The Andy Griffith Show
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Sheldon Leonard
Starring	Andy Griffith Ronny Howard Don Knotts Frances Bavier
Theme music composer	Earle Hagen
Opening theme	"The Fishin' Hole"
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	249 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes per episode (with commercials) 25-26 minutes per episode (without)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	Black and white 1960-1965, Color 1965-1968 Full screen
Original run	October 3, 1960 – April 1, 1968
Chronology
Followed by	Mayberry R.F.D.
Related shows	The Danny Thomas Show Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
External links
IMDb profile

The Andy Griffith Show is an American situation comedy television show starring Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor, the sheriff of the fictional small town of Mayberry, North Carolina. First televised by CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968, the show was a hit, never placing lower than seventh in the Nielsen Ratings and leaving the air after eight seasons as number one. While neither Griffith nor the show won Emmys, two co-stars won a grand total of six. The show spawned a spin-off series, a sequel series, a reunion telemovie and is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution with reruns currently airing across the United States. The complete series is available on DVD. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Sheldon Leonard (February 22, 1907 – January 10, 1997) was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor. ... 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Production

The genesis of The Andy Griffith Show lies in a February 1960 episode of The Danny Thomas Show. There, Griffith as Sheriff Taylor arrests Thomas for running a Mayberry stop sign. Frances Bavier appears as Henrietta Perkins, a widow being victimized by a shopkeeper, and Ron Howard is briefly seen as Opie. The following October, The Andy Griffith Show made its debut. The Danny Thomas Show (known as Make Room for Daddy during the first four seasons ) was a sitcom which ran from 1953 to 1957 on ABC and from 1957 to 1964 on CBS. // Danny Thomas played Danny Williams, a successful comedian and nightclub entertainer. ...

The show's production team included creator and executive producer Sheldon Leonard, producer Aaron Ruben and writers Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. All were closely associated with the success of the show's first five black and white seasons. In the sixth season, producer and story consultant Aaron Ruben left the show for Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a show he partly owned. Greenbaum and Fritzell departed as well. Writer Harvey Bullock left after season six, and, by season eight, the show had an entirely new team of writers. Sheldon Leonard (February 22, 1907 – January 10, 1997) was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor. ... Aaron Ruben (1926 - 2006) was an American TV show director known for The Andy Griffith Show (1960) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) and Sanford and Son (1972). ... Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964 to May 2, 1969. ... This article is about the real life TV-movie writer. ...

The show was filmed at Desilu Studios in Hollywood with Mayberry exteriors shot on the former Selznick International Pictures lot (later known as Forty Acres). Woodsy locales were filmed at Franklin Canyon Lake, just north of Beverly Hills. Principal settings on the show are Andy's house, the Mayberry courthouse, and Floyd's barbershop. ... Selznick International Pictures was a Hollywood motion picture studio, founded in 1935 by producer David O. Selznick and investor John Hay Whitney. ... A 1965 aerial view of the back forty. Other names used were 40 acres and Pathe 40 Acre Ranch. ... Franklin Canyon is located outside of Martinez, California in Contra Costa County. ... For other uses, see: Beverly Hills (disambiguation). ...

Accompanied by a whistled theme composed by Earle Hagen and Herbert Spencer, the show's opening sequence follows Andy and Opie as they walk along a dusty lane to a fishing hole. The sequence remained the same throughout the series run, though it had to be re-shot as Ron Howard grew into a young teen. Earle H. Hagen (born July 9, 1919) is a 20th century American composer. ...

The sole sponsor of The Andy Griffith Show was General Foods, though promotional consideration was paid for (in the form of all the cars) by Ford Motor Company. Griffith and other members of the cast appeared in commercials for General Foods during the course of particular episodes and some commercials have been released on various DVD's. General Foods, formerly shorthand for the General Foods Corporation, is now a brand of Kraft Foods. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

Characters

Barney, Andy, Aunt Bee, and Opie in "The Pickle Story"

Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) is a quietly confident, level-headed man whose easygoing, common sense approach to law enforcement makes him popular with his fellow citizens, though it often brings him into conflict with his overzealous, by-the-book deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts). Andy's public life in followed in episodes about apprehending ne'er-do-wells and welcoming dignitaries to Mayberry. For other persons named Andrew Taylor, see Andrew Taylor (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Andy Griffiths. ... Deputy Barney Fife from The Andy Griffith Show Bernard Barney P. Fife[1] is a fictional dramatic character in the American television program The Andy Griffith Show. ... Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (a role which earned him five Emmy Awards), and as landlord Ralph Furley on the television sitcom Three’s...

