‘Return to Mayberry’ Was the Proper Ending to ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
Griffith, who later landed the lead role in Matlock, eventually returned to Mayberry again in the 1980s for a made-for-TV reunion feature that reunited a […]
Kathy Bates Previews ‘Matlock’ Twists: ‘You Realize She’s Also Fooled the Audience’
Crafty seventy-something attorney Madeline “Matty” Matlock (Academy Award winner Kathy Bates) has an ulterior motive for bulldozing her way into a job at an esteemed […]
Frances Bavier on Don Knotts: ”I don’t think I said more than five words to him” during the entire run of The Andy Griffith Show
Some friendships are forever, and sometimes two people are simply destined to be nothing more than coworkers. Both of these trajectories are completely fine, but […]
Flashback: Celebrating the Andy Griffith Show Series Finale
Travel Back In Time with UsIf you’ve ever watched The Andy Griffith Show, you know that it is incredibly nostalgic. Griffith once said, “Well, though […]
Did you spot these ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Easter eggs on ‘Matlock?’
Andy Griffith was one of the most beloved actors of his era. He created characters with strong personalities and old-fashioned values on the hit shows […]
An Episode Of Star Trek: TOS Shares A Connection With The Andy Griffith Show
“The City on the Edge of Forever” (April 6, 1967) is often considered the best episode of the series. In it, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) […]
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 […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show: The Moment Ron Howard Knew Don Knotts and Andy Griffith Saw Him as an Adult
Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as his son Opie walking to the fishing hole on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ After eight […]
“Early Career Anxiety: Andy Griffith’s New York City Experience”
The Andy Griffith Show: Ron Howard, Frances Bavier and Andy Griffith (from left) © Paramount Pictures, All Rights Reserved. Starting out in his career in […]
Andy Griffith Rejected a ‘Griffith Show’ Script From ‘Happy Days’ Creator Garry Marshall: ‘It Didn’t Work at All’
It seems writing scripts for The Andy Griffith Show wasn’t as easy as whistling on over to the local fishing hole. Not for legendary director, […]