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Buddy Ebsen guest-stars as Dave Browne, a charming hobo who wanders into Mayberry with a glib tongue and a larcenous heart. Sheriff Andy worries that his son Opie might be falling under the indigent Dave's spell-especially after Opie begins playing hooky from school. Confronting Dave, Andy manages to convince the vagabond to do the wrong thing at the right time so that Opie will be set back on the proper path in life. First telecast on November 13, 1961, "Opie's Hobo Friend" was written by Harvey Bullock.