Andy Griffith Show

It’s tough to think of a more universally beloved sitcom than The Andy Griffith Show. Set in Mayberry, North Carolina (a fictional version of Griffith’s […]

Ron Howard reveals Andy Griffith’s comedic standards in the classic sitcom. In a recent interview on Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Ron Howard shed light […]

Hal Smith as Otis the Drunk on The Andy Griffith Show was, without question, one of the many beloved characters that populated the fictional North […]

When the Andy Griffith Show debuted on October 3, 1960, Dwight Eisenhower was in his final months in the White House, the average cost of […]

Karen Knotts was finally ready to nip it in the bud. After years of being told she should write a book about her father Don […]

Before Ron Howard was celebrated as an Oscar-winning filmmaker or even starring as Richie Cunningham in “Happy Days,” he played Opie, the son of small-town […]

Every year in Mount Airy, NC, fans of The Andy Griffith Show can return to a simpler time for a few days and enjoy a […]

“Barney and the Governor” is one of the great showcases of Don Knotts’ comedic skills. His by-the-books Deputy Fife shows his naive fastidiousness by giving […]

It’s tough to think of a more universally beloved sitcom than The Andy Griffith Show. Set in Mayberry, North Carolina (a fictional version of Griffith’s […]

Andy Griffith — who was born on this date in 1926, in Mount Airy, North Carolina — often said he had an epiphany while filming […]