At home, Andy enjoys fishing trips with his six-year-old son Opie (Ron Howard) and quiet evenings on the front porch with his aunt and housekeeper "Aunt Bee" (Frances Bavier). Andy's parenting skills are tested when Opie kills a bird and sulks after losing a footrace; he rescues Aunt Bee from ill-considered romances and ventures that take her away from the contentment of her kitchen. Opie Taylor is a fictional dramatic character in the American television program, The Andy Griffith Show which was televised on CBS from October 3, 1960 to April 1, 1968. ... Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American actor, and an Academy Award winning film director, and producer, known for his roles on sitcoms, movies and television. ... Beatrice Aunt Bee Taylor was a character on the long-running 1960s American television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and its successor program Mayberry R.F.D. played by Frances Bavier. ... Frances Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an Emmy Award winning American character actress, best remembered for her role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s. ...

Andy was raised by Aunt Bee, graduated Mayberry Union High in 1945, and began his career as a lawman in 1952. Though once married, it is unclear whether he is divorced, separated, abandoned or widowed. Opie's mother is mentioned only once and her whereabouts are unknown; she remains a mystery.

Andy's romantic life is source material for many plots. Pharmacist Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue) is Andy's first-season sweetheart. When she leaves the show, he dates a few ladies until schoolteacher Helen Crump (Aneta Corsaut) becomes his steady partner in the third season. Helen is not aggressive like Ellie, nor overtly sexual like other dates; according to Richard Kelly, she is more like Andy's sister than his lover.^[1] Elinor Donahue (born April 19, 1937, as Mary Eleanor Donahue in Tacoma, Washington, USA, North America) is an American actress. ... Helen Crump is a fictional dramatic character on the American television program The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968). ... Aneta Corsaut (born November 3, 1933, Hutchinson, Kansas - November 6, 1995, Studio City, California) was an American actress. ...

Mayberry townspeople include barber Floyd Lawson (Howard McNear), service station attendants Goober Pyle (George Lindsey) and Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors), town drunkard Otis Campbell (Hal Smith), County Clerk Howard Sprague (Jack Dodson), sixth season deputy Warren Ferguson (Jack Burns), handyman Emmett Clark (Paul Hartman), and busybody Clara Edwards (Hope Summers). Howard McNear as barber Floyd Lawson Floyd Lawson was a fictional character on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ... Howard McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American film, television and radio character actor. ... Goober Pyle Goober Pyle was the fictional auto mechanic for the town of Mayberry in the 1960s American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and its later spin-off series Mayberry RFD. He was played by George Lindsey. ... George Lindsey (born December 17, 1935) is an American character actor. ... Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show Gomer Pyle was the simple-minded gas station attendant and later auto mechanic in the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, played by Jim Nabors. ... Jim Nabors on The Muppet Show James Thurston Jim Nabors (born June 12, 1930 in Sylacauga, Alabama to Fred and Mavis Nabors), is an American actor, singer, and comedian. ... Mayberry town drunk Otis Campbell getting behind the wheel Otis Campbell was the fictional town drunk in Mayberry on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ... Harold John Hal Smith (August 24, 1916 - January 28, 1994) was an American character actor and voice-over artist. ... Howard Sprague is a fictional character on the CBS television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, and its spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. He was played by Jack Dodson from 1966-71. ... Jack Dodson (May 16, 1931 - September 16, 1994) was an American television actor best remembered for the character Howard Sprague in The Andy Griffith Show. ... Paul Hartman (March 1, 1904 – October 2, 1973) was an American dancer, stage performer and television character actor. ... Clara Edwards was the character played by actress Hope Summers on The Andy Griffith Show. ... Hope Summers (June 7, 1896 - June 22, 1979) was a character actress best-known for her work on The Andy Griffith Show. ...

