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Overview

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.

  1. Sheldon Leonard

    Creator

  2. Danny Thomas

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor

    Andy Griffith

    Andy Taylor

    249 Episodes

  2. Ron Howard as Opie Taylor

    Ron Howard

    Opie Taylor

    249 Episodes

  3. Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor

    Frances Bavier

    Aunt Bee Taylor

    249 Episodes

  4. Don Knotts as Barney Fife

    Don Knotts

    Barney Fife

    164 Episodes

  5. George Lindsey as Goober

    George Lindsey

    Goober

    86 Episodes

  6. Howard McNear as Floyd Lawson

    Howard McNear

    Floyd Lawson

    80 Episodes

  7. Aneta Corsaut as Helen Crump

    Aneta Corsaut

    Helen Crump

    67 Episodes

  8. Jack Dodson as Howard Sprague and Ed Jenkins

    Jack Dodson

    Howard Sprague, Ed Jenkins

    38 Episodes

  9. Hope Summers as Clara Edwards

    Hope Summers

    Clara Edwards

    32 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 8

6.0
1967 • 30 Episodes

Season 8 of The Andy Griffith Show premiered on September 11, 1967.

Mayberry R.F.D.

(8x30, April 1, 1968) Season Finale

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