The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Overview
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Featured Cast
Andy Griffith
Andy Taylor
Ron Howard
Opie Taylor
Frances Bavier
Aunt Bee Taylor
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
32 episodesWidower Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) divides his time between raising his young son, Opie (Ron Howard), and his job as Sheriff/Justice of the Peace of...
Aired: Oct 03, 1960
Season 2
31 episodesAired: Oct 02, 1961
Season 3
32 episodesAired: Oct 01, 1962
Season 4
32 episodesAired: Sep 30, 1963
Season 5
32 episodesAired: Sep 21, 1964
Season 6
30 episodesAired: Sep 13, 1965
Season 7
30 episodesAired: Sep 12, 1966
Season 8
30 episodesAired: Sep 11, 1967
