The Cow Thief
- Episode aired Oct 29, 1962
- 26m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
392
YOUR RATING
The mayor calls in an investigator from the state capital to help solve a string of cow thefts.The mayor calls in an investigator from the state capital to help solve a string of cow thefts.The mayor calls in an investigator from the state capital to help solve a string of cow thefts.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe thief putting shoes on the cow is based on a real-life incident that occurred in Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, NC.
- GoofsWhen Andy goes to confront Luke while he's looking at the items for sale, Luke is holding the frying pan right side up and Andy tells him not to take the sign "serve yourself" too seriously. In the next shot, after Andy walks away, the pan is upside down.
- Quotes
William Upchurch: Sheriff tells me you decided not to make a moulage.
Barney Fife: [obviously unfamiliar with the word] A moulage? Y-y... Yeah, that's right. We decided not to make a moulage. Oh, we told a few people, but we decided it didn't make sense upsettin' folks runnin' around blabbin', makin' a big moulage out of it.
Andy Taylor: Uh, Barney? He means a plaster cast of the prints.
Barney Fife: Th - *That* kind of moulage!
Featured review
A Fine Half Hour Even for the Andy Show
The details of this episode show the quality of the writers at their best. All the elements are there--suspense, mistrust, anger, pride (Barney of course) humor (Barney again) and above all, Andy's ability to figure it out over the qualified and well-intentioned assigned investigator from the capitol. Barney's flighty personality is perfectly shown when his "nemesis" (the outside investigator called in by the new overly zealous mayor) compliments Barney on his safety slogan, and suddenly he's all in for the outsider.
This is really Andy's moment, as his old school common sense but exceptional mental skills put him on top once again. Although there is no Aunt Bee nor Opie, this episode will live forever in its presentation of mystery, drama and plenty of laughs. Melange, anyone?
This is really Andy's moment, as his old school common sense but exceptional mental skills put him on top once again. Although there is no Aunt Bee nor Opie, this episode will live forever in its presentation of mystery, drama and plenty of laughs. Melange, anyone?
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Details
- Runtime26 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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