• Air date: 11 Sep '67 30 episodes
      The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier...
  • List of Episodes (30)
    • 26. The Wedding

      04 Mar '68
      Howard's mother decides to get married and move to Mt. Pilot. Howard is so glad to have the house to himself that he decides to throw a couples party, but Helen ends up being the only female there.
    • 27. Sam for Town Council

      11 Mar '68
      Sam runs against Emmett for office.
    • 28. Opie and Mike

      18 Mar '68
      Opie sticks up for a young boy and must pay the price.
    • 29. A Girl for Goober

      25 Mar '68
      Sam and Andy call on modern technology to finally get Goober a steady girl.
    • 30. Mayberry R.F.D.

      01 Apr '68
      Sam brings over one of his Italian friends from the war--but unbenowst to him the friend brings over his elderly father and sister--and this creates mayhem in his family and business.