The Andy Griffith Show

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 — […]

It was a rural revolution. The 1960s were filled with TV comedies populated by simple country folk. The trend started in the late 1950s. The Real […]

A goat — and Mayberry town drunk Otis — get loaded in different ways on The Andy Griffith Show, Ball joins Burnett on Carol’s classic variety […]