It's pretty tough to think of Andy Griffith without images of Mayberry and The Andy Griffith Show coming to mind, which is not really surprising given the impact that his portrayal of Sheriff Andy ...
On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...
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 ...
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 ...