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The Andy Griffith Show

Overview

Series synopsis

The Andy Griffith Show is an American comedy family television series that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1960. It ended on April 1, 1968. It was created by Sheldon Leonard, Danny Thomas. It stars Howard McNear, Hope Summers, Andy Griffith and Ron Howard.

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 ...

Premise

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.

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Cast and characters

Leading cast

Guest cast

Episodes

This series spans 9 seasons with 257 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 0 8 February 15, 1960 December 25, 2015
Season 1 32 October 3, 1960 May 22, 1961
Season 2 31 October 2, 1961 May 7, 1962
Season 3 32 October 1, 1962 May 6, 1963
Season 4 32 September 30, 1963 May 18, 1964
Season 5 32 September 21, 1964 May 3, 1965
Season 6 30 September 13, 1965 April 11, 1966
Season 7 30 September 12, 1966 April 10, 1967
Season 8 30 September 11, 1967 April 1, 1968
Season 0 preview 8 episodes total
Season 1 preview 32 episodes total
Season 2 preview 31 episodes total
Season 3 preview 32 episodes total
Season 4 preview 32 episodes total
Season 5 preview 32 episodes total
Season 6 preview 30 episodes total
Season 7 preview 30 episodes total
Season 8 preview 30 episodes total

Production

Genres
Comedy, Family
Country
US
Original language
en

Release

Original network/platform CBS
First aired October 3, 1960
Last aired April 1, 1968
Runtime 25 minutes
Status Ended
Schedule Monday at 21:30:00

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. TVMaze
  3. IMDb
  4. EpisodeTime Show Page