates over whom he should write about. Beaver finally decides to write about Ward, but Beaver isn't sure if Ward is interesting enough.

Wally becomes the chairman of the blind date committee for an upcoming dance. However, Wally quickly wants to resign from the position when he can't find anyone to go with the new girl, Jill Bartlett.

After Matthew Templeton says he’d be proud to marry Elly, the Clampetts begin to plan and rehearse Elly's wedding. Meanwhile, Drysdale tries to stop this wedding from happening, or at least from losing his largest account. He goes to Silver Dollar City and decides to buy the Bank of Bugtussle so he can still handle his favorite account.

Granny and Elly are preparing for the wedding, but a big blow comes when Matthew mentions that he has a wife, and Granny learns he is really a preacher, saying he’d marry Elly because he marries people every day. Meanwhile, con man Shifty Shafer, a.k.a. Honest John, comes to Silver Dollar City and, after hearing how much money they have, he persuades the hillbillies to go to New York with him.

The exiled president of a revolution-torn country visits the island.

A NASA satellite with a TV camera, accidentally lands on the island instead of the intended target: Mars.

When Mama is one of only two people at cousin Ludie's funeral, she decides to spend funds meant for a family vacation and bowling competition to ensure a suitable funeral for herself.

When Mama claims to have a date for Valentine's Day, Iola hires an escort—and it's painfully obvious that he's an escort.