Julie Adams was the first actor to play Mary Simpson on "The Andy Griffith Show," close to eight years after she made her name in a classic monster movie.

When you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show—most notably its first five seasons—you can't help but get taken in by the easy-going chemistry between Griffith's role as Mayberry's Sheriff Andy ...

For most of his career, Andy Griffith leaned into wholesome roles, whether he was keeping the streets of Mayberry safe on The Andy Griffith Show or making sure the wrong person didn’t end up behind ...

The Andy Griffith Show started its legendary reign 65 years ago. The sitcom, which premiered on Oct. 3, 1960, starred Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor, the sheriff in the small fictional town of Mayberry, ...

In its TV-land immortality, “The Andy Griffith Show” has already inspired a pair of statues, a museum, an annual festival, a rerun-watchers club and a souvenir collection so it vast it includes an ...

Barney Fife’s best gal is about to turn 90. Betty Lynn — who played Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show” and later became a resident of the town that inspired Mayberry — will celebrate her birthday ...