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The Andy Griffith Show TV Series

The Andy Griffith Show

CBS CBS
1960-1968
First Broadcast: October 3, 1960
Last Broadcast: April 1, 1968
Andy Taylor is a sheriff in the mostly crime-free town of Mayberry. He spends his time philosophizing, raising his son Opie, and helping the townsfolk and his cousin Barney with their problems.
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The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Series
  • Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Ron Howard (Actors)
  • Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)

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Where To Watch

MeTV+ Me TV Sundance Channel GAC Family
ChannelDate/TimeSeasonEpisodeTitleDescription
Me TV
Me TV
08/31/2025 12:00PM314One Punch OpieOpie must learn to fight when a new boy moves into town and bullies him.
Me TV
Me TV
08/31/2025 6:00PM315Barney and the GovernorBarney issues the governor a parking ticket when his chauffeur parks in a no-parking zone.
GAC Family
GAC Family
09/01/2025 6:00AM711Big Fish in a Small TownHoward, a nonfisherman, antagonizes the town’s sportsmen by catching the biggest fish in the lake.
GAC Family
GAC Family
09/01/2025 6:30AM712Only a RoseOpie accidentally ruins Aunt Bee’s prize rose entry on the eve of the annual Mayberry Flower Show.
Me TV
Me TV
09/01/2025 8:00PM316Man in a HurryA wealthy businessman and finds himself stranded in Mayberry on a Sunday.

The Andy Griffith Show Cast

Actor
Character
Andy GriffithSheriff Andy Taylor
Ron HowardOpie Taylor
Don KnottsBarney Fife
Frances BavierAunt Bee Taylor
George LindseyGoober Pyle
Howard McNearFloyd Lawson
Colin MaleAnnouncer / Game Warden
Aneta CorsautHelen Crump
Jack DodsonHoward Sprague / Ed Jenkins
Hal SmithOtis Campbell
Hope SummersClara Edwards / Bertha Edwards / Clara Johnson / Miss Bedloe
Betty LynnThelma Lou
Jim NaborsGomer Pyle

Theme Song & Opening Credits

Episodes

There were 8 seasons and 249 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. Check out our The Andy Griffith Show episode guide.

Quotes

Barney Fife: Nip it in the bud!
Andy Taylor: Floyd.
Floyd Lawson: What’s the matter?
Andy Taylor: My sideburns.
Floyd Lawson: Your sideburns – what’s the matter with your sideburns?
Andy Taylor: Why, they’re both even.
Floyd Lawson: Well, I’ll be dogged. How’d that happen?
Andy Taylor: I declare, Floyd, I believe you’re getting the hang of it. And looka there – they’re the right length and everything.

Trivia

The show was one of only 3 shows (I Love Lucy and Seinfeld) to end while still at the top of the Nielsen Ratings.
Andy Griffith and Frances Bavier did not get along during the filming of the series.
Mayberry’s squad car was a Ford Galaxie supplied for free by a local Ford dealer.
It’s never mentioned on the show what happened to Opie’s mother, just that she died when Opie was very young.

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