Andy Griffith Show
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Andy Griffith Show |
| Original title | The Andy Griffith Show |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1960 - 1968 |
| length | 25-26 minutes |
| Episodes | 249 |
| genre | Comedy , family |
| idea | Sheldon Leonard |
| First broadcast | October 3, 1960 on CBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
not broadcast |
The Andy Griffith Show is an American television series produced by Desilu Productions (most recently Paramount Television) for CBS . Between 1960 and 1968, 249 episodes were created, spread over eight seasons. The show was among the top ten shows for all of its airtime.
The films take place in the fictional southern town of Mayberry, North Carolina , where Andy Griffith serves as the widowed sheriff . In addition to Sheriff Taylor, his son Opie ( Ron Howard ), the housekeeper and old maid Aunt Bee ( Frances Bavier ) and the incompetent Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife ( Don Knotts ) can be seen regularly in the series, as well as many - mostly weird and dumb - Minor characters. In total, the series won six Emmies , including five for Don Knotts.
The series remains very popular in the United States to this day and is still broadcast daily on US cable television.
occupation
- Andy Griffith : Sheriff Andy Taylor (249 episodes)
- Ron Howard : Opie Taylor, son (209 episodes)
- Don Knotts : Deputy Barney Fife (141 episodes)
- Frances Bavier : Aunt Beatrice "Bee" Taylor (175 episodes)
- George Lindsey : Goober Pyle, auto mechanic (84 episodes)
- Howard McNear : Floyd Lawson, hairdresser (80 episodes)
- Aneta Corsaut : Helen Crump, teacher (66 episodes)
- Jack Dodson : Howard Sprague, county clerk (37 episodes)
- Hal Smith : Otis Campell, famous drinker (32 episodes)
- Hope Summers : Clara Johnson Edwards, widow and Bees best friend (31 episodes)
- Betty Lynn : Thelma Lou, Barney's girlfriend (26 episodes)
- Jim Nabors : Gomer Pyle, auto mechanic (23 episodes)
- Paul Hartman : Emmett Clark, craftsman (16 episodes)
- Elinor Donahue : Ellie Walker, pharmacist (11 episodes)
- Keith Thibodeaux : Johnny Paul Jason, Opie's friend (11 episodes)
- Dick Elliott : Mr. Pike, Mayor (11 episodes)
- Jack Burns : Deputy Warren Ferguson (11 episodes)
Web links
- Andy Griffith Show in the Internet Movie Database (English)