The Andy Griffith Show debuted at 9:30 on the evening
of Monday, October 3, 1960, and ran for 249 episodes,
90 of which were color. Its spin-off episode was on
The Danny Thomas Show where Danny was arrested by a
sheriff in a small town in North Carolina.
The Andy Griffith Show has not been off the air since
it went into syndication a quarter of a century ago.
Cast
Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor
Ronny Howard as Opie Taylor
Don Knotts as Barney Fife (1960-1965)
Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor
Hope Summers as Clara Edwards
Aneta Corsaut as Helen Crump (1964-1968)
George Lindsey as Goober Pyle (1965-1968)
Howard McNear as Floyd Lawson
Betty Lynn as Thelma Lou (1960-1965)
Hal Smith as Otis Campbell (1960-1967)
Burt Mustin as Jud Crowley (1961-1966)
Series Run
First Telecast: October 3, 1960
Last Telecast: September 16, 1968
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