The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)

Widower Sheriff Andy and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry NC. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney.

Stars:

Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier

Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Andy Griffith	...	Sheriff Andy Taylor (249 episodes, 1960-1968)
Ron Howard	...	Opie Taylor (209 episodes, 1960-1968)
Frances Bavier	...	Aunt Bee Taylor (175 episodes, 1960-1968)
Don Knotts	...	Deputy Barney Fife (142 episodes, 1960-1968)

Storyline

Widower Sheriff Andy and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry NC. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney.

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Plot Keywords:

widower | sheriff | aunt | county nurse | barber shop | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Andy of Mayberry

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Danny Thomas Enterprises, Mayberry Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (249 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (1960-1965) Color (1965-1968)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After Howard McNear left the show, Floyd's Barber Shop became Emmit's Fixit Shop.

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Goofs

In the first couple of seasons there is window to the left of the entrance (as seen from the street outside) but inside the Sheriff's office there is no window. In later seasons this error was corrected.

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Quotes

Andy Taylor: [after learning Barney has spilled the beans about the gold shipment] Somewhere between here and Denver is seven million dollars headed for Mayberry, and you and me and Gomer and Laura Lee Hobbs, we're gonna' receive it.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: War of the Colossal Beast (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Fishin' Hole Theme"
Composed by Herbert W. Spencer (ASCAP/BMI), and Earle Hagen (ASCAP/BMI)
Lyrics by Everett Sloane (BMI)
Published by Larrabee Music Corp. (BMI) of Hollywood, CA

User Reviews

Some things are better in black and white

The black and white episodes of this program were the best, and I don't know what it was, but when it went to color, all the "magic" the show possessed disappeared!! I can tolerate the color episodes, but I HATED Jack Burns's character of Warren. That "Huh?, Yeah, Huh?" routine was a royal pain in the neck.

And what happened to Andy in the color episodes?? He turned into a man who was always griping about something--cranky and mean. It seemed that no matter what Aunt Bee wanted to do, Andy was there to put a stop to it, or at least, he tried to. Remember the time when Aunt Bee wanted to learn how to drive a car? Wanted to learn how to fly a plane? When she wanted to wear a wig? When she wanted to open a restaurant? Andy Taylor was a very hateful character in the color episodes. They should have stopped production of the show when they changed to color.