Howard is looking for someone to take care of his mynah (myna) bird Macbeth while he is away in Raleigh for a couple of days at an ornithology symposium (Goober: "bird lecture"). He wants someone responsible to care for his delicately trained bird. An eager Mike offers, and Howard agrees. Aunt Bee and Sam quickly learn to watch what they say around the repetitive bird. Mike's friend Harold (Richard Steele) takes Macbeth out on his own initiative and it flies out of the window. When the boys can't find Macbeth they decide to get another bird from the pet shop and train him to talk. Aunt Bee overhears the boys to discover the bird isn't Macbeth. They talk Aunt Bee into not saying anything to anyone yet. At the convention, Howard is approached by a man (Bill Erwin) whose friend emcees a Mt. Pilot kids TV show that is always looking for talent like Howard and Macbeth. Macbeth flies to Goober's garage saying "hello", leaving Goober to comically search for a customer. While Aunt Bee takes Mike to pick up Macbeth from Goober, Howard comes to Sam's and unknowingly takes the other bird to be on the show. As the cameras roll, things could be comically tragic for Howard with the "Macbeth" imposter.
2 Reviews
Funny ending
vitoscotti28 November 2023
Harold's (Richard Steele) bad acting is priceless. Some cute Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) moments. Apparently this was it for her legendary character on the TAGS/MRFD franchise. Howard Sprague (Jack Dodson) forgets to tell Mike Jones (Buddy Foster) no open windows. All the adults involved dropped the ball also.
Another olive green car added to Sam's and Millie's Palm Springs one series fleet. Bill Erwin from "Seinfeld" was unrecognizable. Funniest part of the show was Howard's minah bird act tanking with the imposter bird. The stunning ringmaster's assistant was a show stopper.
Episode was a decent ending to season 2 that I rated an average of 7.5 out of 10. Up from season 1's 6.8.
Another olive green car added to Sam's and Millie's Palm Springs one series fleet. Bill Erwin from "Seinfeld" was unrecognizable. Funniest part of the show was Howard's minah bird act tanking with the imposter bird. The stunning ringmaster's assistant was a show stopper.
Episode was a decent ending to season 2 that I rated an average of 7.5 out of 10. Up from season 1's 6.8.
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