The Andy Griffith Show

Oct 03, 1960 (en) Comedy, Family [25] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 03, 1960
  • Production
    Paramount Television Studios, CBS, Danny Thomas Enterprises, Mayberry Enterprises
  • Rotten tomato
    75.08%
  • Original title
    The Andy Griffith Show
  • Release
    Oct 03, 1960
  • en
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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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Bob Ross

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Andy Griffith

    Andy Taylor

  2. Ron Howard

    Opie Taylor

  3. Frances Bavier

    Aunt Bee Taylor

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 3 / Crews : 8

Specials ( 1960-02-15)

Danny Meets Andy Griffith

Episode: 1

Return to Mayberry

Episode: 2

A Mayberry Reunion

Episode: 3

The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry

Episode: 4

The Andy Griffith Show Reunion

Episode: 5

The Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special

Episode: 6

The Howards' On-Set Movies

Episode: 7

Season 1 ( 1960-10-03)

Widower 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 sleepy Mayberry, North Carolina. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife (Don Knotts), is his deputy sheriff whose utter incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually crime-free.

The New Housekeeper

Episode: 1

The Manhunt

Episode: 2

The Guitar Player

Episode: 3

Ellie Comes to Town

Episode: 4

Irresistible Andy

Episode: 5

Runaway Kid

Episode: 6

Andy the Matchmaker

Episode: 7

Opie's Charity

Episode: 8

A Feud is a Feud

Episode: 9

Ellie for Council

Episode: 10

Christmas Story

Episode: 11

Stranger In Town

Episode: 12

Mayberry Goes Hollywood

Episode: 13

The Horse Trader

Episode: 14

Those Gossipin' Men

Episode: 15

The Beauty Contest

Episode: 16

Alcohol and Old Lace

Episode: 17

Andy, the Marriage Counselor

Episode: 18

Mayberry on Record

Episode: 19

Andy Saves Barney's Morale

Episode: 20

Andy and the Gentleman Crook

Episode: 21

Cyrano Andy

Episode: 22

Andy and Opie, Housekeepers

Episode: 23

The New Doctor

Episode: 24

A Plaque for Mayberry

Episode: 25

The Inspector

Episode: 26

Ellie Saves a Female

Episode: 27

Andy Forecloses

Episode: 28

Quiet Sam

Episode: 29

Barney Gets His Man

Episode: 30

The Guitar Player Returns

Episode: 31

Bringing Up Opie

Episode: 32

Season 2 ( 1961-10-02)

Opie and the Bully

Episode: 1

Barney's Replacement

Episode: 2

Andy and the Woman Speeder

Episode: 3

Mayberry Goes Bankrupt

Episode: 4

Barney on the Rebound

Episode: 5

Opie's Hobo Friend

Episode: 6

Crime-Free Mayberry

Episode: 7

The Perfect Female

Episode: 8

Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter

Episode: 9

The Clubmen

Episode: 10

The Pickle Story

Episode: 11

Sheriff Barney

Episode: 12

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Episode: 13

The Keeper of the Flame

Episode: 14

Bailey's Bad Boy

Episode: 15

The Manicurist

Episode: 16

The Jinx

Episode: 17

Jailbreak

Episode: 18

A Medal for Opie

Episode: 19

Barney and the Choir

Episode: 20

Guest of Honor

Episode: 21

The Merchant of Mayberry

Episode: 22

Aunt Bee the Warden

Episode: 23

The County Nurse

Episode: 24

Andy and Barney in the Big City

Episode: 25

Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee

Episode: 26

Three's a Crowd

Episode: 27

The Bookie Barber

Episode: 28

Andy on Trial

Episode: 29

Cousin Virgil

Episode: 30

Deputy Otis

Episode: 31

Season 3 ( 1962-10-01)

