When you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show—most notably its first five seasons—you can't help but get taken in by the easy-going chemistry between Griffith's role as Mayberry's Sheriff Andy ...

The show was first introduced through a 1960 episode of The Danny Thomas Show, where Danny Thomas is pulled over for speeding in Mayberry and gets a taste of the town’s unique charm. The success of ...

While the heart of The Andy Griffith Show (which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1968) was the relationship between Sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith) and Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife (Don Knotts), almost as ...

Few TV shows from the 1960s have as much of the enduring nostalgic appeal as The Andy Griffith Show. Throughout its eight seasons, the show evolved and grew with the times. For instance, most of its ...

Former I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden made a guest appearance on The Andy Griffith Show just once in the show’s eight-year run. Eden played an itinerant manicurist in the episode aptly titled, ...

What do entertainers as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Rod Serling have in common? Each one adored The Andy Griffith Show. Serling, the brain behind The Twilight Zone, another enduring ...

Andy Griffith was the “TV dad” for millions of viewers, but he was Dixie Griffith’s actual father. At home in real life, Dixie says the beloved actor was, “a hands-on dad. We had so much fun.” ...