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When Susan Oliver's character is brought to jail by the state police, Barney and Andy begin to drool over her. She is obviously used to the attention and bides her time, waiting for an escape opportunity. I guess by modern standards this would be quite offensive to women. These two guys are easy marks and shouldn't be. Barney, of course, is in a class by himself, but Andy should know better. Anyway, she was a beautiful woman (who died tragically) and it's easy to see how distracting she could be.

One of many excellent stories from Mayberry, this one presents a young and beautiful Susan Oliver as a prisoner. Warm and well-plotted and we get to see some of Don Knotts' amazingly hilarious body-language as he gussies himself up to impress the prisoner. Also a short, side-splitting moment with Otis as he tries to get into his cell makes this episode a fun and warm and memorable one!! Susan Oliver naturally makes a play for Andy, who seems quite smitten with her (who wouldn't be?), but in the end, it's good old Barney Fife that falls for her and unlocks her cell to fix a radio inside. Andy shows up just as Susan is exiting the jail in an attempted jail-break.

I thought this was a very touching plot and very poignant. Everything is told through subtle gestures and facial expressions Examples: When Andy peers over the newspaper to take a peek at her and the one tender moment between Andy and the woman. Andy quickly recovers himself before it is too late. I think the music is romantic and perfect for setting the mood.

The only thing that bothered me about this episode was that Barney seems to have forgotten all about Thelma Lou!

Andy Griffith was a phenomenal actor with a Midas touch! Susan Oliver is lovely--and was a great actress, too. Thumbs up for this episode!

This one of my favorite episodes I think Andy Griffith was so handsome and in this episode he is clearly attracted to "The Prisoner" played by the gorgeous Susan Oliver. It's not what you usually see with Andy this shows a passionate chemistry! He really struggles with his feelings and leaves but returns to catch her trying to escape. I still can't help but wonder what would of happened if Barney never came back.

Susan Oliver is fantastic. This is another episode that makes TAGS unique, not only does TAGS show comedy at its best but the real life experiences.

This is one of my top ten AGS episodes. Susan Oliver is fantastic as the sultry nameless, overnight prisoner, who brings out Andy's vulnerability. At times it's hard to tell if Susan is being sincere or just a con artist. I suspect it is a bit of both. She appears to be somewhat taken aback by Andy's kind, unselfish nature. In this broad departure from the rest of the series, the sexual tension between Andy and Susan is thick enough to cut with a knife. It also has its hilarious moments too, with Barney falling all over himself to impress Susan. Highly recommended viewing!

A very special TAGS episode. There have been many beautiful women on TAGS. None more beautiful than Susan Oliver. Brilliant casting of her. Then, an unforgettable performance as the prisoner.

We get to see sides of Barney & Andy rarely seen. Each with a "take care of #1" animalistic side only this episode shows. I wondered how could Andy explain coming back to Barney, who did the same thing. Both guys lost their heads, and are lucky the prisoner didn't get a gun with their head in the clouds state. Probably the weakest we'll see Andy in the series.

One of the best Otis scenes.of the series. Fast paced, hectic, and funny. Most other Otis scenes are slower, because he's so drunk, or hungover.

Very racy for a 60s sitcom. But, all done in good taste. The fact a matron was never called for a female prisoner is very creepy.

An outstanding, revealing epilogue. Both guys realize how foolish they were, and lucky she didn't escape, or get her hands on a weapon.

Andy and Barney were understandably smitten by the lovely Susan Oliver, who wouldn't be? The only thing that bothered me was how they could forget about Helen and Thelma Lou. Come on, fellas! Still, it's another great episode when TAGS was it it's prime. Mighty good!

This episode is not a typical TAGS outing, and it is pretty obvious the producers were experimenting, to see if the show might work with more adult content. A blonde sexpot (Susan Oliver) is lodged in the Mayberry jail overnight, and both Andy and Barney drool over her.

First, would decent men (to say nothing of law officers) instantly feel this way toward an arrested criminal? Second, Andy and Barney are clearly turned on sexually by her while the camera fawns over her anatomy. No one wanted to see the beloved Andy and Barney like this.

One of the weakest episodes of the show; the experiment was unsuccessful, and TAGS returned to its regular formula after that.