Mr. McBeevee

Episode: 1

Andy's Rich Girlfriend

Episode: 2

Andy and the New Mayor

Episode: 3

Andy and Opie, Bachelors

Episode: 4

The Cow Thief

Episode: 5

Barney Mends a Broken Heart

Episode: 6

Lawman Barney

Episode: 7

The Mayberry Band

Episode: 8

Floyd the Gay Deceiver

Episode: 9

Opie's Rival

Episode: 10

Convicts-at-Large

Episode: 11

The Bed Jacket

Episode: 12

The Bank Job

Episode: 13

One-Punch Opie

Episode: 14

Barney and the Governor

Episode: 15

Man in a Hurry

Episode: 16

High Noon in Mayberry

Episode: 17

The Loaded Goat

Episode: 18

Class Reunion

Episode: 19

Rafe Hollister Sings

Episode: 20

Opie and the Spoiled Kid

Episode: 21

The Great Filling Station Robbery

Episode: 22

Andy Discovers America

Episode: 23

Aunt Bee's Medicine Man

Episode: 24

The Darlings Are Coming

Episode: 25

Andy's English Valet

Episode: 26

Barney's First Car

Episode: 27

The Rivals

Episode: 28

A Wife for Andy

Episode: 29

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs

Episode: 30

Mountain Wedding

Episode: 31

The Big House

Episode: 32

Season 4 ( 1963-09-30)

Opie the Birdman

Episode: 1

The Haunted House

Episode: 2

Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army

Episode: 3

The Sermon for Today

Episode: 4

Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee

Episode: 5

Gomer the House Guest

Episode: 6

A Black Day for Mayberry

Episode: 7

Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain

Episode: 8

A Date for Gomer

Episode: 9

Up in Barney's Room

Episode: 10

Citizen's Arrest

Episode: 11

Opie and His Merry Men

Episode: 12

Barney and the Cave Rescue

Episode: 13

Andy and Opie's Pal

Episode: 14

Aunt Bee the Crusader

Episode: 15

Barney's Sidecar

Episode: 16

My Fair Ernest T. Bass

Episode: 17

Prisoner of Love

Episode: 18

Hot Rod Otis

Episode: 19

The Song Festers

Episode: 20

The Shoplifters

Episode: 21

Andy's Vacation

Episode: 22

Andy Saves Gomer

Episode: 23

Bargain Day

Episode: 24

Divorce, Mountain Style

Episode: 25

A Deal Is a Deal

Episode: 26

Fun Girls

Episode: 27

The Return of Malcolm Merriweather

Episode: 28

The Rumor

Episode: 29

Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt

Episode: 30

Back to Nature

Episode: 31

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Episode: 32

Season 5 ( 1964-09-21)

Opie Loves Helen

Episode: 1

Barney's Physical

Episode: 2

Family Visit

Episode: 3

The Education of Ernest T. Bass

Episode: 4

Aunt Bee's Romance

Episode: 5

Barney's Bloodhound

Episode: 6

Man in the Middle

Episode: 7

Barney's Uniform

Episode: 8

Opie's Fortune

Episode: 9

Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor

Episode: 10

The Pageant

Episode: 11

The Darling Baby

Episode: 12

Andy and Helen Have Their Day

Episode: 13

Three Wishes for Opie

Episode: 14

Otis Sues the County

Episode: 15

Barney Fife, Realtor

Episode: 16

Goober Takes a Car Apart

Episode: 17

The Rehabilitation of Otis

Episode: 18

The Lucky Letter

Episode: 19

Goober and the Art of Love

Episode: 20

Barney Runs for Sheriff

Episode: 21

If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars

Episode: 22

TV or Not TV

Episode: 23

Guest in the House

Episode: 24

The Case of the Punch in the Nose

Episode: 25

Opie's Newspaper

Episode: 26

Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau

Episode: 27

The Arrest of the Fun Girls

Episode: 28

The Luck of Newton Monroe

Episode: 29

Opie Flunks Arithmetic

Episode: 30

Opie and the Carnival

Episode: 31

Banjo-Playing Deputy

Episode: 32

Season 6 ( 1965-09-13)

