I know hunting & fishing were popular in this setting. But, giving a kid a slingshot to use unsupervised was totally irresponsible by Andy. Then, Andy's cruel punishment of opening the window to torture Opie for his wrong deed was way too far. That whole part taints the episode. Some fine acting by Ronny Howard. Numerous funny Don Knotts scenes. Being a slingshot expert, bird talk, then fish talking in a good epilogue. Episode was a bit uneven without a laugh track. Not an episode I'd be searching out to view.