Griffith and Knotts had undeniable chemistry on The Andy Griffith Show. And there’s a reason for that — the two were extremely close in real life. Author Daniel de Visé wrote in his book Andy and Don, ...

There’s a reason people start whistling the theme to The Andy Griffith Show the second someone mentions Mayberry. The sound of that gentle melody, punctuated by Andy and Opie (Andy Griffith and Ron ...

One of the things that I absolutely adore about The Andy Griffith Show is the relationship between widower Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son, Opie. Over the course of the show’s eight seasons, we really ...

Howard also reflected on the show’s legacy in a September interview with PEOPLE In 1986, the surviving cast from the show reunited for a TV film, Return to Mayberry. In it, Andy — who married Aneta ...

Everybody knows that familiar whistling tune that opened up each episode of The Andy Griffith Show, which has far outlived the series itself. From 1960 until 1968, the Andy Griffith-led sitcom aired ...

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 ...