Mayberry R.F.D.: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Mayberry R.F.D. Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Goober's New Gas Station
Sep 28, 1970 · 25 min
Goober finally opens his new gas station in Mayberry! Everything goes fine and dandy until Howard discovers some old reltics under the gas station- DINOSAUR BONES! He is eager to r
The New Housekeeper
Oct 5, 1970 · 25 min
Sam gets a new housekeeper, a former Army officer
Millie the Best-Dressed Woman
Oct 26, 1970 · 25 min
Great news comes from the Mt.Pilot Press....Millie is declared the best dressed woman in ALL of the area! Everyone is very happy about this. Soon, the woman start copying Millie's
Goober the Housekeeper
Nov 9, 1970 · 25 min
Goober housesits at a rich man's house, and falls in love with a rich girl, only to find out the only reason the girl's mother likes him is because she thinks he's rich.
Millie's Dream
Nov 16, 1970 · 25 min
Howard is made very jumpy at Sam and his camping trip, due to Millie having bad dreams about the trip.
Community Spirit
Nov 23, 1970 · 25 min
Goober, Howard, and Emmett paint Sam's house against his wishes.
The Harp
Nov 30, 1970 · 25 min
Alice buys a harp, and gets lessons. Her teacher makes her very nervous and she almost gives up on the instrument.
The Bicycle Club
Dec 7, 1970 · 25 min
The men make a bicycle club without telling Emmett. When Emmett finds out about it from Millie, he's determined to show them that he can still shine at his age.
Mike's Project
Dec 14, 1970 · 25 min
Sam's help on Mike's Project goes overboard when he gets into a dispuit with another boy's father.
Howard the Dream Spinner
Dec 28, 1970 · 25 min
Howard becomes to hose of a local literary program and becomes attached to an anonymous girl named Melissa whom Goober and Emmett created
Millie's Egg Farm
Jan 11, 1971 · 25 min
Millie opens up and Egg Farm and finds it very hard work.
The Kid from Hong Kong
Jan 18, 1971 · 25 min
Mike becomes the foster father of a little girl in Hong Kong
The Moon Rocks
Jan 25, 1971 · 25 min
Sam gets his friend at NASA to bring the moon rock to Mayberry so Howard can have a private showing.
The World Traveler
Feb 8, 1971 · 25 min
Emmett designs a cheap European tour for his wife.
Goober the Elder
Feb 15, 1971 · 25 min
Goober is elected a church elder, only to be caught in a scandal in which he used the church money for gambling.
Alice and the Professor
Feb 22, 1971 · 25 min
Alice's harp teacher asks her to marry him.
The City Planner
Mar 22, 1971 · 25 min
When the representative of the company City Planners turns out to be an attractive woman, everyone worries about Sam spending so much time with her.
Emmett's Invention
Mar 29, 1971 · 25 min
A large company wants to buy the rights to Emmett's old invention