TV series

The Andy Griffith Show

Name: The Andy Griffith Show
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1960-10-03
Cast: Howard McNear, Hope Summers, Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier

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Overview

Andy Taylor is 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.

Series details

First air date: 1960
Last air date: 1968
Status: Ended
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 249
Episode runtime: 25 min
Genres: Comedy, Family
Original language: EN
Origin country: US
Networks: CBS
Created by: Sheldon Leonard, Danny Thomas
Production: CBS, Danny Thomas Enterprises, Mayberry Enterprises

Cast

Howard McNear

Floyd Lawson

Hope Summers

Clara Edwards

Andy Griffith

Andy Taylor

Ron Howard

Opie Taylor

Frances Bavier

Aunt Bee Taylor

Don Knotts

Barney Fife

Seasons

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Season 1

1960

32 episodes

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.