The Andy Griffith Show

7.6 1960–1968 8 Seasons 249 Episodes

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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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Nip it in the bud! 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.

Seasons

1 The New Housekeeper 8.2
2 The Manhunt 8.6
3 The Guitar Player 7.7
4 Ellie Comes to Town 8.1
5 Irresistible Andy 7.7
6 Runaway Kid 7.6
7 Andy the Matchmaker 7.8
8 Opie's Charity 8.5
9 A Feud Is a Feud 8.0
10 Ellie for Council 7.4
11 Christmas Story 9.1
12 Stranger in Town 8.2
13 Mayberry Goes Hollywood 7.7
14 The Horse Trader 7.8
15 Those Gossipin' Men 8.2
16 The Beauty Contest 7.7
17 Alcohol and Old Lace 8.5
18 Andy the Marriage Counselor 7.6
19 Mayberry on Record 8.1
20 Andy Saves Barney's Morale 8.2
21 Andy and the Gentleman Crook 7.9
22 Cyrano Andy 7.9
23 Andy and Opie, Housekeepers 7.8
24 The New Doctor 7.5
25 A Plaque for Mayberry 8.2
26 The Inspector 8.0
27 Ellie Saves a Female 7.6
28 Andy Forecloses 8.2
29 Quiet Sam 8.0
30 Barney Gets His Man 8.8
31 The Guitar Player Returns 7.3
32 Bringing Up Opie 7.6

1 Opie and the Bully 8.4
2 Barney's Replacement 7.8
3 Andy and the Woman Speeder 7.6
4 Mayberry Goes Bankrupt 8.1
5 Barney on the Rebound 8.2
6 Opie's Hobo Friend 8.5
7 Crime-Free Mayberry 8.3
8 The Perfect Female 7.8
9 Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter 7.6
10 The Clubmen 7.8
11 The Pickle Story 9.1
12 Sheriff Barney 8.4
13 The Farmer Takes a Wife 7.8
14 The Keeper of the Flame 8.1
15 Bailey's Bad Boy 8.2
16 The Manicurist 8.6
17 The Jinx 7.7
18 Jailbreak 8.6
19 A Medal for Opie 7.6
20 Barney and the Choir 8.9
21 Guest of Honor 7.9
22 The Merchant of Mayberry 8.1
23 Aunt Bee the Warden 8.6
24 The County Nurse 7.8
25 Andy and Barney in the Big City 8.5
26 Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee 7.2
27 Three's a Crowd 8.2
28 The Bookie Barber 8.1
29 Andy on Trial 8.6
30 Cousin Virgil 7.3
31 Deputy Otis 8.1

1 Mr. McBeevee 8.7
2 Andy's Rich Girlfriend 7.7
3 Andy and the New Mayor 7.5
4 Andy and Opie - Bachelors 7.8
5 The Cow Thief 8.5
6 Barney Mends a Broken Heart 8.3
7 Lawman Barney 8.5
8 The Mayberry Band 8.1
9 Floyd, the Gay Deceiver 7.6
10 Opie's Rival 7.5
11 Convicts-at-Large 9.3
12 The Bed Jacket 7.8
13 The Bank Job 8.9
14 One-Punch Opie 7.9
15 Barney and the Governor 8.5
16 Man in a Hurry 9.0
17 High Noon in Mayberry 8.2
18 The Loaded Goat 8.2
19 Class Reunion 7.6
20 Rafe Hollister Sings 8.5
21 Opie and the Spoiled Kid 8.2
22 The Great Filling Station Robbery 8.0
23 Andy Discovers America 8.4
24 Aunt Bee's Medicine Man 8.1
25 The Darlings Are Coming 8.3
26 Andy's English Valet 7.9
27 Barney's First Car 9.1
28 The Rivals 8.2
29 A Wife for Andy 7.8
30 Dogs, Dogs, Dogs 8.1
31 Mountain Wedding 8.5
32 The Big House 8.8

1 Opie the Birdman 8.9
2 The Haunted House 9.1
3 Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army 7.9
4 The Sermon for Today 7.6
5 Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee 7.8
6 Gomer the House Guest 8.0
7 A Black Day for Mayberry 8.3
8 Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain 8.0
9 Up in Barney's Room 8.5
10 A Date for Gomer 8.5
11 Citizen's Arrest 8.9
12 Opie and His Merry Men 7.6
13 Barney and the Cave Rescue 8.4
14 Andy and Opie's Pal 7.4
15 Aunt Bee the Crusader 7.6
16 Barney's Sidecar 8.6
17 My Fair Ernest T. Bass 8.5
18 Prisoner of Love 8.1
19 Hot Rod Otis 8.2
20 The Song Festers 8.4
21 The Shoplifters 8.7
22 Andy's Vacation 8.3
23 Andy Saves Gomer 7.6
24 Bargain Day 7.7
25 Divorce, Mountain Style 7.5
26 A Deal Is a Deal 7.7
27 Fun Girls 8.5
28 The Return of Malcolm Merriweather 7.6
29 The Rumor 8.1
30 Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt 8.4
31 Back to Nature 8.1
32 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 8.2

1 Opie Loves Helen 7.5
2 Barney's Physical 8.6
3 The Family Visit 7.6
4 The Education of Ernest T. Bass 8.0
5 Aunt Bee's Romance 7.0
6 Barney's Bloodhound 8.2
7 Man in the Middle 7.9
8 Barney's Uniform 8.4
9 Opie's Fortune 8.4
10 Goodbye Sheriff Taylor 8.3
11 The Pageant 7.3
12 The Darling Baby 7.6
13 Andy and Helen Have Their Day 7.8
14 Three Wishes for Opie 8.9
15 Otis Sues the County 7.9
16 Barney Fife, Realtor 8.2
17 Goober Takes a Car Apart 7.6
18 The Rehabilitation of Otis 7.7
19 The Lucky Letter 8.3
20 Goober and the Art of Love 7.8
21 Barney Runs for Sheriff 8.1
22 If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars 8.3
23 TV or Not TV 8.2
24 Guest in the House 7.2
25 The Case of the Punch in the Nose 8.4
26 Opie's Newspaper 8.2
27 Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau 7.4
28 The Arrest of the Fun Girls 7.8
29 The Luck of Newton Monroe 7.3
30 Opie Flunks Arithmetic 7.2
31 Opie and the Carnival 7.8
32 Banjo-Playing Deputy 6.4

Details

Directors

Bob Sweeney, Lee Philips, Alan Rafkin, Coby Ruskin, Don Weis, Jeffrey Hayden, Howard Morris, Richard Crenna, Peter Baldwin, Earl Bellamy

Writers

Aaron Ruben, Jack Elinson, Harvey Bullock, James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum, Charles Stewart, Sam Bobrick, Bill Idelson, Fred Freeman, Frank Tarloff

Cast

Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, Don Knotts, George Lindsey, Howard McNear, Aneta Corsaut, Jack Dodson, Hope Summers, Hal Smith, Betty Lynn, Jim Nabors, Paul Hartman, Burt Mustin, Robert McQuain

Production

CBS, Danny Thomas Enterprises, Mayberry Enterprises

Languages

English

Countries

United States of America