Civic leaders include mayors Pike and Stoner (Dick Elliott and Parley Baer), Reverend Tucker (William Keene), and sour department store owner Ben Weaver (Will Wright), the focus of the only Christmas-themed episode. Country folk Briscoe Darling (Denver Pyle), his daughter Charlene (Maggie Peterson), and Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) try Andy's patience with their shenanigans. Fun Girls Skippy and Daphne (Jean Carson and Joyce Jameson) are incorrigible flirters. Telephone operator Sarah is an unseen character but one making an "appearance" in almost every episode. Venerable Burt Mustin plays several "old geezers" and Allan Melvin appears as eight different "tough guys". Richard Dick Elliott (April 30, 1886 - December 22, 1961) was a character actor from the 1930s until the time of his death. ... Parley Baer (August 5, 1915 - November 22, 2002) was an American character actor in film, television, and radio. ... William Keene (Birthname: William Joseph Keene d. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor. ... Maggie Peterson (Born 10 January 1941 in Greeley, Colorado) is an American television actress. ... Howard Morris (September 4, 1919 – May 21, 2005) was an American comic actor and director. ... Burt Mustin (February 8, 1884 - January 28, 1977) was an American salesman and character actor born Burton Hill Mustin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Allan Melvin (born February 18, 1922) is an American actor with a long history of sitcom and voice-over work. ...

See also List of Andy Griffith Show guest stars and List of The Andy Griffith Show cast members

Numerous well-known actors guest starred on The Andy Griffith Show. ... Cast of The Andy Griffith Show: Sheriff Andy Taylor - Andy Griffith Opie Taylor - Ron Howard (as Ronny Howard) Deputy Barney Fife - Don Knotts Aunt Bee - Frances Bavier Gomer Pyle - Jim Nabors Goober Pyle (aka Goober Beasley in early episodes) - George Lindsey Floyd Lawson - Howard McNear Otis Campbell - Hal Smith Helen...

Elements

Main Street shops

Mayberry is a sleepy small town that has acquired a reputation among viewers as a family values representative. Ironically, few married couples or happy families appear on the show. Andy, Aunt Bee, Barney, Helen, Thelma Lou, Gomer, Goober, Howard, and Clara are without spouses and the Boone, Campbell, Flint, and Muggins families are borderline dysfunctional or criminal. Elderly Emmett and Martha Clark in the last season appear to be somewhat happy — though Martha is subtly limned as a quiet harridan pressing Emmett into a job he doesn't want and making demands for a fur coat he can't afford.

Unlike other major sitcoms of the period, Christian pop culture is an obvious element on the show with Protestant ethics coloring many episodes. The Taylors attend All Souls Church; Bee sings in the choir, Opie yawns in the front pew, and Andy serves on the finance committee. Sunday afternoons are idled-away churning ice cream on the front porch and humming hymn tunes. When a stranded motorist needs help, few Mayberry folk express an interest in aiding him on the Lord's day of rest. Some viewers feel the show has a moral backbone virtually unrivaled by other television sitcoms and have singled out episodes for use as instructional and inspirational tools for their congregations.^[2] Others question the use of the show for Christian instruction.^[3] Topics in Christianity Preaching Prayer Ecumenism Relation to other religions Movements Music Liturgy Calendar Symbols Art Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ...

While early seasons depict Mayberry as a xenophobic community happily out-of-touch with the larger world, the Mayberry of the later seasons takes an interest in life beyond its borders: Andy visits Hollywood with his family, Aunt Bee travels to Mexico, and Howard Sprague briefly becomes a Caribbean beachcomber. Mayberry folk attend a visiting globe-trotter's lecture in the seventh season and welcome three Italian immigrants in the final episode. Look up xenophobia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Although the program was produced during a turbulent period in American history, the people of Mayberry are oblivious to the controversial issues and news topics of the day. The Vietnam War is alluded to in a late season dinner conversation as "the situation in Asia", and, with the exception of Rockne Tarkington, playing Opie's football coach in one seventh season episode, African Americans only appear as anonymous, non-speaking extras in crowd scenes. Women are second-class citizens. In his book The Andy Griffith Show, Richard Kelly states, "[The show] may not have been sexual, but it certainly was sexist. The male population of Mayberry rules the town, and the women, for the most part, joyfully accept their positions as homemakers whose function is to keep their men happy."^[1] Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...

