The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom created by Sheldon Leonard. It ran on CBS from October 3, 1960 to April 1, 1968 for eight seasons.
Parent[]
Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) appeared in Make Room for Daddy "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" which lead to his own series.
Spin-offs[]
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. spun off Gomer Pyle, a main character from the third and fourth seasons.
- Mayberry R.F.D. spun off Sam and Mike Jones, recurring characters from the eighth season.
- Goober & the Truckers' Paradise a television film featuring Goober Pyle.
- Return to Mayberry is a reunion a television film.
Westphall connections to The Andy Griffith Show[]
- Barney Fife appeared in The Joey Bishop Show "Joey's Hideaway Cabin".
- Goober Pyle and Emmett Clark appeared in The New Andy Griffith Show "My Friend, the Mayor".
- Howard Sprague appeared in It's Garry Shandling's Show "The Day Howard Moved In".
- Goober appeared in many episodes of Hee Haw. While Hee Haw was a sketch comedy series, all sketches were set in the same fictional county, Kornfield County.
- In The Norman Rockwell Code, Langford Fife mentions being the son of Barney Fife.