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 ...

Don Knotts was one of those rare actors who could make you laugh without saying a word. Best remembered as the loveably bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, or as Ralph Furley in ...

'Andy Griffith' Star Had Strong Words For Co-Star Don Knotts in Memoir originally appeared on Parade. The Andy Griffith Show was an incredibly popular sitcom about the interworkings of the small town ...

It's pretty tough to think of Andy Griffith without images of Mayberry and The Andy Griffith Show coming to mind, which is not really surprising given the impact that his portrayal of Sheriff Andy ...

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 ...