Why Andy Griffith ‘Didn’t Like the Idea’ for ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ originally appeared on Parade. As unlikely as it seems, Andy Griffith almost didn’t star on The Andy Griffith Show. In a ...

If you showed a time traveler (or, let’s be honest, anyone who is 22 in 2025) the opening sequence of The Andy Griffith Show with the sound off, they’d be like, “Why are you showing me this? Also, ...

While "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Andy Griffith Show" don't seem to have much in common, there is a small connection ...

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 ...

What do entertainers as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Rod Serling have in common? Each one adored The Andy Griffith Show. Serling, the brain behind The Twilight Zone, another enduring ...

After Don Knotts left The Andy Griffith Show, the comedy was never the same. The genial sitcom was as popular as ever — it finished #1 in the ratings in its eighth and final season — but the awards ...

NORTH CAROLINA — The Andy Griffith Show is synonymous with North Carolina, and now lawmakers want to make it official. House Bill 557 would make The Andy Griffith Show the official TV show of the ...

When Sheriff Andy Taylor met Helen Crump in the 3rd season of "The Andy Griffith Show," it became clear his days as part of Mayberry's singles scene were over. But before he met his eventual wife, ...

Attention all fans of Andy, Barney, Opie, Otis and the rest as a new bill introduced in the North Carolina State House seeks to settle the matter once and for all by declaring 'The Andy Griffith Show' ...