Originating as a spinoff of MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY, THE ANDY
GRIFFITH SHOW premiered in 1960 and quickly charmed its way into
the hearts of audiences with one of the most beloved television
fathers of all time. Set in the fictitious environs of Mayberry,
North Carolina, the series chronicled daily life in the peaceful
Southern hamlet through the gently humorous eyes of town sheriff
Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith). A widower raising his young son Opie
(a pre-HAPPY DAYS Ron Howard) with the help of his live-in spinster
aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), Andy capably navigated single parenthood
with the same goodhearted wisdom that he brought to his law
enforcement duties--that is, when he wasn't being hampered by the
fidgety, bug-eyed antics of his bungling deputy sheriff Barney Fife
(Don Knotts). A wholesome throwback to a simpler time, this
collection includes every episode of the series' debut
season.