The Andy Griffith Show 1960
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★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 171 votes TV-G ComedyFamily 8 seasons · 249 eps Ended
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What is The Andy Griffith Show?
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968. The show is set in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina, and features a cast of characters including the widowed sheriff, his son, and his aunt.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1960
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 249
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 3, 1960
- Last aired
- Apr 1, 1968
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 171 votes
- Format
- 8 seasons · 249 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~25 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
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The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968. The show is set in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina, and features a cast of characters including the widowed sheriff, his son, and his aunt. The series stars Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, and Frances Bavier, among others. The show was created by Sheldon Leonard, Aaron Ruben, and Danny Thomas, and it consists of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons, with 159 episodes in black and white and 90 in color. The series plays on popular stereotypes of rural and small-town life, and it features a mix of characters, including a well-meaning but inept deputy and a spinster aunt and housekeeper. The show is considered a cornerstone of American television and an emblematic representation of small-town life in the United States during the 1960s.
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The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series 1960–1968) - IMDb
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The Andy Griffith Show - Wikipedia
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) - YouTube
The Andy Griffith Show | Cast, Characters, & Facts | Britannica
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Should you watch it?
“A widowed sheriff navigates life and law enforcement in the small, fictional town of Mayberry.”
Reasons to watch
- charming character dynamics
- gentle small-town humor
Keep in mind
- slower pacing compared to modern sitcoms
Watch it if you enjoy classic American television centered on community and family relationships.
The series is a family-friendly sitcom from the 1960s.
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Season 1 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The New Housekeeper Mytharc Oct 3, 1960
- E2 The Manhunt Core Oct 10, 1960
- E3 The Guitar Player Core Oct 17, 1960
- E4 Ellie Comes to Town Core Oct 24, 1960
- E5 Irresistible Andy Core Oct 31, 1960
- E6 Runaway Kid Core Nov 7, 1960
- E7 Andy the Matchmaker Core Nov 14, 1960
- E8 Opie's Charity Core Nov 28, 1960
- E9 A Feud is a Feud Core Dec 5, 1960
- E10 Ellie for Council Core Dec 12, 1960
- E11 Christmas Story Core Dec 19, 1960
- E12 Stranger In Town Core Dec 26, 1960
- E13 Mayberry Goes Hollywood Core Jan 2, 1961
- E14 The Horse Trader Core Jan 9, 1961
- E15 Those Gossipin' Men Core Jan 16, 1961
- E16 The Beauty Contest Core Jan 23, 1961
- E17 Alcohol and Old Lace Core Jan 30, 1961
- E18 Andy, the Marriage Counselor Core Feb 6, 1961
- E19 Mayberry on Record Core Feb 13, 1961
- E20 Andy Saves Barney's Morale Core Feb 20, 1961
- E21 Andy and the Gentleman Crook Core Feb 27, 1961
- E22 Cyrano Andy Core Mar 6, 1961
- E23 Andy and Opie, Housekeepers Core Mar 13, 1961
