On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...
While fans might've originally expected Matty to be a relative of the original Matlock, Andy Griffith's character remains fictional within the show, and her grandson chose the alias for her as Matlock ...
When Don Knotts left The Andy Griffith Show after five seasons to pursue a movie career, the show was left scrambling to find a worthy replacement. Knotts’ bumbling deputy Barney Fife was not only a ...
Andy Griffith and Cindi Knight at the 2004 TV Land Awards; Ron Howard and Cheryl Howard attend the premiere of "Eden" during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. The sitcom, which premiered ...
Ron Howard tells PEOPLE how he and Paul McCartney connected and helped give him new perspective on his acting career Howard starred on two hit TV shows, The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days, before ...
Howard also reflected on the show’s legacy in a September interview with PEOPLE In 1986, the surviving cast from the show reunited for a TV film, Return to Mayberry. In it, Andy — who married Aneta ...