From First Episode to Farewell: The Unshakable Charm of The Andy Griffith Show
This is First and Last, an essay series examining my favorite TV show debuting each year through its first and last episodes. The eighth installment […]
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“On the Brink of Being Forgotten”: Ron Howard Opens Up About His Most Humbling Acting Moment
A little ego never hurts anyone in Hollywood as long as it doesn’t get out of control. Actors need to sell themselves as the best […]
The Golden Age in Black and White: 13 Timeless ’60s Shows Like The Andy Griffith Show
Here’s the thing about the 1960s: while everyone was getting swept up in the psychedelic swirl of color — from fashion to music to the […]
Was Don Knotts Really A Military Drill Instructor?
When Jim Nabors found out that his Gomer Pyle character from The Andy Griffith Show was getting a spin-off in which the filling station attendant […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Don Knotts’ 1 Complaint on the Show Set That He Finally Needed To Vent About’
Introduction: The Quiet Storm Behind Mayberry’s Favorite Deputy “The Andy Griffith Show” is often remembered as one of television’s most wholesome, feel-good sitcoms. With its […]
Andy Griffith ‘Was Uneasy’ With the Laugh Track on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
The Real Reason Andy Griffith Was Uncomfortable With the Laugh Track When we think of The Andy Griffith Show, we picture a quaint, slow-paced Mayberry […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Actress Maggie Peterson Dies at 81
📝 Introduction: Saying Farewell to a Darling of Mayberry For generations of fans, The Andy Griffith Show wasn’t just a television program — it was […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Let Ron Howard Gives Edits to Lines Because It Was ‘Damn Good’
Introduction: The Day Opie Taylor Became a Script Doctor Picture this: a little red-headed boy, barely out of grade school, walks onto the set of […]
Growing Up With Andy, Opie, and Small Southern Towns
Chuck Reece – Salvation South editor: Talk to anyone who grew up in a small Southern town in the middle of the 20th century, and […]
Stars That Were On The Andy Griffith Show Before They Were
Over the course of nearly 250 episodes airing across eight years, the producers and writers of “The Andy Griffith Show” created an elaborate and detailed […]