The Andy Griffith Show

There are television towns we remember, and then there is Mayberry — a place so vivid that generations of viewers have spoken about it as […]

For millions of viewers, Barney Fife was the reason The Andy Griffith Show felt alive. The moment he walked into a scene — shoulders stiff, […]

It may seem that legendary actor Andy Griffith was a self-made star, coming on the television scene with The Andy Griffith Show in 1960 and remaining a beloved national […]

NEED TO KNOW Margaret Kerry opened up about her time on The Andy Griffith Show The 96-year-old actress explained how stars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts […]

Their friendship may have begun professionally in the 1955 Broadway production of No Time for Sergeants, but it endured and deepened through the decades up until […]

Actor Don Knotts began his brief recurring role on the courtroom drama Matlock in 1988 alongside his old friend Andy Griffith. Considering that one of his previous roles before Matlock was as […]

For five pivotal years, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts partnered on The Andy Griffith Show to become one of the greatest television comedy teams. Their on-screen chemistry mirrored their […]

NEED TO KNOW The Andy Griffith Show premiered 65 years ago on Oct. 3, 1960 Back in 1986, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Ron Howard and the […]

For eight seasons, Mayberry, North Carolina, sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) had several love interests on “The Andy Griffith Show.” The widowed sheriff dated local beauties Ellie Walker, Helen […]

Although there are a handful of dissenters out there, most people readily acknowledge that Andy Griffith was a pretty easy-going guy. While playing Sheriff Andy Taylor on The […]

Did you ever wonder what the stars of The Andy Griffith Show were really like off-camera? It turns out, the folks from Mayberry had just as many […]

Television in the 1960s embraced outlandish concepts, from stranded castaways (Gilligan’s Island) to suburban witches (Bewitched) and neighborhood monsters (The Munsters). Yet amidst all the […]

For sitcoms filming in the early 1960s, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated proved to be an unforgettable day on set. Carl Reiner gathered the […]

Although there are a handful of dissenters out there, most people readily acknowledge that Andy Griffith was a pretty easy-going guy. While playing Sheriff Andy Taylor on The […]

Dixie Griffith remembers spending vacation time on the Outer Banks with her dad, Andy. She didn’t look at him as being famous. He was her […]

Try telling viewers of a certain age about the immense popularity of “The Andy Griffith Show” back in the day and you’re likely to be met […]

Beloved sitcomThe Andy Griffith Show ran from 1960 to 1968, giving viewers eight seasons to fall in love with Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor, a very young Ron Howard as his son […]

North Carolina may soon have an official state television show, and there is a connection to Stanly County. N.C. House Bill 557, which was passed […]

What do entertainers as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Rod Serling have in common? Each one adored The Andy Griffith Show. Serling, the brain behind The Twilight Zone, another enduring […]

Sometimes they know best. Other times, you wonder how they could be so clueless. Whether comforter or bumbler, curmudgeon or confidant, where would we — […]