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The Andy Griffith Show  (1960)
Nip it in the bud!


7.6|3 Oct, 1960|25 min
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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.
Seasons
Season 0 (1960)7

Season 1 (1960)32

Season 2 (1961)31

Season 3 (1962)32

Season 4 (1963)32

Season 5 (1964)32

Season 6 (1965)30

Season 7 (1966)30

Season 8 (1967)30
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Keywords
sheriff
small town
north carolina
jail
courthouse
widower
aunt nephew relationship
americana
small town sheriff
sitcom
wisdom
justice of the peace
father son relationship
enthusiastic

Casts

Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
Andy Taylor
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Opie Taylor
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier
Aunt Bee Taylor

Crews

Fred Roos
Fred Roos
Casting Director
Bob Ross
Producer
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen
Music
Reggie Smith
Property Master
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
Kenneth A. Reid
Art Direction
Lee Greenway
Makeup Artist
Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard
Executive Producer

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