Seasons

Main article: List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes

The show comprises 8 full seasons and 249 episodes — 159 episodes in black and white (seasons 1-5) and 90 in color (seasons 6-8). Griffith appears in all 249 episodes with Bavier coming in second at 239. Only Griffith, Howard, Bavier, Knotts, and Hope Summers appeared in all eight seasons — Knotts as a regular character for the first five seasons and a recurring one for the last three. This is list of episodes from the CBS television comedy The Andy Griffith Show. ...

Black and white seasons (1960-1964)

Griffith, Howard, Knotts and Bavier - were introduced in the premiere episode, with all announced in the opening credits save Bavier. The first season saw the show's only Christmas-themed episode. Andy's first-season sweetheart Ellie Walker disappeared after twelve appearances. Recurring characters Floyd Lawson, Clara Edwards, Otis Campbell, and Thelma Lou debuted in the first season, with Gomer Pyle appearing in the second season and Helen Crump in the third. Goober Pyle joined the show in its fourth season. Aunt Bee has the first of several romances in season two. Howard McNear suffered a stroke in the third season and left the show, but returned in the fourth season to play a sitting Floyd. Jim Nabors departed in the fourth season to star in the spin-off series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. At the end of the fifth season, Knotts left the show for a film career, forcing the disappearance of Barney's girlfriend Thelma Lou. In the season's final episode, Jerry Van Dyke appeared as Andy's replacement deputy but never returned. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964 to May 2, 1969. ... Jerry Van Dyke (born July 27, 1931, in Danville, Illinois) is an American comedian and actor. ...

Color seasons (1965-1968)

The opening sequence was reshot, retaining the father-and-son walk to the fishing hole and the musical theme. Jack Burns debuted in the sixth season as Deputy Warren Ferguson, but the character was not well-received and was dropped after eleven appearances. Jack Dodson debuted the same season as County Clerk Howard Sprague. Bavier won an Emmy in the seventh season and was announced in the opening credits in the final season. Howard McNear and Hal Smith left the show in the seventh season. Paul Hartman and Arlene Golonka joined the show in the final seasons as Emmett Clark and bakery worker Millie Hutchins. Ken Berry played widower Sam Jones in a few of the final episodes and moved on to star in the sequel series Mayberry, R.F.D. with Golonka as his sweetheart Millie Swanson (with a name change). In 1968, Griffith felt he had contributed all he could to the character Andy Taylor and the show was cancelled.^[4] The show ended its last season at the top of the Nielsen Ratings. Kenneth Ronald Ken Berry (born November 3, 1933, in Moline, Illinois) is an American dancer, and comedic actor. ...

Ratings, honors, and awards

The Andy Griffith Show consistently placed in the top ten during its run.^[5]

A Neilsen study conducted during the show's last season (1967) indicated the show ranked #1 among blue collar workers followed by The Lucy Show and Gunsmoke. Among white collar workers, the show ranked #3 following Saturday Movies and The Dean Martin Show.^[6] This article is about the radio and television series. ...

Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, in 1961-63, 1966 and 1967, the last two for guest appearances. Frances Bavier won one Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1967. The show received its only Emmy nomination in 1967 for Outstanding Comedy Series, losing to a new show, The Monkees. In 2002, TV Guide ranked The Andy Griffith Show ninth on its list of the 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winners: // Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy 1974: Rob Reiner, All In The Family Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy-Variety/Variety/Music Series 1974: Cloris Leachman, The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1975-76: no information Outstanding... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winners: 1974: Cloris Leachman, The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1975: Betty White, The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1976: Betty White, The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1977: Mary Kay Place, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Monkees were a pop-rock quartet created and based in Los Angeles in 1965 for an NBC American television series of the same name. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... TV Guide cover from the summer of 2002 that coincided with the list. ...

