...if Sheriff Taylor had been the show's comedic relief

https://www.metv.com/stories/andy-griffith-said-that-the-andy-griffith-show-would-have-had-a-very-different-future-if-sheriff-taylor-had-been-the-shows-comedic-relief

What if Sheriff Taylor had been the Barney Fife of the series?

Clint Howard was so darn cute in his little cowboy outfit that they had to cast him on ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (https://www.metv.com/stories/clint-howard-was-so-cute-in-his-little-cowboy-outfit-that-they-had-to-cast-him-on-the-andy-griffith-show)

It began with a cowboy hat and a dream.

...if Sheriff Taylor had been the show's comedic relief

https://www.metv.com/stories/andy-griffith-said-that-the-andy-griffith-show-would-have-had-a-very-different-future-if-sheriff-taylor-had-been-the-shows-comedic-relief

What if Sheriff Taylor had been the Barney Fife of the series?

Clint Howard was so darn cute in his little cowboy outfit that they had to cast him on ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (https://www.metv.com/stories/clint-howard-was-so-cute-in-his-little-cowboy-outfit-that-they-had-to-cast-him-on-the-andy-griffith-show)

It began with a cowboy hat and a dream.

Of course, Andy Griffith was much goofier, with the exaggerated Southern accent, in the earlier episodes.