Why Andy Griffith ‘Didn’t Like the Idea’ for ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ originally appeared on Parade. As unlikely as it seems, Andy Griffith almost didn’t star on The Andy Griffith Show. In a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But Griffith was never content to live only in Mayberry’s shadow. In the years that followed, he searched for the right vehicle to ...

Can anyone imagine The Andy Griffith Show without Andy Griffith? Who else could bring that grounded wisdom and warmth to Sheriff Andy Taylor? Can we imagine someone else dealing with the antics of Don ...

It's pretty tough to think of Andy Griffith without images of Mayberry and The Andy Griffith Show coming to mind, which is not really surprising given the impact that his portrayal of Sheriff Andy ...