Spinoffs and reunion movie

At the end of the show's fourth season (May 1964), the backdoor pilot "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." aired, and, the following September, spinoff series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. debuted with Jim Nabors in his Gomer role and Frank Sutton as drill instructor Sergeant Vince Carter. Ron Howard made a guest appearance as Opie during the show's run. A television pilot is the first episode of an intended television series. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea,[1] using the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces and is one of seven uniformed services. ... Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964 to May 2, 1969. ... Frank Spencer Sutton (October 23, 1923 - June 28, 1974) was an American actor who is best remembered for his role as the loud, hard-nosed drill instructor Sergeant Vincent Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Sutton was born in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1923. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In the last episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, character Sam Jones was introduced and a sequel series Mayberry R.F.D. was fashioned around him. Several performers reprised their original roles in the sequel, with Bavier becoming Sam's housekeeper. Andy and Helen were married in the first episode, remained for a few episodes then left the show with a move to Raleigh being the explanation given the audience. After the sequel series' cancellation in 1971, George Lindsey reprised his Goober character over a ten year period on the popular variety show Hee Haw. Mayberry R.F.D. (R.F.D. is a postal abbreviation for Rural Free Delivery) was a spin-off, or perhaps, more accurately, a direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show under a new title. ... For the EP from the musical band Birthday Party, see Hee Haw (EP). ...

In 1986, the reunion telemovie Return to Mayberry was broadcast with several cast members appearing in their original roles. Absent, however, was Frances Bavier. She had retired from acting, was in poor health, living in North Carolina, and declined to participate. In the telemovie, Aunt Bee is dead and Andy visits her grave. A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... Return to Mayberry was a television movie made in 1986 on NBC. The show was a reunion movie for the 1960s American television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ...

Merchandise

Dell Comics published two The Andy Griffith Show comic books during the show's first-run. In 2004, copies in Near Mint condition were priced in excess of $500 each.^[7] The show's enduring popularity has created considerable merchandise since its first-run including board games, bobblehead dolls, kitchenware, books, and other items. In 2007, a line of canned foods inspired by the show was made available in grocery stores across America. Griffith's hometown of Mt. Airy, North Carolina annually hosts a week-long "Mayberry Days" celebration featuring concerts, parades, and appearances by the show's players. Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publications, which got its start in pulp magazines. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...

Between 2004 and 2006, CBS Home Entertainment released all eight seasons as single-season packages on Region 1 DVD. The complete series was released as a boxed set in 2007 (ISBN141573159) and includes the pilot from The Danny Thomas Show, the telemovie Return to Mayberry, and an episode from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. featuring Ron Howard. Sixteen episodes from the show's third season are in the public domain and available on discount DVDs. CBS Home Entertainment (formerly CBS Video Enterprises) is the home video entertainment arm of CBS, Inc. ...

References

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Further reading

• Beck, Ken, and Clark, Jim. The Andy Griffith Show Book. St. Martin's Griffin, 2000.
• Beck, Ken, and Clark, Jim. Mayberry Memories. Rutledge Hill Press, 2000.
• Fann, Joey. The Way Back to Mayberry. Broadman and Holman, 2001. (ISBN 0805424202).
• Kelly, Richard. The Andy Griffith Show. Blair, 1981.
• Rueter, Ted. What Andy, Opie, and Barney Fife Mean to Americans, Even in the 1990s.
• ScottC. The Andy Griffith Show: Complete First Season (1960). Needcoffee.com.
• Vaughn, Don Rodney. Why "The Andy Griffith Show" is Important to Popular Culture. Journal of Popular Culture, 2004.

Viewings

• The Andy Griffith Show. CBS Television Network, 1960-1968. Syndicated distribution: CBS Paramount Television.
• The Andy Griffith Show: Complete Series Collection. Paramount, 2007. (ISBN 1415731594).

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