When Don Knotts left The Andy Griffith Show after five seasons to pursue a movie career, the show was left scrambling to find a worthy replacement. Knotts’ bumbling deputy Barney Fife was not only a ...

Don Knotts will forever be remembered as the jittery, big-hearted Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show. His nervous energy and perfect comic timing turned Mayberry into more than just a sleepy ...

The Andy Griffith Show ran for 249 episodes before it ended in April 1968. It also sparked two spinoffs: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and Mayberry, R.F.D. In 1986, many original cast memb ...

The Andy Griffith Show was a must-watch in the '60s, with their familiar faces found on nearly every family TV – read on to ...

The Andy Griffith Showwas a very special place — on-screen and off. She remembered the moment they left. "He walked over, tugs up the waist of his trousers, becomes very businesslike," she remembered.

Is there a series in TV history that evokes more wholesome memories of years gone by than The Andy Griffith Show? The show starred Andy Griffith (naturally) as Andy Taylor, the widowed sheriff of the ...

An iconic television show synonymous with North Carolina’s cultural fabric continues to resonate with its citizens decades later. Now, a new layer of recognition for The Andy Griffith Show is on the ...

The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy is one of many stops pilgrims make in the actor’s childhood hometown. It’s filled with memorabilia gathered by his longtime friend Emmett Forrest. CBS Photo ...

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 ...

The iconic 1960s sitcom with ties to Mount Airy could become one of North Carolina’s dozens of state symbols if NC House Bill 557 is passed. 6 A.M. NORTH CAROLINA HAS QUITE A FEW STATE SYMBOLS YOU ...

For those of us of a certain age, there are so many great memories in “The Andy Griffith Show”: The calm sheriff. His skittish deputy. His young son. The goofy filling station attendant and his ...