THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW maintained a beautiful balance between comedy and heartfelt drama. A few episodes reached the sublime; "Mr. McBeevee," a touching parable about reason and faith, is one of them.

Andy Griffith's kids followed in his acting footsteps during their early years Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously ...

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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 ...