When Don Knotts left The Andy Griffith Show after five seasons to pursue a movie career, the show was left scrambling to find a worthy replacement. Knotts’ bumbling deputy Barney Fife was not only a ...

It may be surprising that a wholesome show like The Andy Griffith Show aired only one Christmas episode during its eight-year run — but that’s exactly what happened. The season one episode, titled ...

Frank, a teacher from Raleigh comes to Mayberry for a visit. He and Helen get along fine, and Andy suspects something is going on between them. To get his mind off throwing rocks through windows, ...

The Andy Griffith Show was a must-watch in the '60s, with their familiar faces found on nearly every family TV – read on to ...

Classic comedy The Andy Griffith Show aired on CBS for eight years beginning in 1968. Though the show has endured through the decades and amassed generation after generation of new fans, one thing it ...

The Andy Griffith Show ran for 249 episodes before it ended in April 1968. It also sparked two spinoffs: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and Mayberry, R.F.D. In 1986, many original cast memb ...

Ron isn't the only star to get an early start on-screen – his only sibling worked alongside him on 'The Andy Griffith Show' ...

When the team behind The Andy Griffith Show cast Elinor Donahue as Ellie Walker, they had big plans for the character. Unlike Andy Taylor’s later love interests, Donahue was billed as one of the ...

The Andy Griffith Showwas a very special place — on-screen and off. She remembered the moment they left. "He walked over, tugs up the waist of his trousers, becomes very businesslike," she remembered.

Is there a series in TV history that evokes more wholesome memories of years gone by than The Andy Griffith Show? The show starred Andy Griffith (naturally) as Andy Taylor, the widowed sheriff of the ...

"The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry" is a retrospective TV special about The Andy Griffith Show that originally aired November 11, 2003 on CBS and was directed by Eamon Harrington and ...

An iconic television show synonymous with North Carolina’s cultural fabric continues to resonate with its citizens decades later. Now, a new layer of recognition for The Andy Griffith Show is on the ...