The Andy Griffith Show is still lauded as one of the greatest sitcoms in history. Its ability to mix real-life struggles with comedy was an art form unto itself.

Andy Griffith is best known as the slow-talking, easygoing Sheriff Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" and the curmudgeonly attorney Ben Matlock on "Matlock." But in a career that spanned over ...

Earle Hagen spent a couple of months trying to come up with suitable music for “The Andy Griffith Show.” He awoke one morning, convinced the theme should be simple enough to whistle. In about ...

Ron Howard learned the brutal limits of TV make-believe when he was handed an ice cream cone on the set of The Andy Griffith Show. “The hot lights melted any frozen dessert in a matter of ...

On October 3, 2020, we will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the debut of The Andy Griffith Show on the CBS Television Network, one of the most beloved sitcoms of all times.

Decades before he died Saturday at age 89, Rance Howard made appearances alongside his son, Ron Howard, on the iconic "Andy Griffith Show." Explore>> Rance Howard, father of director Ron Howard ...