The Andy Griffith Show

American sitcom (1960–1968)
TVSeries television_series Q526035
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The Andy Griffith Show

Summary

The Andy Griffith Show is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,959 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Andy Griffith Show is the creator of Sheldon Leonard[3].
  • The Andy Griffith Show's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The Andy Griffith Show's genre is American television sitcom[5].
  • Andy Griffith is named after The Andy Griffith Show[6].
  • A cast member of The Andy Griffith Show was Andy Griffith[7].
  • A cast member of The Andy Griffith Show was Ron Howard[8].
  • A cast member of The Andy Griffith Show was Don Knotts[9].
  • A cast member of The Andy Griffith Show was Frances Bavier[10].
  • The original language of The Andy Griffith Show was English[11].
  • The Andy Griffith Show's Commons category is recorded as The Andy Griffith Show[12].
  • The Andy Griffith Show was distributed by video on demand[13].
  • The Andy Griffith Show's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[14].
  • The Andy Griffith Show's color is recorded as color[15].
  • The Andy Griffith Show's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • The Andy Griffith Show comprises The Andy Griffith Show, season 1[17].
  • The Andy Griffith Show comprises The Andy Griffith Show, season 2[18].
  • The Andy Griffith Show comprises The Andy Griffith Show, season 3[19].
  • The Andy Griffith Show comprises The Andy Griffith Show, season 4[20].
  • The Andy Griffith Show comprises The Andy Griffith Show, season 5[21].
  • The Andy Griffith Show comprises The Andy Griffith Show, season 6[22].
  • The Andy Griffith Show comprises The Andy Griffith Show, season 7[23].
  • The Andy Griffith Show comprises The Andy Griffith Show, season 8[24].
  • The Andy Griffith Show began on October 3, 1960[25].
  • The Andy Griffith Show ended on April 1, 1968[26].
  • The Andy Griffith Show's characters is recorded as Aunt Bee[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Andy Griffith[7], Ron Howard[8], Don Knotts[9], and Frances Bavier[10]. The Andy Griffith Show is the creator of Sheldon Leonard[3].

Publication

The original language of The Andy Griffith Show was English[11]. Its genre is American television sitcom[5]. It was distributed by video on demand[13].

Why It Matters

The Andy Griffith Show ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,959 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Trade · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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