Overview - The Andy Griffith Show

Overview

Andy Taylor is the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life.

Seasons

• Name: Specials

  Episode: 8

  Date first aired: 1960-02-15

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 32

  Widower Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) divides his time between raising his young son, Opie (Ron Howard), and his job as Sheriff/Justice of the Peace of sleepy Mayberry, North Carolina. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife (Don Knotts), is his deputy sheriff whose utter incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually crime-free.

  Date first aired: 1960-10-03

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 31

  Date first aired: 1961-10-02

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 32

  Date first aired: 1962-10-01

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 32

  Date first aired: 1963-09-30

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 32

  Date first aired: 1964-09-21

• Name: Season 6

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1965-09-13

• Name: Season 7

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1966-09-12

• Name: Season 8

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1967-09-11