A good first two thirds of the episode are observing, and discussing how quiet farmer Sam Becker (William Schallert) is when he comes to town. Barney (Don Knotts) is funny in his surveillance, and conclusions he jumps to about Sam Becker. Barney literally has no idea what a man does is his own business if he's not breaking the law. Barney going to strong panic mode when Andy goes to Sam's starts off the funny remaining third. The nervous expecting father bit was done best in classic sitcoms by Dick Van Dyke. The doctor out of town with no stand-in is silly with many neighboring communities. But, necessary for the script to work well. Barney delivers the funniest lines talking to Sam on the couch, "I was across the big pond, myself... The other part of the world, you might say... I was second in command of this outfit...This corporal and me, we was in charge of over 3,000 books In the PX library on Staten Island... I'd rather not talk about it." One of the series' best epilogues showing the community camaraderie with some terrific music also.
Review of Quiet Sam
