In 1955, on the stage of Broadway’s Alvin Theater, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts first bonded as they co-starred in the stage production of “No Times for Sergeants,” cementing a friendship ...

Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, and Ron Howard. | John Springer Collection/GettyImages. The show was a hit early on, and it stayed one for the entirety of its eight-year run, never leaving Nielsen’s ...