Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story is simple, but devastating in its quiet way: Young Opie, playing with his slingshot, accidentally kills a mother bird.

The Andy Griffith Show wouldn’t be what it was without Ron Howard’s dad. Ron, who played Opie as a child star on the beloved series, opened up about his time on the show in an Aug. 13 interview with ...

Before his career as an Oscar-winning director, Ron Howard made a name for himself as a child actor. One of his first roles was Sheriff Andy Taylor's (Andy Griffith) son, Opie, on The Andy Griffith ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But The Andy Griffith Show wasn’t interested in any of that. Its opening didn’t even feature lyrics on the broadcast version—just ...

The beloved series may not have come together the way it did if it weren't for a note from Howard's father to the show's star Andy Griffith. All roads lead to Mayberry. The fictional sleepy town from ...

View post: One of Rock’s Greatest Bands Was No. 1 With Its Only Chart-Topper 42 Years Ago Today Ron Howard seeks justice for Opie and Richie. As a child, the film mogul was best known for his role as ...

For those of us of a certain age, there are so many great memories in “The Andy Griffith Show”: The calm sheriff. His skittish deputy. His young son. The goofy filling station attendant and his ...