Howard Morris may forever be remembered by generations of television fans as Ernest T. Bass, the wild-eyed rock-throwing menace of The Andy Griffith Show (who joined such luminaries as Floyd the ...

When people think of The Andy Griffith Show, certain names immediately spring to mind — Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney. But if you dig just a little deeper, there’s another name that keeps popping ...

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 ...

As unlikely as it seems, Andy Griffith almost didn’t star on The Andy Griffith Show. In a resurfaced interview with the TV Academy, the late actor recalled meeting with Abraham Lastfogel, the ...

The character of Andy Taylor was inspired by Griffith’s real-life rural roots in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Already an established actor at the time, Griffith had mastered both stand-up comedy as ...