7 nutty things you never knew about Howard Morris of The Andy Griffith Show
Ernest T. Bass was also Mayor McCheese, Jughead Jones, Atom Ant and so much more! Ernest T. Bass first showed up in “Mountain Wedding,” at […]
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The Many Love Affairs of The Andy Griffith Show
In the Summer prior to the airing of the first episode on October 1, 1960, Look Magazine published photos as a promotion for the show. Andy Taylor (Andrew […]
Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, and Ron Howard had a little ”Andy Griffith Show” reunion at a wedding
Mayberry now, Mayberry forever! Everyone loves a good reunion, and The Andy Griffith Show was kind enough to give viewers a few different get-togethers over the years, […]
Don Knotts said that the cast of ”The Andy Griffith Show” was ”terrified” when the series hit number one in the ratings
Why the triumph had Knotts and the cast shaking in their boots. Success can be a funny and fickle thing. You spend your whole life […]
Andy Griffith was “hanging around” this female costar every other day
“They were trying to really keep it on the down low and they didn’t think anybody knew— but everybody knew.” Poor Jim Fritzell was one […]
Here’s what made The Andy Griffith Show so appealing – from the residents of Mayberry themselves
The actors who played the town’s residents became as attached to the series as the viewers. Chances are if you were a fan of The Andy […]
Andy Griffith said that ”The Andy Griffith Show” would have had a very different future if Sheriff Taylor had been the show’s comedic relief
What if Sheriff Taylor had been the Barney Fife of the series? Andy Griffith was an undoubtedly funny man. He was hilarious in films like No […]
Andy Griffith was never dissatisfied with his role as the ”straight man” of ”The Andy Griffith Show’
The actor loved his place in The Andy Griffith Show. Just because it’s a show about the simplicity of everyday life doesn’t mean that The […]
5 little Andy Griffith Show details you never noticed in ”Barney and the Governor”
Learn how Sir Walter Raleigh and Laura Petrie’s dad tie into this episode. “Barney and the Governor” is one of the great showcases of Don […]
Andy Griffith said that ”The Andy Griffith Show” modeled its comedic technique after radio
Like many series before it, The Andy Griffith Show took inspiration from radio. Some of your favorite television shows of decades past were most likely […]
