The Andy Griffith Show

Ron Howard explains how The Andy Griffith Show rewrote his key character. Howard played Opie Taylor on the hit ‘60s show, beginning the role when […]

During a chat on Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, Ron Howard fondly remembered how Andy Griffith’s comedic approach made The Andy Griffith Show stand out […]

The Andy Griffith Show was one of the most popular series on television from 1960 until 1968. That arguably had a lot to do with […]

On Christmas Day, I received a special gift from my oldest daughter, Katie. While browsing through an Edmond bookstore last December, Katie stumbled upon what […]

Griffith, who later landed the lead role in Matlock, eventually returned to Mayberry again in the 1980s for a made-for-TV reunion feature that reunited a […]

While “Mayberry R.F.D.” was the last episode that audiences saw aired on CBS, the final episode filmed of The Andy Griffith Show was the penultimate […]

Crafty seventy-something attorney Madeline “Matty” Matlock (Academy Award winner Kathy Bates) has an ulterior motive for bulldozing her way into a job at an esteemed […]

The Andy Griffith Show first aired on October 3, 1960, and ran an incredible eight years until September 1968, recording 249 episodes. Aunt Bea (Frances […]

There were so many memorable characters on The Andy Griffith Show. The citizens of the fictional small town of Mayberry, North Carolina were all incredibly […]

The season opens with a new sheriff in town appearing temporarily, leading to bizarre and strange antics. Over time, the characters get up to various […]