The Andy Griffith Show

Who Was the Best Girlfriend on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’? Vote for Your Favorite!
Who was Andy’s best match?

Who Is TV’s Favorite Dad? And Who Came in Last?
Which one did you choose?

Fathers’s Day Is Coming: Vote for Your Favorite Classic TV Dad!
Plus: We count down 15 of our favorite dads through the decades.

Why Ellie Walker Vanished From ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
The actress had a difficult time in Mayberry.

6 Facts About the Original ‘Matlock,’ May They Please the Court
Why did Andy Griffith’s TV lawyer have such a thing for hot dogs?

How ‘Mayberry R.F.D.’ Spun Off From ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
Take a walk down memory lane with the first-ever episode of ‘Mayberry R.F.D.’ on MeTV.

6 Things You Never Knew About ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Star George Lindsey
He was best known as the lovable Goober Pyle.

6 Things You Never Knew About Don Knotts
Did you know he was a military veteran?

Who Was Gene Roddenberry’s Shocking First Choice for Spock?
The ‘Star Trek’ creator had his sights set on a very different actor for the role of the cool-headed Vulcan.

What Happened to Frances Bavier, the Actress Who Played Aunt Bee on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’?
After retiring from the small screen, she lived a secluded (and, some say, lonely) life.

What Happened the Day That Andy Griffith Completely Lost It on the ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Set?
It was the one time that fellow cast members say they saw the star become unhinged.

Do You Remember How ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Began on ‘The Danny Thomas Show’?
Rather than beginning with a traditional pilot, producers paired Griffith up with a current TV star.

Do You Remember 1993’s ‘The Andy Griffith Show Reunion’?
The special, which hasn’t been shown on television for decades, will air at 5pm EST on May 4 on MeTV.

5 Thing You Didn’t Know About ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
Did you know that the theme song actually has lyrics?

MeTV Announces ‘The Month of Mayberry’ Event Celebrating ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ & Spinoffs
Plus, the channel will air ‘The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry’ for the first time in decades.

What Made Andy Griffith & Don Knotts the Greatest TV Comedy Duo
The pair acted together before ‘The Andy Griffith Show.’

Ron Howard & ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Co-star Are Distant Cousins
Ron Howard also shared a fun throwback photo of the cast members reuniting in the ’90s.

MeTV Presents ‘Love Me,’ a Marathon of Love-Themed Classic Shows This February
Get the full schedule here.

Politics in Movies & TV: Who Did It Best?
From James Stewart in ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ to Burgess Meredith in ‘Batman,’ here are some of the best TV episodes and films about politics.

Andy Griffith Did This Special Thing For the Boy Scouts Every Christmas
This is so wholesome.

A Look at the Most Beloved TV Families of All Time
These top TV families have had us glued to the tube for years!

‘A Very Merry MeTV’ Brings the Best Holiday-Themed Classic TV Shows
Celebrate the holidays with ‘Happy Days,’ ‘The Waltons,’ ‘All in the Family’ and many more beloved shows. Find out when to watch with the 2024 schedule.

Andy Griffith Once Talked About Reinventing Himself With ‘Matlock’
It wasn’t easy for him to shed the image of Andy Taylor.

5 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Ghost and Mr. Chicken’
When Don Knotts left ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ he brought a lot of the Mayberry gang with him.

Tune Into Svengoolie’s ‘BOO-Nanza’ This Weekend For Cartoons, Karloff & Classic Halloween Episodes
Check out ‘Son of Frankenstein,’ spooky Looney Tunes, Halloween episodes of ‘The Brady Bunch,’ ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ and more!

Bob Denver’s Widow Dreama Attends Mayberry Days to Celebrate ‘Gilligan’s Island’ 60th Anniversary
Dreama Denver is showcasing her new book about her life with Bob.

Celebrate ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ at Mayberry Days
The family friendly festival celebrates all things of this beloved show in North Carolina.

Svengoolie’s October Film & TV Schedule for ‘Svengoolie’s Halloween BOO-nanza’
It’s going to be a spooky season indeed, with movies like ‘House of Wax,’ ‘The Dark Crystal’ and ‘Son of Frankenstein,’ plus plenty of spooky classic TV!

Celebrating the Lovable Don Knotts On What Would Be His 100th Birthday
Don Knotts, was a very beloved comedian and cherished icon in TV & Film history.

Rural Themed TV: The 1960s Gave Viewers A Slew Of Backwoods Comedy Hits
Cornpone TV was huge with shows like ‘Hee-Haw,’ The Andy Griffith Show,’ ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ and more until the great ‘Rural Purge’.