Andy Griffith

Before The Andy Griffith Show became one of the most beloved series in television history, it actually started off as a backdoor pilot on another classic sitcom, The Danny Thomas […]

Mayberry is forever. On Feb. 15, Ron Howard shared a sweet photo on Instagram from years ago when he was visited on set by his The Andy Griffith Show costars Andy […]

Although there are a handful of dissenters out there, most people readily acknowledge that Andy Griffith was a pretty easy-going guy. While playing Sheriff Andy Taylor on The […]

Andy Griffith’s movie career ended before it had really started — and helped lead him to TV stardom on The Andy Griffith Show. In 1957, Griffith, […]

If you’ve ever felt like episodes of The Honeymooners seem similar, you’re not wrong. But what looks like repetition is actually a carefully designed storytelling […]

Andy Griffith young would seem to be best represented by The Andy Griffith Show, perhaps the most beloved and popular sitcoms from the 1960s and the […]

KAREN KNOTTS:  There wasn’t really any particular misconception. My dad has become mythologized, to some extent, which means that people love to imagine his life […]

Explore Hal Smith’s life, legacy and how he became the unforgettable Otis the Drunk of Mayberry ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ Don Knotts, Hal Smith, Andy […]

“Do you like this episode?”—this question may sound simple, but when it comes to The Andy Griffith Show, it invites a deeper kind of reflection. […]

Long before “gentle parenting” became a trending topic on social media, Andy Taylor was masterfully raising his son, Opie, with a blend of discipline, humor, […]