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Our old time mate Andy Samuel Griffith is a man that has been around the entertainment industry for many years. Born in 1926 he is reaching his 84th birthday but he looks as if he might just last another 90 years with that cheeky award winning style. Andy has been an actor as well as the producer and director of many great films. Most recently he has started to become a famous gospel singer for many of the united churches around America spreading the joy of god to people everywhere through his brilliant songs.

Andy Griffith is a character that will live long in our memories and is a name that you will hear pop up now and again. Not quite as popular as he was 50 years ago with the young generation back then, Andy still has a lot of spirit in him as he tries to keep his old fans and make new ones along the way. Matlock is his most famous role which is still extremely popular with the old folks and people of retirement age. Matlock is a series that spread over two decades meaning that the fans where there to keep it alive.

The Andy Griffith Show was a comedy starring Andy as the host which was like a modern day version of entertainment tonight but with much more comedy and fun in it as he interviewed several very famous guests. In the 1960 there were famous people like the Beach Boys who performed on Andy’s show which was another reason why he was just so popular with the folks back then. Lasting for only 7 or 8 years the Andy Griffith show disappeared and his talents where then spread around other late 60s and early 70s shows.

The Andy Griffith Show is an American created sitcom that was first shown on the CBS network in the time period of October 3rd 1960 through April 1st 1968. Famous actor Andy Griffith played a widowed sheriff in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is often made complicated by his bumbling but sweet deputy Barney Fife, his aunt and housekeeper Aunt Bee as well as his young son Opie. There are all kinds of interesting characters that come in and out of his life.

During it’s eight season run neither Andy Griffith or the show won any awards. Co-stars Don Knotts and Frances Bavier however won a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The series was an enormous hit and never placed below seventh in the Nielsen Ratings and was rated number one in its last season. The show spawned a couple of spinoffs “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and “Mayberry R.F.D.” as well as a reunion television movie “Return to Mayberry”. The overwhelming popularity of the Andy Griffith show has meant huge sale in show related merchandise. Reruns of this classic show run all over the United States and the series is also available for sale on DVD.

Mount Airy in North Carolina holds Mayberry Days every year., there are concerts and parades as well as appearances by the shows actors.

The Andy Griffith show continues its popularity today gaining plenty of new fans through reruns and sales of Andy Griffith DVDs.

As with any show in production, the Andy Griffith show was in production for a large period of time. During filming, there was sure to be great times in which an actor read the wrong line or did something wrong that allowed everyone on the set to laugh and have a great time. These rare gems are available to be seen on special collection DVD sets of the Andy Griffith show and can be purchased online for low prices. There are many ways to enjoy these outtakes as some are included as extras with these DVD sets while others are available online through special websites. Whatever the case, the cast of the Andy Griffith show were happy to enjoy their time on the set and the show is amazingly influential in today’s culture.

While the show itself took place in a quiet small town, there was plenty happening that would allow action to happen when the townsfolk least expected. Sheriff Andy Griffith made it possible to solve these crimes and disturbances without ever having to use force that today’s police officers do. It is important to have a view into this world of simpler times and enjoy the quirky happenings there. Enjoying the world of Andy Griffith is possible easily through the DVD set of the episodes you love best as well as those you may have missed. Newer viewers of the show may not understand the complexities of the past, but those who could enjoy a great show will not have any problems with the Andy Griffith show at all. The Andy Griffith show is a great entertaining show to watch with the family and many people will agree that it makes a great gift for anyone that enjoys true comedy genius.

Many people may see this comic man in his many television shows and appearances in movies and think he is very annoying. Others see him as a comedy genius that gets into a lot of trouble with his characters yet pulls through to keep the series going! This man was born in North Carolina at Mount Airy and has starred in a number of roles. He also was given the presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush in 2005. This man has accomplished many great things and has brought many great things to the people who enjoy his work.

His shows are available on DVD as well as new upcoming Bluray formats to take advantage of these great shows that could never be compared to anything else. The special editions of the DVD releases are special to have now that Andy Griffith is well into his old age. Remembering how great his show was and the goofy antic of his cousin in his show (played by Don Knotts) really brings back memories of a greater time when situations were much simpler but often had complicated but funny outcomes. Thes show was about a fictional town named Mayberry in North Carolina and the Sherriff named Andy Taylor and all of the sleepy slow paced goodness of the town.

The show centers around solving problems with common sense advice and can easily escalate to more complex problems from out of town criminals to moonshiners. Depending on the situation Andy Taylor and sometimes his goofy cousin will take care of the trouble and get the sleepy town doing what it does best, lay back and enjoy freedom as well as the quietness of the North Carolinian space. The shows and movies that include Andy Griffith are special and one of a kind, make sure to enjoy them while you can!

A person who says he does not know Andy Griffith must be living in a hole in the wall and have no access to a television set. Born on 1st June 1926 as Andy Samuel Griffith, he is 83 years old today. His life as a child growing up in North Carolina wasn’t a rosy picture. Staying with his relatives as his parents couldn’t afford a house, he would often be forced to sleep in dresser drawers. He was a shy student in school and he knew from the very beginning that he was considered from the wrong side of the tracks. He started his college life majoring in Moravian preaching but soon realized it would be better for him to major in music. In 1949, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He released his first single in 1953 after he had tasted success in performing monologues. He started his Broadway career in 1955 in a show called “No Time for Sergeants” and in 1958 he reprised the role for a movie. The first TV appearance he made was in the adaptation of “No Time for Sergeants” in 1958.

He played the role of a sheriff called Andy Taylor; of a make believe town called Mayberry, North Carolina on the Andy Griffith Show in 1960. His old friend Don Knotts also acted in the show and it also featured a young Ron Howard, as his son. He quit the show in 1967 for pursuing his career in movies. The show still continued though with Ken Berry taking Andy’s role and the name being changed to Mayberry, RFD. He had a set back in 1983 when he suffered from Guillain-Barr

If you have ever had any questions about what Andy Griffith has appeared in (either on the big or small screen), you can now answer you questions by consulting the official Andy Griffith filmography:

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

No Time for Sergeants (1958)

Onionhead (1958)

The Second Time Around (1961)

Angel in My Pocket (1969)

Hearts of the West (1975)

Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985)

Spy Hard (1996)

Daddy and Them (2001)

The Very First Noel (2006) (voice)

Waitress (2007)

Christmas Is Here Again (2007) (voice)

Play The Game (2008)

Short subjects

Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)

What It Was, Was Football (1997)

Waitin’ on a Woman (music video by Brad Paisley (featuring Griffith) (2008)

Television work

The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)

The Headmaster (1970-1971)

The New Andy Griffith Show (1971) (canceled after 13 episodes)

The Strangers In 7A (1972)

Go Ask Alice (1973)

Pray for the Wildcats (1974)

Winter Kill (1974)

Savages (1974)

Adams of Eagle Lake (1975) (canceled after 2 episodes)

Street Killing (1976)

Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976)

Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (1976) (voice)

The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)

Deadly Game (1977)

Centennial (1978) (miniseries)

Salvage 1 (1979) (canceled after 20 episodes)

From Here to Eternity (1979) (miniseries)

Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (miniseries)

The Yeagers (1980) (canceled after 2 episodes)

Murder in Texas (1981)

For Lovers Only (1982)

Murder in Coweta County (1983)

The Demon Murder Case (1983)

Fatal Vision (1984) (miniseries)

Crime of Innocence (1985)

Return to Mayberry (1986)

Matlock (1986-1995)

Under the Influence (1986)

The Gift of Love (1994)

Gramps (1995)

Scattering Dad (1998)

A Holiday Romance (1999)