https://www.metv.com/stories/andy-griffith-said-that-fate-played-a-big-role-in-his-success

"If I had come along at any other time, I wouldn't have made it."

Ron Howard: ''There was a time when I pretended The Andy Griffith Show didn't exist.'' (https://www.metv.com/stories/ron-howard-there-was-a-time-when-i-pretended-the-andy-griffith-show-didnt-exist)

It's not easy being Opie!

Don Knotts said this was the question he was always asked when speaking in public (https://www.metv.com/stories/don-knotts-said-this-was-the-question-he-was-always-asked-when-speaking-in-public)

Knotts finally gave us the answer we were looking for.

Don Knotts was shocked when he learned that he was nominated for his first Emmy on The Andy Griffith Show (https://www.metv.com/stories/don-knotts-was-shocked-when-he-learned-that-he-was-nominated-for-his-first-emmy-on-the-andy-griffith-show)

Today, Knotts is one of the best-known actors of all time. But when he was nominated for an award, he couldn't believe it.

Don Knotts suffered a chicken-related prank on the set of The Andy Griffith Show (https://www.metv.com/stories/don-knotts-suffered-a-chicken-related-prank-on-the-set-of-the-andy-griffith-show)

Don't ever call Don Knotts a chicken!

Andy Griffith: ''I wouldn't mind playing the same man for the rest of my life.'' (https://www.metv.com/stories/andy-griffith-i-wouldnt-mind-playing-the-same-man-for-the-rest-of-my-life)

Griffith was a simple man.