Mayberry guitarist Jim Lindsey (James Best), a success as a solo artist, returns to a hero's welcome. However, Andy suspects trouble.

Ricky asks for a raise, but his boss (Gale Gordon) turns him down, prompting Lucy to prove just how popular a performer he is. Her scheme involves making a lot of bogus reservations at the club on the night that somebody else is playing, then show up in various guises (including Fred in drag) feigning indignation that Ricky's not performing and leave in a huff.

After drawing Alma's name for a school picnic, Wally finds himself meeting her parents and her mother takes an immediate liking to Wally, setting him and Alma up on numerous dates, but then turns around and accuses Wally of monopolizing Alma's time.

Beaver asks his parents if he could ride his new bike to school instead of the bus, and after some hesitating they finally agree to it. However, on the first day, a naive Beaver gets his bike stolen.

Drysdale's nephew, Lance Bradford, comes to Beverly Hills to start his job at the bank as vice president. But with all the celebration for Mrs. Drysdale's hero, Jethro thinks it is in his honor since he saved her dog from getting his hair cut. When Lance gives his hero speech, Jethro pulls up and accidentally hits his car, knocking him unconscious.

Lance Bradford has started working as vice president at the Commerce Bank, though he really isn’t doing anything helpful. Everyone at the bank, except Drysdale, is excited to get Jet Stream working at the bank. Jethro sees how the girls at the bank react to Lance’s Air Force uniform, so he goes out to get a four-star general uniform. When Lance visits, needing a new account, Jethro tells him he’ll put his whole allowance in the bank if he sets him up with the girls.

The castaways make a silent movie in the hopes that it will lead to their rescue.

Gilligan and the Skipper hear a radio broadcast telling of the collapse of the Howell financial empire.

Mama finally gets the house to herself when everyone goes away for the weekend. But the peace and quiet is far from the paradise she expects.

Mama accidentally leaves home without her identification, ending up arrested during a rally by the homeless.