24 episodes of andy griffith were made.
24 episodes of andy griffith were made.
how many episodes of andy griffith were made?
24
sheriff andrew "andy" jackson taylor is the lead character on "the andy griffith show", an american sitcom which aired on cbs, (1960–1968). he also appears in the "gomer pyle, u.s.m.c." episode "opie joins the marines", made a cameo appearance in the usmc episode "gomer goes home," five episodes of "mayberry r.f.d." (1968–1971) and the reunion telemovie "return to mayberry" (1986). the character made his initial appearance in an episode of "the danny thomas show" entitled "danny meets andy griffith." in the cbs special "the andy griffith - don knotts - jim nabors show" (1965), andy and barney are featured in a musical sketch about their friendship and recreate some classic moments between the characters. andy griffith, as sheriff taylor, also has a brief comedy cameo in "rowan and martin at the movies" (1969), a psa short subject promoting the purchase of u.s. savings bonds. andy taylor appeared in all 249 episodes of "the andy griffith show" and was played by comedian, musician, and actor andy griffith.
andy taylor (the andy griffith show)
sheldon leonard, producer of "the danny thomas show", and danny thomas hired veteran comedy writer arthur stander (who had written many of the "danny thomas" episodes) to create a pilot show for andy griffith, featuring him as justice of the peace and newspaper editor in a small town. at the time, broadway, film, and radio star griffith was interested in attempting a television role, and the william morris agency told leonard that griffith's rural background and previous rustic characterizations were suited to the part. after conferences between leonard and griffith in new york, griffith flew to los angeles and filmed the episode. on february 15, 1960, "the danny thomas show" episode "danny meets andy griffith" aired. in the episode griffith played fictional sheriff andy taylor of mayberry, north carolina, who arrests danny williams (thomas's character) for running a stop sign. future players in "the andy griffith show", frances bavier and ron howard, appeared in the episode as townspeople henrietta perkins and opie taylor (the sheriff's son). general foods, sponsor of "the danny thomas show", had first access to the spin-off and committed to it immediately. on october 3, 1960, at 9:30 pm, "the andy griffith show" made its debut.
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