by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 15, 2021 | Opinion
Few television shows have retained their popularity as long as “The Andy Griffith Show,” which ran for 249 episodes between 1960 and 1968, and continues to play in reruns more than 60 years later. The program was set in a simpler time in a small North Carolina town... by Mike Parnell | Oct 13, 2010 | Opinion
“The Andy Griffith Show” premiered 50 years ago on Oct. 3, 1960. It was a week late, having been pre-empted the week before by the first Kennedy-Nixon debate. When it finally aired, the first episode was about how Aunt Bee comes to join the Taylor...