Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Onionhead quickly reversed Griffith’s fortunes. The actor remembered sitting with his William Morris agents after a long lull with ...

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 ...

On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...

Opie Taylor is the quintessential good kid: as the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, Opie listens to his dad, does his best to follow the rules, and embodies the youthful innocence ...

Ron starred on the series as Opie, the son of Griffith's Andy Taylor 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 ...