Mayberry R.F.D. S01E22 - An Efficient Service Station

Ken Marshall (Woodrow Parfrey), a district sales manager with the ACME Refining Company, is looking for Goober. Ken doesn't like the way Goober runs his station. Profits haven't increased and Goober's appearance doesn't fit with ACME's image. Ken wants Goober to read a book he gives him entitled "The Hard Sale Made Easy". If things don't improve, ACME will take away Goober's franchise. Later, Emmett comes by the station and makes fun of Goober's white uniform and cap. Emmett is just there for a visit and gets annoyed when Goober starts checking things on his car. Goober tells Sam that he's not enjoying his work anymore with all the new rules. Goober says he might just quit. Howard tells Sam and Emmett that Goober shut down the station. Howard is worried that without a gas station the town will slowly fall apart. Goober takes a job as a door to door shoe salesman. Goober later tells Sam he might take on some other jobs. Sam can sense that Goober isn't doing well with this new job. While getting air at the gas station, Sam runs into G.B. Smith (Don Beddoe). Smith asks Sam why the station shut down and Sam tells him what happened. Turns out Smith is the president of ACME and he wants Goober to run the station the way he used to. Buddy Lester as Phil Atkerson. Elizabeth Harrower as Mrs. Brandt.