When you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show—most notably its first five seasons—you can't help but get taken in by the ...

Out of all the characters in the sleepy town of Mayberry, including Goober Pyle ( George Lindsey) and Ernest T. Bass ( Howard ...

The sitcom, which ran for eight seasons, followed the sheriff of Mayberry, Andy Taylor (Griffith). At five years old, Howard ...

If beloved deputy Barney Fife and precocious grade-schooler Opie Taylor seemed like family on "The Andy Griffith Show," it may be because the actors actually were. Ron Howard, who started his ...

In 1986, Howard, Griffith and Knotts reunited with many of their The Andy Griffith Show castmates for the TV film Return to Mayberry. In the movie, Opie becomes a father for the first time and Barney ...

Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the hit 1960s series “The Andy Griffith Show,” recently shared a photo on ...

Knotts was known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife — which won him five Emmys. Reflecting on working with Griffith, Howard told People in 1986, “Andy was like a wonderful uncle to me.

He was just 5 years old when he was cast as the son of Griffith’s Andy Taylor, the beloved sheriff of Mayberry. Knotts played Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife, a role that garnered him five Emmy Awards.