When people think of The Andy Griffith Show, they think of warmth. Of front porches and quiet wisdom and a sheriff who could solve problems with a smile instead of a gun. But what they usually don’t ...

The first week celebrates Andy himself with the "Best Of" episodes, here is the full schedule.

On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hulton Archive/Getty ; Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Andy Griffith and Barbara Edwards in 1966 ; Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard attend ...

For those of us of a certain age, there are so many great memories in “The Andy Griffith Show”: The calm sheriff. His skittish deputy. His young son. The goofy filling station attendant and his ...