- E24 The New Doctor Core Mar 27, 1961
- E25 A Plaque for Mayberry Core Apr 3, 1961
- E26 The Inspector Core Apr 10, 1961
- E27 Ellie Saves a Female Core Apr 17, 1961
- E28 Andy Forecloses Core Apr 24, 1961
- E29 Quiet Sam Core May 1, 1961
- E30 Barney Gets His Man Core May 8, 1961
- E31 The Guitar Player Returns Mytharc May 15, 1961
- E32 Bringing Up Opie Mytharc May 22, 1961
Season 2 · 31 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Opie and the Bully Mytharc Oct 2, 1961
- E2 Barney's Replacement Core Oct 9, 1961
- E3 Andy and the Woman Speeder Core Oct 16, 1961
- E4 Mayberry Goes Bankrupt Core Oct 23, 1961
- E5 Barney on the Rebound Core Oct 30, 1961
- E6 Opie's Hobo Friend Core Nov 13, 1961
- E7 Crime-Free Mayberry Core Nov 20, 1961
- E8 The Perfect Female Core Nov 27, 1961
- E9 Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter Core Dec 4, 1961
- E10 The Clubmen Core Dec 11, 1961
- E11 The Pickle Story Core Dec 18, 1961
- E12 Sheriff Barney Core Dec 25, 1961
- E13 The Farmer Takes a Wife Core Jan 1, 1962
- E14 The Keeper of the Flame Core Jan 8, 1962
- E15 Bailey's Bad Boy Core Jan 15, 1962
- E16 The Manicurist Core Jan 22, 1962
- E17 The Jinx Core Jan 29, 1962
- E18 Jailbreak Core Feb 5, 1962
- E19 A Medal for Opie Core Feb 12, 1962
- E20 Barney and the Choir Core Feb 19, 1962
- E21 Guest of Honor Core Feb 26, 1962
- E22 The Merchant of Mayberry Core Mar 5, 1962
- E23 Aunt Bee the Warden Core Mar 12, 1962
- E24 The County Nurse Core Mar 19, 1962
- E25 Andy and Barney in the Big City Core Mar 26, 1962
- E26 Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee Core Apr 2, 1962
- E27 Three's a Crowd Core Apr 9, 1962
- E28 The Bookie Barber Core Apr 16, 1962
- E29 Andy on Trial Core Apr 23, 1962
- E30 Cousin Virgil Mytharc Apr 30, 1962
- E31 Deputy Otis Mytharc May 7, 1962
Season 3 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. McBeevee Mytharc Oct 1, 1962
- E2 Andy's Rich Girlfriend Core Oct 8, 1962
- E3 Andy and the New Mayor Core Oct 15, 1962
- E4 Andy and Opie, Bachelors Core Oct 22, 1962
- E5 The Cow Thief Core Oct 29, 1962
- E6 Barney Mends a Broken Heart Core Nov 5, 1962
- E7 Lawman Barney Core Nov 12, 1962
- E8 The Mayberry Band Core Nov 19, 1962
- E9 Floyd the Gay Deceiver Core Nov 26, 1962
- E10 Opie's Rival Core Dec 3, 1962
- E11 Convicts-at-Large Core Dec 10, 1962
- E12 The Bed Jacket Core Dec 17, 1962
- E13 The Bank Job Core Dec 24, 1962
- E14 One-Punch Opie Core Dec 31, 1962
- E15 Barney and the Governor Core Jan 7, 1963
- E16 Man in a Hurry Core Jan 14, 1963
- E17 High Noon in Mayberry Core Jan 21, 1963
- E18 The Loaded Goat Core Jan 28, 1963
- E19 Class Reunion Core Feb 4, 1963
- E20 Rafe Hollister Sings Core Feb 11, 1963
- E21 Opie and the Spoiled Kid Core Feb 18, 1963
- E22 The Great Filling Station Robbery Core Feb 25, 1963
- E23 Andy Discovers America Core Mar 4, 1963
- E24 Aunt Bee's Medicine Man Core Mar 11, 1963
- E25 The Darlings Are Coming Core Mar 18, 1963
- E26 Andy's English Valet Core Mar 25, 1963
- E27 Barney's First Car Core Apr 1, 1963
- E28 The Rivals Core Apr 8, 1963
- E29 A Wife for Andy Core Apr 15, 1963
- E30 Dogs, Dogs, Dogs Core Apr 22, 1963
- E31 Mountain Wedding Mytharc Apr 29, 1963
- E32 The Big House Mytharc May 6, 1963
Season 4 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Opie the Birdman Mytharc Sep 30, 1963
- E2 The Haunted House Core Oct 7, 1963
- E3 Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army Core Oct 14, 1963
- E4 The Sermon for Today Core Oct 21, 1963
- E5 Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee Core Oct 28, 1963
- E6 Gomer the House Guest Core Nov 4, 1963
- E7 A Black Day for Mayberry Core Nov 11, 1963
- E8 Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain Core Nov 18, 1963
