Andy Griffith Opens Up About Ending His Beloved Show: ‘I Wasn’t Doing It Justice’ md23
“My concentration just wasn’t there.” Sometimes, when you really love something, you have to let it go. As a mature actor with a storied acting […]
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Andy Griffith Nearly Quit His Own Show After Just Three Years — Here’s Why md23
There’s no way to plan for a hit television series. You can try your best to make a series worth watching, but there’s no guarantee […]
The Andy Griffith Show’ Turns 65 — What Happened When the Cast Reunited Decades Ago md23
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 […]
She Was More Than Aunt Bee — How Frances Bavier Became Part of the Andy Griffith Family md23
Everyone loved Aunt Bee. That’s a fact. And although many would never want to taste her famous pickle recipe, most would have loved the opportunity […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Aunt Bee Actor Frances Bavier Had a Tell When She Was ‘Angry or Disturbed’ md23
It’s well-documented by now that The Andy Griffith Show‘s Aunt Bee actor Frances Bavier was, by one account, “touchy and moody.” Her relationship with Griffith himself was prickly, […]
Andy Griffith Rejected a ‘Griffith Show’ Script From ‘Happy Days’ Creator Garry Marshall: ‘It Didn’t Work at All’ md23
It seems writing scripts for The Andy Griffith Show wasn’t as easy as whistling on over to the local fishing hole. Not for legendary director, producer, […]
The Untold Story of Hal Smith’s Otis on ‘Andy Griffith’: ‘People Would Treat Him Like He Really Was a Drunk’ md23
When it comes to The Andy Griffith Show , numerous characters have become permanently woven into American pop culture, and not just Sheriff Andy Taylor ( Andy Griffith ) […]
Frances Bavier’s Aunt Bee: A Beloved Presence on Andy Griffith, Mayberry R.F.D., and Gomer Pyle md23
The Andy Griffith Show, which originally aired from 1960 to 1968 on CBS, not only featured a batch of unique characters, but the beloved sitcom […]
Ron Howard Surprises Fans With Throwback Photo of His ‘Cousin’ Don Knotts md23
Howard starred alongside the two legends on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ beginning when he was 6 years old. Mayberry is forever. On Feb. 15, Ron Howard shared […]
Elinor Donohue Clears the Air on Whether She Was Fired From The Andy Griffith Show md23
Though she only appeared in one season of The Andy Griffith Show, many fans of the series still treasure Elinor Donahue‘s performance as Ellie Walker, the pharmacist who won […]
