On The Andy Griffith Show, Griffith played Sheriff Andy Taylor, the straight-laced peacekeeper in the tiny town of Mayberry.

On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...

The Andy Griffith Show was 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 ...

Mayberry Days is happening now in Mount Airy, celebrating events for fans of "The Andy Griffith Show".Early events began on Friday, Sept. 19 with activities continuing until Sunday, Sept. 28.From ...

The late The Andy Griffith Show star welcomed two children, Karen and Thomas Knotts, with his first wife, Kathryn Metz, to ...

It's pretty tough to think of Andy Griffith without images of Mayberry and The Andy Griffith Show coming to mind, which is not really surprising given the impact that his portrayal of Sheriff Andy ...

Howard also reflected on the show’s legacy in a September interview with PEOPLE In 1986, the surviving cast from the show reunited for a TV film, Return to Mayberry. In it, Andy — who married Aneta ...