- E9 A Date for Gomer Core Nov 25, 1963
- E10 Up in Barney's Room Core Dec 2, 1963
- E11 Citizen's Arrest Core Dec 16, 1963
- E12 Opie and His Merry Men Core Dec 30, 1963
- E13 Barney and the Cave Rescue Core Jan 6, 1964
- E14 Andy and Opie's Pal Core Jan 13, 1964
- E15 Aunt Bee the Crusader Core Jan 20, 1964
- E16 Barney's Sidecar Core Jan 27, 1964
- E17 My Fair Ernest T. Bass Core Feb 3, 1964
- E18 Prisoner of Love Core Feb 10, 1964
- E19 Hot Rod Otis Core Feb 17, 1964
- E20 The Song Festers Core Feb 24, 1964
- E21 The Shoplifters Core Mar 2, 1964
- E22 Andy's Vacation Core Mar 9, 1964
- E23 Andy Saves Gomer Core Mar 16, 1964
- E24 Bargain Day Core Mar 23, 1964
- E25 Divorce, Mountain Style Core Mar 30, 1964
- E26 A Deal Is a Deal Core Apr 6, 1964
- E27 Fun Girls Core Apr 13, 1964
- E28 The Return of Malcolm Merriweather Core Apr 20, 1964
- E29 The Rumor Core Apr 27, 1964
- E30 Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt Core May 4, 1964
- E31 Back to Nature Mytharc May 11, 1964
- E32 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Mytharc May 18, 1964
Season 5 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Opie Loves Helen Mytharc Sep 21, 1964
- E2 Barney's Physical Core Sep 28, 1964
- E3 Family Visit Core Oct 5, 1964
- E4 The Education of Ernest T. Bass Core Oct 12, 1964
- E5 Aunt Bee's Romance Core Oct 19, 1964
- E6 Barney's Bloodhound Core Oct 26, 1964
- E7 Man in the Middle Core Nov 2, 1964
- E8 Barney's Uniform Core Nov 9, 1964
- E9 Opie's Fortune Core Nov 16, 1964
- E10 Goodbye, Sheriff Taylor Core Nov 23, 1964
- E11 The Pageant Core Nov 30, 1964
- E12 The Darling Baby Core Dec 7, 1964
- E13 Andy and Helen Have Their Day Core Dec 14, 1964
- E14 Three Wishes for Opie Core Dec 21, 1964
- E15 Otis Sues the County Core Dec 28, 1964
- E16 Barney Fife, Realtor Core Jan 4, 1965
- E17 Goober Takes a Car Apart Core Jan 11, 1965
- E18 The Rehabilitation of Otis Core Jan 18, 1965
- E19 The Lucky Letter Core Jan 25, 1965
- E20 Goober and the Art of Love Core Feb 1, 1965
- E21 Barney Runs for Sheriff Core Feb 8, 1965
- E22 If I Had a Quarter Million Dollars Core Feb 15, 1965
- E23 TV or Not TV Core Mar 1, 1965
- E24 Guest in the House Core Mar 8, 1965
- E25 The Case of the Punch in the Nose Core Mar 15, 1965
- E26 Opie's Newspaper Core Mar 22, 1965
- E27 Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau Core Mar 29, 1965
- E28 The Arrest of the Fun Girls Core Apr 5, 1965
- E29 The Luck of Newton Monroe Core Apr 12, 1965
- E30 Opie Flunks Arithmetic Core Apr 19, 1965
- E31 Opie and the Carnival Mytharc Apr 26, 1965
- E32 Banjo-Playing Deputy Mytharc May 3, 1965
Season 6 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Opie's Job Mytharc Sep 13, 1965
- E2 Andy's Rival Core Sep 20, 1965
- E3 Malcolm at the Crossroads Core Sep 27, 1965
- E4 Aunt Bee, the Swinger Core Oct 4, 1965
- E5 The Bazaar Core Oct 11, 1965
- E6 A Warning from Warren Core Oct 18, 1965
- E7 Off to Hollywood Core Oct 25, 1965
- E8 The Taylors in Hollywood Core Nov 1, 1965
- E9 The Hollywood Party Core Nov 8, 1965
- E10 Aunt Bee on TV Core Nov 15, 1965
- E11 The Cannon Core Nov 22, 1965
- E12 A Man's Best Friend Core Nov 29, 1965
- E13 Aunt Bee Takes a Job Core Dec 6, 1965
- E14 The Church Organ Core Dec 13, 1965
- E15 Girl-Shy Core Dec 20, 1965
- E16 Otis the Artist Core Jan 3, 1966
- E17 The Return of Barney Fife Core Jan 10, 1966
- E18 The Legend of Barney Fife Core Jan 17, 1966
- E19 Lost and Found Core Jan 24, 1966
- E20 Wyatt Earp Rides Again Core Jan 31, 1966
- E21 Aunt Bee Learns to Drive Core Feb 7, 1966
- E22 Look Paw, I'm Dancing Core Feb 14, 1966
- E23 The Gypsies Core Feb 21, 1966
- E24 Eat Your Heart Out Core Feb 28, 1966
