The server migration is on hold. Check here for more info. |
The Andy Griffith Show
| The Andy Griffith Show | |
 | |
| Premiere | October 3, 1960 |
| Finale | April 1, 1968 |
| Airs | Weeknights at 8 PM and 8:30 PM and Sundays at 6 PM and 6:30 PM on MeTV |
| Network/Provider | CBS |
| Style | 30-minute sitcom |
| Company | Mayberry Enterprises |
| Distributor | CBS Films/Enterprises (until 1971)
Viacom Enterprises (1971-1995) Paramount Domestic Television (1995-2006) CBS Paramount Television (2006-2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007-2021) CBS Media Ventures (2021- ) |
| Seasons | 8 |
| Episodes | 249 |
| Origin | USA |
The Andy Griffith Show is a sitcom that aired on CBS.
The show revolves around Sheriff Andy Taylor and his life in sleepy, slow-paced fictional Mayberry, North Carolina. Sheriff Taylor's level-headed approach to law enforcement makes him the scourge of local moonshiners and out-of-town criminals, while his abilities to settle community problems with common-sense advice, mediation, and conciliation make him popular with his fellow citizens. His professional life, however, is complicated by the gaffes of his inept deputy, Barney Fife. Barney is portrayed as Andy's cousin in the first, second, and sixth episodes, but is never again referenced as such. Andy socializes with male friends in the Main Street barber shop and dates various ladies until a schoolteacher becomes his steady interest in season three. At home, Andy enjoys fishing trips with his son, Opie, and quiet evenings on the front porch with his maiden aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee. Opie tests his father's parenting skills season after season, and Aunt Bee's ill-considered romances and adventures cause her nephew concern.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Andy Griffith | Sheriff Andrew "Andy" Taylor | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Ronny Howard | Opie Taylor | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Don Knotts | Deputy Bernard "Barney" P. Fife | * | * | * | * | * | o | o | o |
| Frances Bavier | Aunt Beatrice "Bee" Taylor | o | o | o | o | o | * | * | * |
| Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season. | |||||||||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Elinor Donahue | Elinor "Ellie" Walker | * | |||||||
| Dick Elliott | Mayor Pike | * | |||||||
| Howard McNear | Floyd Lawson | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Hal Smith | Otis Campbell | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Betty Lynn | Thelma Lou | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Hope Summers | Clara Edwards | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Aneta Corsaut | Helen Crump | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Jim Nabors | Gomer Pyle | * | * | ||||||
| George Lindsey | Goober Pyle | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Jack Burns | Deputy Warren Ferguson | * | |||||||
| Jack Dodson | Howard Sprague | * | * | * | |||||
| Paul Hartman | Emmett Clark | * | |||||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | ||||||
| Season One | October 3, 1960 | May 22, 1961 | 32 | |||
| Season Two | October 2, 1961 | May 7, 1962 | 31 | |||
| Season Three | October 1, 1962 | May 6, 1963 | 32 | |||
| Season Four | September 30, 1963 | May 18, 1964 | 32 | |||
| Season Five | September 21, 1964 | May 3, 1965 | 32 | |||
| Season Six | September 13, 1965 | April 11, 1966 | 30 | |||
| Season Seven | September 12, 1966 | April 10, 1967 | 30 | |||
| Season Eight | September 11, 1967 | April 1, 1968 | 30 | |||
TV movie
| Title | Network | Airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return to Mayberry | NBC | April 13, 1986 | ||||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD & Blu-Ray Releases
DVD
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Series (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Complete Series | May 29, 2007 | purchase | 40 | |||
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Complete First Season | November 16, 2004 | purchase | 4 | |||
| The Complete Second Season | May 24, 2005 | purchase | 5 | |||
| The Complete Third Season | August 16, 2005 | purchase | 5 | |||
| The Complete Fourth Season | November 22, 2005 | purchase | 5 | |||
| The Complete Fifth Season | February 14, 2006 | purchase | 5 | |||
| The Complete Sixth Season | May 9, 2006 | purchase | 5 | |||
| The Complete Seventh Season | August 29, 2006 | purchase | 5 | |||
| The Complete Eighth Season | December 12, 2006 | purchase | 5 | |||
| Partial Season Discs (Region 1) | ||||||
| The 1st Season, Disc 1 | October 3, 2006 | purchase | 1 | |||
| Episode Collections (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Best of The Andy Griffith Show | November 11, 1997 | purchase | 1 | |||
| The Best of Barney | May 16, 2000 | purchase | 1 | |||
| The Best of Andy | May 30, 2000 | purchase | 1 | |||
| The Best of Mayberry | December 21, 2010 | purchase | 3 | |||
Blu-ray
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets (Region A) | ||||||
| Season 1 | May 6, 2014 | purchase | 4 | |||
