Before he was a revered director or even Richie Cunningham on Happy Days, Ron Howard was just a little redheaded boy named Opie Taylor, growing up in the fictional town of Mayberry on The Andy ...

Mayberry, North Carolina was full of colorful characters. Aside from the core four of Sheriff Andy Taylor, his son Opie, his Aunt Bee and his deputy Barney Fife, viewers were charmed by the antics of ...

Ron Howard reflected on his time on The Andy Griffith Show in a new interview Ron shared that he only learned as an adult that his dad, Rance Howard, gave a note to Griffith that changed the show’s ...

In its TV-land immortality, “The Andy Griffith Show” has already inspired a pair of statues, a museum, an annual festival, a rerun-watchers club and a souvenir collection so it vast it includes an ...

Before his career as an Oscar-winning director, Ron Howard made a name for himself as a child actor. One of his first roles was Sheriff Andy Taylor's (Andy Griffith) son, Opie, on The Andy Griffith ...

Generations of fans have continued tuning into The Andy Griffith Show in the 65 years since it began, attracted by its combination of regular characters like Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), Barney Fife ...

When The Andy Griffith Show made its debut in 1960, few could have imagined the enduring legacy it would leave on American television and in the hearts of viewers, then or now. Set in the fictional ...

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 ...

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 ...