Andy Griffith Tossed So Many Script Ideas from the ‘Griffith Show’ For This Reason md23
The Andy Griffith Show ran for eight seasons starting in 1960 and today remains popular in reruns. While actor Andy Griffith contributed to the scripts for […]
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Andy Griffith ‘Was Uneasy’ With the Laugh Track on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ md23
Most television comedies in the early 1960s used laugh tracks to get viewers to laugh along. The Andy Griffith Show also used one, but it wasn’t […]
Why Andy Griffith Fought Against Having a Live Audience on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ md23
When The Andy Griffith Show first aired in 1960, the trend with many programs at that time was to film in front of a live audience. […]
This ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Star’s Big Break Happened in a Classic Film With the Late Steve McQueen md23
Every star has had to get their start somewhere. And in the case of one particular Andy Griffith Show actor, it wasn’t on another television show. […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: The 1 Character Andy Griffith ‘Knew Wasn’t Going to Work’ – and He Was Right md23
When legendary actor Andy Griffith began work on his eponymous television comedy in 1960, he had a vision for what he wanted for the series. As the first season […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’s Goober Actor George Lindsey Went Into a Rage When This Episode Aired: ‘I Just Went Completely Nuts’ md23
Actor George Lindsey joined The Andy Griffith Show cast in the show’s fourth season as Goober Pyle, cousin to Mayberry gas-station attendant Gomer Pyle played by Jim Nabors. […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Why Working with Danny Thomas Nearly Drove Andy Griffith Away From TV Work md23
In 1960, television viewers met Sheriff Andy Taylor and the town of Mayberry for the first time. The classic comedy’s pilot aired on The Danny Thomas Show […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Barbara Eden’s Appearance on the Comedy Left the Star and Crew in a State of Confusion md23
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 Andy Griffith Show’: Why Andy Griffith Didn’t Like Watching the Show’s 1st Season md23
When The Andy Griffith Show premiered in 1960 on CBS, it was an immediate hit with viewers. The sweet comedy about the small-town sheriff raising his little boy […]
Why ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Star George Lindsey Felt Playing Goober Was ‘A Blessing and a Curse’ md23
From the moment actor George Lindsey assumed the part of Mayberry mechanic Goober Pyle on the classic comedy The Andy Griffith Show, he stepped into what many actors […]
