On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...

The beloved series may not have come together the way it did if it weren't for a note from Howard's father to the show's star Andy Griffith.

Ron Howard reflected on his time on The Andy Griffith Show in a new interview Ron shared that he only learned as an adult that his dad, Rance Howard, gave a note to Griffith that changed the show’s ...

Howard also reflected on the show’s legacy in a September interview with PEOPLE In 1986, the surviving cast from the show reunited for a TV film, Return to Mayberry. In it, Andy — who married Aneta ...

The beloved series may not have come together the way it did if it weren't for a note from Howard's father to the show's star Andy Griffith. All roads lead to Mayberry. The fictional sleepy town from ...

Ron starred on the series as Opie, the son of Griffith's Andy Taylor Ron Howard reflected on his time on The Andy Griffith Show in a new interview Ron shared that he only learned as an adult that his ...