{"product_id":"the-definitive-andy-griffith-show-reference-episode-by-episode-with-cast-and-production-biographies-and-a-guide-to-collectibles-9780786420681","title":"The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dale Robinson | David Fernandes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Television - Guides \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On the February 2, 1960, episode of \u003ci\u003eThe Danny Thomas Show, \u003c\/i\u003e 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--\u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the time it officially debuted in October 1960, \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e 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 show's 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 \u003ci\u003eReturn to Mayberry\u003c\/i\u003e is covered in detail. Brief biographies of the show's major stars, producers, directors and writers are also provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896134422679,"sku":"9780786420681","price":2868.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786420681.webp?v=1770356977","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-definitive-andy-griffith-show-reference-episode-by-episode-with-cast-and-production-biographies-and-a-guide-to-collectibles-9780786420681","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}