Andy Griffith with his first wife Barbara Edwards in the 1960s. Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy “Sam” Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith.

While fans might've originally expected Matty to be a relative of the original Matlock, Andy Griffith's character remains fictional within the show, and her grandson chose the alias for her as Matlock ...

Why Andy Griffith ‘Didn’t Like the Idea’ for ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ originally appeared on Parade. As unlikely as it seems, Andy Griffith almost didn’t star on The Andy Griffith Show. In a ...

Matlock is back on CBS. Oscar-winner Kathy Bates stars as Madeline “Matty” Matlock in the new gender-flipped reimagining of the popular Andy Griffith legal drama. In the new show, Bates plays a woman ...

“The Andy Griffith Show” and “I Love Lucy” are iconic television programs with an enduring comfort food-like quality for many that will soon come to life in Jackson County. Mayberry Lucy Days will be ...

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 ...

Mayberry Days are underway this weekend, an annual celebration of Mount Airy’s ties to the late Andy Griffith and, through him, to the idyllic sitcom town of Mayberry, North Carolina. Events are ...

The Andy Griffith Show epitomized small-town values by showcasing close-knit communities and simple living. The residents of ...

If beloved deputy Barney Fife and precocious grade-schooler Opie Taylor seemed like family on "The Andy Griffith Show," it may be because the actors actually were. Ron Howard, who started his career ...

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 ...