Everyone Pranked Everyone
Just as Andy Griffith loved to pull funny pranks on his colleagues, the cast enjoyed giving Andy a good prank right back. One time they even went so far as to steal his shoes! He had to wear his big Sheriff boots home from the studio that day. Yikes.
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The Show Was A Spin-Off
The concept for The Andy Griffith Show originally came from a 1960 episode of The Danny Thomas Show, called “Danny Meets Andy Griffith,” which set the whole show in motion. A few months later, Griffith had his own show.