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Locked up in the Mayberry jail, a pair of fugitive thieves warn Andy and Barney that their accomplices will soon show up to break them out. Thus it is that Barney arrests the first two strangers in town-who turn out to be police detectives from Raleigh. In the course of events, Barney and temporary deputy Gomer manage to allow the real crooks to escape no fewer than three times! Former "Dead End Kid" Billy Halop appears as Tiny. Written by Harvey Bullock, "The Big House" originally aired on May 6, 1963, as the final episode of The Andy Griffith Show's third season.