A Goat Gets ‘Loaded’ in a Hilariously Memorable Episode of ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
For eight years in the 1960s, “The Andy Griffith Show” took viewers to the idyllic small town of Mayberry, North Carolina, where Sheriff Andy Taylor […]
“The Andy Griffith Show”: An insightful tribute to some surviving cast members.
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 […]
Andy Griffith: “I wanted to keep the characters clean.”
There’s a true and telling story told about the making of the pilot of the “Andy Griffith Show,” the 1960s era television sitcom created by […]
Ron Howard on why he didn’t allow daughter Bryce Dallas Howard act as a child: ‘Going to be unfairly compared’
The ‘Happy Days’ alum said Hollywood is ‘fraught with landmines’ for child stars “Happy Days” star Ron Howard explained why he forbade his daughter Bryce […]
How Andy Griffith Avoided Getting Drafted Into the Military: ‘Some People Thought He Was a Draft Dodger’
When Andy Griffith reached the age of 18, according to a biographer of the star’s friendship and stardom with The Andy Griffith Show co-star Don […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Andy Loved This Star So Much He Wrote Him Into the Series
The Andy Griffith Show is a powerful piece of television history, a show that defines a simpler time in America, full of nostalgic dinners around […]
Andy Griffith decided not to have his own burial, instead leaving instructions that he would be buried immediately after his death.
When television icon Andy Griffith died in 2012, the former Andy Griffith Show star’s fans and the world at large soon learned that there would […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Ron Howard Admits Aunt Bee’s Fried Chicken Was a Delicious Distraction from His Lines
During his years on The Andy Griffith Show, actor Ron Howard got to play many scenes with Aunt Bee actor Frances Bavier, whose character was […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Don Knotts’ Brother-in-Law Reveals Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes Secrets
By the time actor Don Knotts made his debut appearance on The Andy Griffith Show in 1960, he had been making the rounds on late-night […]
Why Andy Griffith Feared Don Knotts Might Miss Out on Heaven
Andy Griffith and Don Knotts had great success with the The Andy Griffith Show. Beyond the show, the two men were friends for many years. […]