When it comes to The Andy Griffith Show, numerous characters have become permanently woven into American pop culture, and not just Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) or Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts ...

Mayberry, North Carolina was full of colorful characters. Aside from the core four of Sheriff Andy Taylor, his son Opie, his Aunt Bee and his deputy Barney Fife, viewers were charmed by the antics of ...

They kind of scripted the show out of their memories. With Otis, both Andy and Don had alcoholics in their families. Andy's father was a rolling drunk-there's a story in my book where he staggers home ...