Andy Griffith

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, […]

In television history, hundreds of sitcoms have come and gone. Some were funnier. Some were louder. Some were more controversial. But The Andy Griffith Show […]

Classic comedy The Andy Griffith Show aired on CBS for eight years beginning in 1968. Though the show has endured through the decades and amassed generation after […]

The Andy Griffith Show ran for eight seasons in the 1960s. The show remains one of the most popular TV series in history. Several of the […]

When the team behind The Andy Griffith Show cast Elinor Donahue as Ellie Walker, they had big plans for the character. Unlike Andy Taylor’s later love interests, […]

For decades, Mayberry has been remembered as one of the warmest and most comforting places ever created on television. But few fans realize that The […]

Sitcoms are full of running jokes. But one of the most unusual gags in television history quietly ran for years on The Andy Griffith Show—and […]

NEED TO KNOW Ron Howard tells PEOPLE how he and Paul McCartney connected and helped give him new perspective on his acting career Howard starred […]

After the tremendous success of The Andy Griffith Show, it makes perfect sense that star Andy Griffith thought he could easily transition his career to movies. But as he shared […]

In an era of fast-paced dramas and edgy television comedies, it might seem surprising that a quiet black-and-white sitcom from the 1960s continues to attract […]