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.

Howard played Opie on The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to 1968. He was just 5 years old when he was cast as the son of Griffith’s Andy Taylor, the beloved sheriff of Mayberry. Knotts played ...

Beyond Griffith and Knotts, The Andy Griffith Show boasted a rich ensemble of characters that brought Mayberry to life. Ron Howard, then a child actor, played Opie Taylor, Andy’s curious and ...

NC’s Official TV Show. “Whereas,” the bill reads, “the positive character values and awareness of North Carolina make “The Andy Griffith Show” must-see-TV for anyone who loves North ...

Ron Howard is taking a trip down memory lane.. On Feb. 15, the 70-year-old posted a picture to Instagram of his “The Andy Griffith Show” co-stars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, visiting him on ...

Ron Howard learned the brutal limits of TV make-believe when he was handed an ice cream cone on the set of The Andy Griffith Show. “The hot lights melted any frozen dessert in a matter of ...

The Andy Griffith Museum drew 65,000 fans for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The museum, which opened in 2009 and features a shirt Griffith wore as the sheriff of Mayberry, was drawing up to ...

Howard played Opie on The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to 1968. He was just 5 years old when he was cast as the son of Griffith’s Andy Taylor, the beloved sheriff of Mayberry.

NC’s Official TV Show. “Whereas,” the bill reads, “the positive character values and awareness of North Carolina make “The Andy Griffith Show” must-see-TV for anyone who loves North ...

RALEIGH. In its TV-land immortality, “The Andy Griffith Show” has already inspired a pair of statues, a museum, an annual festival, a rerun-watchers club and a souvenir collection so it vast ...