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“I thought Andy was making it up.” If you didn’t grow up in the South and your first exposure to it was based on The […]

“Don’t pay any attention to that, that is a persona,” said Griffith. For an entire generation of television viewers, Sheriff Andy Taylor was the ultimate […]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. star thought his friend deserved to be the next Carol Burnett, but she was typecast. In Mayberry, a pair of gal […]

After appearing on The Andy Griffith Show, Bixby played “himself” on a show about a widowed father bonding with his 6-year-old son. “This is a […]

A jazz legend is hidden in “Sheriff Barney.” Andy Griffith was a 15-year-old high schooler when he went to see Birth of the Blues at […]

Sorry, Aunt Bee! Do you agree with Andy or the producers? an you imagine a world where The Andy Griffith Show doesn’t start with Aunt […]

The wholesome television legend played demented bad guys, too. Andy Griffith created one of the most beloved television characters of all time in Sheriff Andy […]

His genius still remains within the sound of silence. The first time Andy Griffith met Sheldon Leonard, co-creator of The Andy Griffith Show, it was […]

While the first season was a success, the star himself couldn’t stand to watch it. When The Andy Griffith Show hit airwaves in 1960, to […]