The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-By-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles

On the February 2, 1960, episode of The Danny Thomas Show, entertainer Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) is arrested for a traffic violation by a small-town sheriff named Andy Taylor, played by a good-natured Southern actor named Andy Griffith. Thus was born one of the most popular television shows of the 1960s--The Andy Griffith Show. From the time it officially debuted in October 1960, The Andy Griffith Show was a perennial favorite on CBS, finishing its eight-year run as the top-rated show on television. It also produced some of the most remembered characters (Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney Fife) of the era. Each of the shows 249 episodes is fully detailed here, including air dates, cast and production personnel, guest stars, and a bevy of facts about that particular episode. The 1986 television movie Return to Mayberry is covered in detail. Brief biographies of the shows major stars, producers, directors and writers are also provided.David Fernandes is the author of 'The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-By-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles' with ISBN 9780786401369 and ISBN 0786401362.