The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and
Knotts and Griffith as their characters in a still taken from the October 7, 1965, one-hour variety special The Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, and Jim Nabors Show
In the 1961 episode "Andy Saves Barney's Morale", Andy leaves Barney in charge while he is away and returns to find Barney has jailed many of Mayberry's citizens for petty reasons.
Sam Jones (Ken Berry) and his son Mike (Buddy Foster) were recurring characters in the final season of The Andy Griffith Show, setting up the sequel series Mayberry R.F.D.
Ronald William Howard is an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, he has received multiple accolades
The Andy Griffith Show
…and enthusiastic but bumbling deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts), Andy's aunt and housekeeper, Bee Taylor (Frances Bavier) and Andy's young son, Opie (Ron Howard). The townspeople round out the regular cast. Regarding the tone of the show, Griffith said that despite a contemporary setting, the show evoked…
Howard at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
With Cara Williams in Pete and Gladys (1960)
With Andy Griffith as Opie in a publicity photo for The Andy Griffith Show (1961)
Richie (Ron Howard) takes a turn on Fonzie's (Henry Winkler) motorcycle in a scene from Happy Days