Andy Griffith


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Harve Bennett

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Harve Bennett on producing the short-lived series Salvage 1 with Andy Griffith
Harve Bennett on a letter he received from Andy Griffith

Ken Berry

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Ken Berry on working with Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry, R.F.D.

Sam Bobrick

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Sam Bobrick on the process of writing for The Andy Griffith Show, which included pitching to producer Sheldon Leonard
Sam Bobrick on writing for Andy Griffith and Don Knotts on The Andy Griffith Show

Harvey Bullock

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Harvey Bullock on Andy Griffith's involvement in writing The Andy Griffith Show
Harvey Bullock on writing The  Andy Griffith Show  episode "Opie the Birdman" starring Andy Griffith and Ron Howard
Harvey Bullock on working with Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show
Harvey Bullock on Andy Griffith's involvement in writing The Andy Griffith Show

Richard Crenna

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Richard Crenna on directing The Andy Griffith Show, specifically the classic episode "Opie the Birdman," which featured Ron Howard as "Opie Taylor"
Richard Crenna on directing a pilot with Andy Griffith

Elinor Donahue

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Elinor Donahue on working with the cast of The Andy Griffith Show
Elinor Donahue on favorite episodes of and singing with Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show
Elinor Donahue on a picture of her with Andy Griffith

Barbara Eden

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Barbara Eden on guesting on The Andy Griffith Show

Jamie Farr

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Jamie Farr on working with Andy Griffith

Mike Fenton

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Mike Fenton on acting as casting director for The Andy Griffith Show and on working for Andy Griffith

Everett Greenbaum

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Everett Greenbaum on writing feature films for Andy Griffith and Don Knotts

Jeffrey Hayden

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Jeffrey Hayden on getting hired for The Andy Griffith Show (and having known Griffith from their college days together)

Ron Howard

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Ron Howard on how the tone of The Andy Griffith Show was set by Andy Griffith and his approach to comedy
Ron Howard on Andy Griffith's demeanor on The Andy Griffith Show

Don Knotts

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Don Knotts on Andy Griffith, personally
Don Knotts on working with Andy Griffith: the ultimate "straight man"
Don Knotts on Andy Griffith Show director Bob Sweeney's method for getting a funny take (even at the expense of the actor)

Piper Laurie

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Piper Laurie on guest-starring on Murder, She Wrote  and Matlock

Sheldon Leonard

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Sheldon Leonard on the secret of The Andy Griffith Show's success: Andy Griffith's willingness to subdue his comedy talents
Sheldon Leonard on the genesis and production of The Andy Griffith Show

Howard Morris

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Howard Morris on working with the cast of The Andy Griffith Show, including Griffith and Ron Howard
Howard Morris on various people he worked with in his career: Andy Griffith

Marian Rees

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Marian Rees on executive producing The Gift of Love  starring Andy Griffith

Gene Reynolds

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Gene Reynolds on directing The Andy Griffith Show

Lee Rich

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Lee Rich on Andy Griffith

Jay Sandrich

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Jay Sandrich on how Broadway performer Andy Griffith made the switch to television
Jay Sandrich on directing comedy, where he'd "rather laughs came out of the humanity of the character" inspired by the comic talents of Don Knotts and Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show

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