‘The Andy Griffith Show’s Creator Thought the Show Was Wrongly Named
Find out what ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ creator Sheldon Leonard felt the show should have been called instead. Every fan of The Andy Griffith Show is familiar […]
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What Happened to Marlene Willis Who Played Lucy Matthews on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’?
In 1960, Marlene Willis portrayed Lucy Matthews in a memorable episode of The Andy Griffith Show titled “Stranger in Town.” While it marked her only appearance in […]
‘Matlock’: Why Andy Griffith’s Love Interest Julie Sommars Disappeared From the Legal Drama Without an Explanation
Find out why ‘Matlock’ star Andy Griffith’s love interest mysteriously vanished with nary a word of clarification. The 1980s and ’90s legal drama Matlock was the second […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Ron Howard’s Father Suspected Andy Griffith Didn’t Want Frances Bavier in the Role of Aunt Bee
Here’s what Ron Howard’s father Rance reportedly heard Andy Griffith say about his ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ co-star Frances Bavier. ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ cast […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Frances Bavier Apologized to Andy Griffith Before Her Death
Before her death, Frances Bavier reached out to Andy Griffith and apologized for being difficult to work with on ‘The Andy Griffith Show.’ The Andy […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Let Ron Howard Gives Edits to Lines Because It Was ‘Damn Good’
Long before he became an Academy Award-winning movie director, Ron Howard got his start as a six-year-old child actor on the set of The Andy Griffith Show. And while […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Why Andy Taylor Did Not Carry a Gun as Sheriff
On ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ Sheriff Andy Taylor never carried a gun because of a choice Andy Griffith made as an actor. A beloved classic, The […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Frances Bavier Agreed to Reprise Aunt Bee Role in ‘Mayberry R.F.D’ Because of Flattery
The Andy Griffith Show may have been about its titular star, but once it hit the airwaves, it made stars out of several cast members. […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Ron Howard’s Dad Made Several Crucial Contributions to the Series On and Off-Screen
It has been more than half a century since The Andy Griffith Show made its 1960 debut on CBS. The series — which was technically […]
‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Andy’s Real-Life Wife Made a Cameo on the Series
Andy Griffith’s wife made a brief appearance on ‘The Andy Griffith Show.’ The fictional town of Mayberry was the setting for the popular series The Andy […]
