After Don Knotts’ farewell from the show after its fifth season, The Andy Griffith Show began presenting episodes in color. In “colorful” seasons 6 to 8, with Knotts’ departure ...

"The Christmas Story" colorized (left) and the original (right). Fans of “The Andy Griffith Show” will see something they’ve never seen before: two episodes of the classic ’60s-era series ...

Why do reruns of “The Andy Griffith Show” often keep going back to the first season after the episode with Jerry Van Dyke? There are so many episodes and story lines after that, and in color ...

The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom that first aired in 1960. It ran for eight seasons and ended in 1968. Most of the episodes were in black and white, but some were in color. The show ...

"In fact, 'being in color' became shorthand for knowing that ... since the book was published has reaffirmed that notion. The Andy Griffith Show remained a solid, well-made program, but it had ...

to the color finale on Sept. 22, 1968, when an Italian family moved to Mayberry to help Mayor Sam Jones work his farm, "The Andy Griffith Show" was as about as good, popular and wholesome as ...

to the color finale on Sept. 22, 1968, when an Italian family moved to Mayberry to help Mayor Sam Jones work his farm, “The Andy Griffith Show” was as about as good, popular and wholesome as ...

"Andy Griffith, God bless him ... I think Andy and others on the show pushed to make sure that there were people of color in the crowds, but you have to look closely." Maggie Rosser is in her ...

Andy Griffith and Jerry Van Dyke ... being the last to air in black and white before the series transitioned to color broadcasts. Roles: In the first episode, Opie and his friend Arnold discover ...

It now appears that everyone knows and agrees: the show wasn't the same after Barney left and after it transitioned to color.

to the color finale on Sept. 22, 1968, when an Italian family moved to Mayberry to help Mayor Sam Jones work his farm, “The Andy Griffith Show” was as about as good, popular and wholesome as ...

Generations of fans have continued tuning into The Andy Griffith Show in the 65 years ... black and white before the series transitioned to color broadcasts.