Newcomer Warren comes to town and appoints himself deputy. Then he goes on to arrest some nice old ladies playing penny-ante cards--much to Andy's consternation.
This episode was clearly written as if Barney Fife was still on the show, as the sort of things Warren (Jack Burns) did were right out of the Barney Fife handbook. Well, that is...all but one. Regardless of how overzealous Barney was, there was a certain vulnerability and likability of him as a character. So, even if he was annoying, you wanted him to do well because you cared. However, Jack Burns' character was god-awful. I am not sure if it was his fault--perhaps his shtick was something the writers thought was a good idea at the time. Regardless, he came off as obnoxious, annoying and horrid---and you really wanted him to just shut up and go away...forever! Unfortunately, this was the first of several where they tried out Warren as Andy's new deputy and the results never were satisfactory in the least.