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A man named Ernest Maxwell (Hugh Marlowe) arrives in Mayberry, claiming to be a talent scout for a major record company. Armed with a tape recorder, Maxwell begins auditioning local talent, and soon everyone in town is currying the man’s favor-everyone, that is, except Sheriff Andy Taylor. Suspecting that Maxwell is nothing more than a con artist, especially after the locals begin investing money in Maxwell’s company. But someone is in for a big surprise-and that someone is Guess Who. Written by Benedict Freeman and John Fenton Murray, “Mayberry on Record” originally aired on February 13, 1961., A music producer (Hugh Marlowe) passing through town records some local musicians and persuades them to invest in a recording, but Andy thinks the man is up to no good. Pete: George Dunn. Barney: Don Knotts. Ellie: Elinor Donahue. Floyd: Howard McNear.
