The Andy Griffith Show Episode Guide: Seasons, Cast and Facts
A TMDB-backed guide to The Andy Griffith Show, including cast, release facts, genres and watch-provider notes.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — an evergreen reference for this TV series: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Nip it in the bud!
Where to watch
TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Philo. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.
Cast
Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor; Ron Howard as Opie Taylor; Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor
About The Andy Griffith Show
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 accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
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Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch The Andy Griffith Show?
TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Philo. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.
Who is in the cast of The Andy Griffith Show?
Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor; Ron Howard as Opie Taylor; Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor
Is this The Andy Griffith Show guide official?
No. It uses TMDB data as a reference and is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
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