Episode Info
Episode number: 2x26 Production Number: 058 Airdate: Monday April 02nd, 1962
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Recap
Fred Goss, owner of a dry cleaning business invites Aunt Bee to a dance. Bee is not the least bit interested but when Clara Johnson suggests that Andy will never marry until Bee marries first, Bee unenthusiastically gives Goss some consideration. When Andy learns from Otis that Goss is romantically interested in Bee, he believes Bee is interested as well and encourages her to get to know Goss better. Bee and Goss have a few dates. Within days, Andy thinks Bee and Goss will marry and Bee leads him along - believing she is doing the right thing regarding Andy's chances for marriage. In a discussion one evening with Bee on the porch, Andy learns that Bee doesn't love Goss. Andy makes it clear that no one in the family marries unless they are in love. Aunt Bee is relieved that she's released from marrying Goss...
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Episode Notes
The Taylor bathroom is seen in this episode. The sink, hamper, towel rack, and mirror are visible as Opie brushes his teeth.
Episode Quotes
Clara Johnson: "Many a truth is said in jest."
Clara quotes a proverbial saying. Source unknown.
Cultural References
Andy: Oh! There's Romeo now!
Romeo is a character from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. His name is a synonym for a love smitten swain.
Fred Goss: You know Wayne Deveraux? Well, I found a picture in his pocket and it wasn't of Mrs. Deveraux. It was of Myrna Loy.
Myrna Loy was a beautiful actress best known for her roles in the screwball comedies of the forties and her performances as Nora Charles in "The Thin Man" films.