The Andy Griffith Show

Season 3, Episode 5

Episode Title: The Cow Thief

Air Date: 1962-10-29

Overview:

Two cows suddenly go missing in Mayberry and Mayor Stoner has decided to bring in a professional investigator to solve the crime. The investigator's conclusion goes along with what the rest of the town already suspects, but Andy has his own idea of what happened, an idea just crazy enough to be true.