Opie's Job

Episode: 1

Andy's Rival

Episode: 2

Malcolm at the Crossroads

Episode: 3

Aunt Bee, the Swinger

Episode: 4

The Bazaar

Episode: 5

A Warning from Warren

Episode: 6

Off to Hollywood

Episode: 7

Taylors in Hollywood

Episode: 8

The Hollywood Party

Episode: 9

Aunt Bee on TV

Episode: 10

The Cannon

Episode: 11

A Man's Best Friend

Episode: 12

Aunt Bee Takes a Job

Episode: 13

The Church Organ

Episode: 14

Girl-Shy

Episode: 15

Otis the Artist

Episode: 16

The Return of Barney Fife

Episode: 17

The Legend of Barney Fife

Episode: 18

Lost and Found

Episode: 19

Wyatt Earp Rides Again

Episode: 20

Aunt Bee Learns to Drive

Episode: 21

Look Paw, I'm Dancing

Episode: 22

The Gypsies

Episode: 23

Eat Your Heart Out

Episode: 24

A Baby in the House

Episode: 25

The County Clerk

Episode: 26

The Foster Lady

Episode: 27

Goober's Replacement

Episode: 28

The Battle of Mayberry

Episode: 29

A Singer in Town

Episode: 30

Season 7 ( 1966-09-12)

Opie's Girlfriend

Episode: 1

The Lodge

Episode: 2

The Barbershop Quartet

Episode: 3

The Ball Game

Episode: 4

Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory

Episode: 5

The Darling Fortune

Episode: 6

Mind Over Matter

Episode: 7

Politics Begin at Home

Episode: 8

The Senior Play

Episode: 9

Opie Finds a Baby

Episode: 10

Big Fish in a Small Town

Episode: 11

Only a Rose

Episode: 12

Otis the Deputy

Episode: 13

Goober Makes History

Episode: 14

A New Doctor in Town

Episode: 15

Don't Miss a Good Bet

Episode: 16

Dinner at Eight

Episode: 17

A Visit to Barney Fife

Episode: 18

Barney Comes to Mayberry

Episode: 19

Andy's Old Girlfriend

Episode: 20

Aunt Bee's Restaurant

Episode: 21

Floyd's Barbershop

Episode: 22

The Statue

Episode: 23

Helen the Authoress

Episode: 24

Goodbye Dolly

Episode: 25

Opie's Piano Lesson

Episode: 26

Howard the Comedian

Episode: 27

Big Brother

Episode: 28

Opie's Most Unforgettable Character

Episode: 29

Goober's Contest

Episode: 30

Season 8 ( 1967-09-11)

Opie's First Love

Episode: 1

Howard the Bowler

Episode: 2

A Trip to Mexico

Episode: 3

Andy's Trip to Raleigh

Episode: 4

Opie Steps Up in Class

Episode: 5

Howard's Main Event

Episode: 6

Aunt Bee, the Juror

Episode: 7

The Tape Recorder

Episode: 8

Opie's Group

Episode: 9

Aunt Bee and the Lecturer

Episode: 10

Andy's Investment

Episode: 11

Howard and Millie

Episode: 12

Aunt Bee's Cousin

Episode: 13

Suppose Andy Gets Sick

Episode: 14

Howard's New Life

Episode: 15

Goober the Executive

Episode: 16

The Mayberry Chef

Episode: 17

Emmett's Brother-In-Law

Episode: 18

Opie's Drugstore Job

Episode: 19

The Church Benefactors

Episode: 20

Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting

Episode: 21

Goober Goes to an Auto Show

Episode: 22

Aunt Bee's Big Moment

Episode: 23

Helen's Past

Episode: 24

Emmett's Anniversary

Episode: 25

The Wedding

Episode: 26

Sam for Town Council

Episode: 27

Opie and Mike

Episode: 28

A Girl for Goober

Episode: 29

Mayberry R.F.D.

Episode: 30
Oct 03, 1960 (en)
Comedy, Family
[25] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 03, 1960
  • Production
    Paramount Television Studios, CBS, Danny Thomas Enterprises, Mayberry Enterprises
  • Rotten tomato 75.08%
Original Title The Andy Griffith Show
en

Nip it in the bud!

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Bob Ross

    Producer