When people think of The Andy Griffith Show, certain names immediately spring to mind — Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney. But ...

This small town in North Carolina is perfect for fans of a classic '60s TV sitcom, as well as anyone looking for a charming ...

Floyd the Barber was a slow-thinking, absent-minded character on The Andy Griffith Show. He was played by actor Howard McNear. Sadly, McNear died of a stroke in 1969, two years after leaving the show ...

In its TV-land immortality, “The Andy Griffith Show” has already inspired a pair of statues, a museum, an annual festival, a rerun-watchers club and a souvenir collection so it vast it ...

If beloved deputy Barney Fife and precocious grade-schooler Opie Taylor seemed like family on "The Andy Griffith Show," it may be because the actors actually were. Ron Howard, who started his ...

Main St. into a favorite local hangout that resembled the fictional Floyd’s Barbershop of “Andy Griffith” fame. Norm Nelson recalls getting his first haircut there as a child. Forty years ...

In 1961, Howard McNear joined the cast of The Andy Griffith Show as Floyd Lawson, better known as "Floyd the Barber." The series, of course, was already a huge success and the actor was caught off ...

Explore Mount Airy, NC, the real-life Mayberry that inspired “The Andy Griffith Show.” Discover Andy Griffith’s roots and ...

“The Andy Griffith Show” and “I Love Lucy ... shops and artisans. 11 a.m.: “Floyd’s Two-Chair Barber Shop performed by Allan Newsome and Randy Harris. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Lunch in Aunt ...