The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show was one of the top rated shows of all times.  It appeared on CBS from October 1960 to September 1968 for a total of 249 episodes.

Andy Taylor was the sheriff in the small town of Mayberry where he raised his small son Opie with the help of his Aunt Bea.  Most of his time was spent raising his son Opie and with his deputy Barney keeping the peace in an uneventful and crime free town.  The town had its share of characters like Floyd the Barber who was taken in by the world around him and Gomer Pyle, the gas station attendant,  at Wally's Service Station. Then there was Otis Campbell, the town drunk, who let himself in the low security jail every Saturday night to sleep off his intoxication.  Another character whose presence made an impact on Mayberry, was Ernest T. Bass, the hillbilly, who kept throwing stones through the windows of Mayberry businesses including the court house.

Then there was Howard Sprague who was the county clerk who catered to his mother's every little wish.

Andy had several girlfriends over the years; Ellie Walker, the druggist, Mary Simpson, the county nurse, Peggy McMillan, the rich girl who Barney objected to Andy seeing and of course Opie's teacher, Ellen Crump who Andy marries in the last episode.

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CAST: Sheriff Andy Taylor: Andy Griffith Deputy Barney Fife: Don Knotts Opie Taylor, Andy's son: Ronny Howard Bee Taylor, Andy's aunt: Frances Bavier Gomer Pyle, filling station attendant: Jim Nabors Floyd Lawson, barber: Howard McNear Ellie Walker, druggist: Elinor Donahue Mary Simpson, nurse: Sue Anne Langdon Julie Adams Helen Crump, teacher: Aneta Corsaut Thelma Lou, Barney's girlfriend: Betty Lynn Otis Campbell, town drunk: Hal Smith Howard Sprague, county clerk: Jack Dodson Briscoe Darling, hillbilly: Denver Pyle Ernest T. Bass, trouble-maker: Howard Morris Goober Pyle, Gomer's cousin: George Lindsey Malcolm Merriweather, Englishman: Bernard Fox Clara Edwards: Hope Summers Deputy Warren Ferguson: Jack Burns Mayor Pike: Dick Elliott Mayor Stoner: Parley Baer Jim Lindsey, Guitar player: James Best Emma Brand, hypochondriac: Cheerio Meredith Sam Jones, councilman: Ken Berry Millie Swanson, Sam's girlfriend: Arlene Golonka Mike Jones, Sam's son: Buddy Foster Emmet Clark, fix-it shop owner: Paul Hartman Skippy, fun-loving girl: Joyce Jameson Daphne, fun-loving girl: Jean Carson Martha Clark, Emmet's wife: Mary Lansing Leon, boy with peanut butter sandwich: Clint Howard Johnny Paul, Opie's friend: Richard Keith Peggy McMillan, Andy's girlfriend: Joanna Cook Moore Mrs. Sprague, Howard's mother: Mabel Albertson Jud Crowley: Burt Mustin Irene Fairchild, county nurse: Nina Shipman Lydia Crosswaithe: Josie Lloyd Charlene Darling: Maggie Peterson Dud Wash: Bob Denver Gilly Walker: Larry Hovis Various roles: Allan Melvin Announcer: Colin Male