The Andy Griffith Show brought the town of Mayberry to life on the sitcom from 1960 to 1968 for eight seasons. The happenings of Sheriff Andy Taylor, played by the legendary Andy Griffith, ...

Fans of The Andy Griffith Show fell in love with many things across its eight seasons – such as Sheriff Andy Taylor, played by Andy Griffith, and his loving relationship with his son Opie (Ron ...

There’s a reason people start whistling the theme to The Andy Griffith Show the second someone mentions Mayberry. The sound ...

"Mayberry" comes to life 13:23. That tall, amiable sheriff and his little boy, Opie, heading to a fishing hole on the outskirts of Mayberry, North Carolina, at the start of "The Andy Griffith Show ...

The older brother of superstar Jodie Foster, Buddy began acting when he was 8, appearing in the 1967 Western mini-series ...

Close your eyes and picture it: small-town America. It has a little post office, of course. A general store, too, and a fishing hole. There’s a barber who knows everyone — and knows abo… ...

Close your eyes and picture it: small-town America. It has a little post office, of course. A general store, too, and a fishing hole. There’s a barber who knows everyone — and knows about ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died Tuesday. He was 86.

On “The Andy Griffith Show,” he created an endearing portrait of a place where few people grew up but many wished they did. Griffith, who died Tuesday at 86 at his North Carolina home, ...

Someone once described the small-town feel of richy-rich Palm Beach as "Mayberry with money." OK, that was yours truly. We used the phrase years ago when describing the island's comfortable intimacy.