Character bio: Andy Taylor is the affable and level-headed sheriff of Mayberry, North Carolina. A widower, he raises his young son, Opie, with the help of his Aunt Bee. Andy is known for his ...

Elinor Donahue is 88 years old, but she’s still talking about one of her first TV boyfriends — Andy Taylor, the aw-shucks local sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show. Ellie Walker, Mayberry’s first lady ...

The Andy Griffith Show without a doubt can be classified as a genuine television classic. Even 60 years after its debut, the CBS comedy about a small town and its close-knit community has stood the ...

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 ...

Everybody knows that familiar whistling tune that opened up each episode of The Andy Griffith Show, which has far outlived the series itself. From 1960 until 1968, the Andy Griffith-led sitcom aired ...

Well now, I tell ya, there's just somethin' about the town of Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show that makes folks wanna slow ...

'The Andy Griffith Show' is a classic television series but, like any other TV show, some storylines fell flat with viewers. The show's final season is responsible for the lowest-rated episode while ...

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 ...

Andy Griffith was the “TV dad” for millions of viewers, but he was Dixie Griffith’s actual father. At home in real life, Dixie says the beloved actor was, “a hands-on dad. We had so much fun.” ...