- E25 A Baby in the House Core Mar 7, 1966
- E26 The County Clerk Core Mar 14, 1966
- E27 The Foster Lady Core Mar 21, 1966
- E28 Goober's Replacement Core Mar 28, 1966
- E29 The Battle of Mayberry Mytharc Apr 4, 1966
- E30 A Singer in Town Mytharc Apr 11, 1966
Season 7 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Opie's Girlfriend Mytharc Sep 12, 1966
- E2 The Lodge Core Sep 19, 1966
- E3 The Barbershop Quartet Core Sep 26, 1966
- E4 The Ball Game Core Oct 3, 1966
- E5 Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory Core Oct 10, 1966
- E6 The Darling Fortune Core Oct 17, 1966
- E7 Mind Over Matter Core Oct 31, 1966
- E8 Politics Begin at Home Core Nov 7, 1966
- E9 The Senior Play Core Nov 14, 1966
- E10 Opie Finds a Baby Core Nov 21, 1966
- E11 Big Fish in a Small Town Core Nov 28, 1966
- E12 Only a Rose Core Dec 5, 1966
- E13 Otis the Deputy Core Dec 12, 1966
- E14 Goober Makes History Core Dec 19, 1966
- E15 A New Doctor in Town Core Dec 26, 1966
- E16 Don't Miss a Good Bet Core Jan 2, 1967
- E17 Dinner at Eight Core Jan 9, 1967
- E18 A Visit to Barney Fife Core Jan 16, 1967
- E19 Barney Comes to Mayberry Core Jan 23, 1967
- E20 Andy's Old Girlfriend Core Jan 30, 1967
- E21 Aunt Bee's Restaurant Core Feb 6, 1967
- E22 Floyd's Barbershop Core Feb 13, 1967
- E23 The Statue Core Feb 20, 1967
- E24 Helen the Authoress Core Feb 27, 1967
- E25 Goodbye Dolly Core Mar 6, 1967
- E26 Opie's Piano Lesson Core Mar 13, 1967
- E27 Howard the Comedian Core Mar 20, 1967
- E28 Big Brother Core Mar 27, 1967
- E29 Opie's Most Unforgettable Character Mytharc Apr 3, 1967
- E30 Goober's Contest Mytharc Apr 10, 1967
Season 8 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Opie's First Love Mytharc Sep 11, 1967
- E2 Howard the Bowler Core Sep 18, 1967
- E3 A Trip to Mexico Core Sep 25, 1967
- E4 Andy's Trip to Raleigh Core Oct 2, 1967
- E5 Opie Steps Up in Class Core Oct 9, 1967
- E6 Howard's Main Event Core Oct 16, 1967
- E7 Aunt Bee, the Juror Core Oct 23, 1967
- E8 The Tape Recorder Core Oct 30, 1967
- E9 Opie's Group Core Nov 6, 1967
- E10 Aunt Bee and the Lecturer Core Nov 13, 1967
- E11 Andy's Investment Core Nov 20, 1967
- E12 Howard and Millie Core Nov 27, 1967
- E13 Aunt Bee's Cousin Core Dec 4, 1967
- E14 Suppose Andy Gets Sick Core Dec 11, 1967
- E15 Howard's New Life Core Dec 18, 1967
- E16 Goober the Executive Core Dec 25, 1967
- E17 The Mayberry Chef Core Jan 1, 1968
- E18 Emmett's Brother-In-Law Core Jan 8, 1968
- E19 Opie's Drugstore Job Core Jan 15, 1968
- E20 The Church Benefactors Core Jan 22, 1968
- E21 Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting Core Jan 29, 1968
- E22 Goober Goes to an Auto Show Core Feb 5, 1968
- E23 Aunt Bee's Big Moment Core Feb 12, 1968
- E24 Helen's Past Core Feb 19, 1968
- E25 Emmett's Anniversary Core Feb 26, 1968
- E26 The Wedding Core Mar 4, 1968
- E27 Sam for Town Council Core Mar 11, 1968
- E28 Opie and Mike Core Mar 18, 1968
- E29 A Girl for Goober Mytharc Mar 25, 1968
- E30 Mayberry R.F.D. Mytharc Apr 1, 1968
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Frequently asked questions
When did the show air?
The series was televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968.
Who is the main character?
The show features Andy Griffith as a widowed sheriff in Mayberry, North Carolina.
Who are the primary supporting characters?
Key characters include his deputy Barney Fife, his aunt Bee, and his son Opie.
What is the setting of the show?
The series is set in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina.
What is the tone of the series?
The show focuses on the daily life and complications faced by a small-town sheriff.
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