Today marks the 66th anniversary of a milestone in television history. The Andy Griffith Show premiered on October 3, 1960 ...

Fans of "The Andy Griffith Show" are undoubtedly familiar with Ernest T. Bass, Mayberry's memorable menace. Here's a look at ...

Linda Purl claimed Andy Griffith pinned Elia Kazan against a wall to land the lead role in 'A Face in the Crowd.' ...

Elinor Donahue is 88 years old, but she's still talking about one of her first TV boyfriends — Andy Taylor, the aw-shucks local sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show. Ellie Walker, Mayberry's first lady ...

When the team behind The Andy Griffith Show cast Elinor Donahue as Ellie Walker, they had big plans for the character. Unlike Andy Taylor’s later love interests, Donahue was billed as one of the ...

Former I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden made a guest appearance on The Andy Griffith Show just once in the show’s eight-year run. Eden played an itinerant manicurist in the episode aptly titled, ...

Christmas is just over, and maybe you’re happy or exhausted or overwhelmed or at peace. There is no mood, however, that cannot be lifted or enhanced by watching a few episodes of The Andy Griffith ...

If you were a fan of The Andy Griffith Show, you will recall actress Maggie Peterson as Charlene Darling in five episodes of the classic CBS sitcom. Sadly, Peterson died peacefully in her sleep on ...

Hit '60s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show put Hollywood icon Ron Howard into the spotlight as a child star and set his career up for success. But it also propelled his only brother Clint into sitcom ...

Andy Griffith built one of television’s most reassuring personas as the patient sheriff of Mayberry. Linda Purl remembers ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95. Lynn died ...