Acknowledgments -- Introduction. To the Fishing Hole -- Part One. The Place -- 1. A World unto Itself -- 2. Against Change -- 3. Stopping the Story -- 4. Great Pages in History -- 5. From R.F.D. to R.I.P. -- 6. The Road to Mayberry -- Part Two. The People -- 1. Sheriff without a Gun (Andy) -- 2. Imagination (Mr. McBeevee) -- 3. Life Imitates Fife (Barney) -- 4. A Face in the Crowd (Mr. Schwump) -- 5. Growing Up, Growing Old (Opie and Floyd) -- 6. Old Geezers (Judd and Asa) -- 7. Mayberry Maidens (Aunt Bee, Helen Crump, and Thelma Lou) -- 8. Beasts of the Southern Wild (Ernest T. Bass and the Darlings) -- 9. Otis Regrets (Otis Campbell) -- 10. Love in the Country (Gomer, Goober, and Howard) -- 11. Trashy Women (Daphne and Skippy) -- Conclusion. Old Sam -- Epilogue. A Cuban in Mayberry -- Appendix. List of Episodes -- Notes -- Index.