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After Clara gives Aunt Bee the idea that her presence is preventing Andy and Helen from getting married, Aunt Bee names a married man as her imaginary beau.

Opie goes off to spend the night with a friend, leaving Andy and Aunt Bee to fend for themselves. Andy and Helen decide to spend the evening with Bee so she won't be alone. Later, Clara convinces Bee that she is now the "third wheel" and could keep romance from blossoming between Andy and Helen. The next night, Andy again invites Aunt Bee to join him and Helen, but she declines, saying she has a date. Andy's surprise leads to questions and she makes up that Mr. Hendricks, the "Butter and Egg" man is her beau. All is happy and well until Barney discovers (through Mr. Hendricks' son) that Mr. Hendricks is married. Andy confronts the egg man and discovers the truth. Aunt Bee is then forced to admit the real reason for her invention. Andy assures her that everything is fine, and that he, she and Opie are a family, and if Helen some day joins that family, Aunt Bee will certainly not be in the way.—edited by Rob

With Opie away for an overnight sleepover at a friend's house, Andy and Helen invite Aunt Bee to join them on their evening out. She's tired and declines so the two of them decide to stay home and keep her company. When she mentions it to her friend Clara the next day, Clara wonders if the reason Andy and Helen haven't married yet is because Bee is around. The next day when Andy suggests they spend the evening together again, Aunt Bee makes up a story and blurts out that she can't because she has a date with Mr. Hendricks, the butter and egg man from Mount Pilot. Andy is happy for her but when Barney happens to see the Hendricks' truck at Goober's garage, the young man tells him that Mr. Hendricks is his father and that he's out with his mother that day. Andy is obviously concerned that Aunt Bee is mixed up with a married man and decides to pay him a visit.—garykmcd