While working on The Andy Griffith Show, Ron soaked up all the knowledge that he could from those around him. Andy taught him ...

Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show, circa 1963 ...

Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming ...

According to Howard, another key aspect of the show’s lasting success was its commitment to Griffith’s perspective. “It was so much a function of a kind of singular creative voice, not that,” he told ...

The word “memorable” frequently comes to mind when reflecting on The Andy Griffith Show, whether it’s characters like Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), Barney Fife (Don Knotts), Floyd the Barber ...

Ron Howard seeks justice for Opie and Richie. As a child, the film mogul was best known for his role as Opie Taylor in the CBS sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, playing the son of Andy Griffith’s main ...

The Andy Griffith Show aired from 1960-68 and was one of the finest American television series. From the fictitious Mayberry town, it followed the story of Sheriff Andy Taylor. The show is famous for ...

Answer: How Andy Taylor became a widower was never explained. The show, and Sheriff Andy, were first introduced on a 1960 episode of "Make Room For Daddy" with Danny Thomas. Andy Griffith, then a ...

As Opie Taylor, Howard starred on the show for all eight seasons of the fan-favorite show. And when Griffith passed away in 2012, he had a lot to say about the way that the folksy performer ...

Season 1 Plot Widower Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) divides his time between raising his young son, Opie (Ron Howard), and his job as Sheriff/Justice of the Peace of sleepy Mayberry, North Carolina.

Griffith went immediately to a gazebo and helped pull down a blue cloak covering the 800-pound bronze statue of Griffith's Sheriff Andy Taylor walking to a fishing hole with his son, Opie.

Sheriff Andy Taylor must decide whether to intervene or let the problem work itself out when a bully harasses his son Opie at school. When a rookie policeman is sent to Mayberry for training ...