The word "memorable" frequently comes to mind when reflecting on The Andy Griffith Show, whether it's characters like Andy ...

From the jug-band stylings of the Grammy-nominated Dillards as the Darling family, to the melodious outbursts of town ...

Andy Griffith enjoyed success as the star of The Andy Griffith Show. The series was a hit during its eight-year run, and it’s still a favorite among viewers decades later.

Why Andy Griffith left his own show. By the show’s eighth season in 1968, Griffith was ready to shed his Andy Taylor sheriff uniform for newer roles, as he told the Archive of American ...

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 ...

When The Andy Griffith Show premiered in 1960, no one could have predicted just how deeply it would embed itself in the American psyche—or how far its stars would travel beyond the sleepy little ...

Andy Griffith: Then A starring role in 1957 film ‘A Face in the Crowd’ launched Griffith’s television career, leading to his very own show. His wholesome, folksy Sheriff Andy Taylor, always ...

The show ended almost 50 years ago, and in recent years the number of surviving cast members has dwindled (Andy Griffith himself died in 2012).

The 11th episode in the inaugural season of “The Andy Griffith Show” delivered one of the all-time great holiday episodes, so good the series never dared to try the theme again after “The ...

In a piece titled, "Andy Griffith was a Democrat, and N.C. disapproved," Curtis noted, "When 'The Andy Griffith Show' made its television debut in fall of 1960, of course, history-making change ...

That is, Betty Lynn, whom everybody knows as Barney Fife’s girlfriend on The Andy Griffith Show, passed away in October 2021, according to The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C.