CBS ’ ongoing Matlock reboot is set in a world where the original Matlock TV show existed: Kathy Bates ’ character introduces ...

CBS ’ ongoing Matlock reboot is set in a world where the original Matlock TV show existed: Kathy Bates ’ character introduces ...

Most of us know Andy Griffith from his time spent keeping the peace in Mayberry, or seeking justice in the courtroom on Matlock. But before he was Sheriff Andy Taylor or Ben Matlock, Griffith logged ...

Between 1965 and 1969, Andy Griffith remained the heart of The Andy Griffith Show, though the series—and his role in it—began to evolve.Don Knotts had departed at the end of Season 5 in 1965 ...

Andy Griffith's kids followed in his acting footsteps during their early years Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously ...

Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy “Sam” Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith. “For the millions of his fans and people who loved him ...

"The Andy Griffith Show," the classic sitcom about the adventures of a small-town sheriff and his family and friends in the fictional Mayberry, North Carolina, remains a beloved show by many ...

THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, from left: Don Knotts, Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, TV GUIDE cover, May 11-17, 1963. Richard R. Hewett. TV Guide/courtesy Everett Collection ...

If beloved deputy Barney Fife and precocious grade-schooler Opie Taylor seemed like family on "The Andy Griffith Show," it may be because the actors actually were. Ron Howard, who started his ...

Ron Howard is taking a trip down memory lane. On Feb. 15, the 70-year-old posted a picture to Instagram of his “The Andy Griffith Show” co-stars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, visiting him ...

On Feb. 15, Ron Howard shared a sweet photo on Instagram from years ago when he was visited on set by his The Andy Griffith Show costars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts. Howard, 70, wrote in the ...

The 11th episode in the inaugural season of “The Andy Griffith Show” delivered one of the all-time great holiday episodes, so good the series never dared to try the theme again after “The ...