The story behind The Andy Griffith Show Theme Song. Watch Kites Online. Andy Griffith passed away this morning at the age of 8. With scores of roles to his creditfrom Broadway to the Silver Screen to Matlockthe character that he is, of course, best known for is that of Sheriff Andy Taylor, the loveably laid back peacekeeper of the fictional town of Mayberry. Anyone who grew up watching 6. The Andy Griffith Show. Hagen who also composed themes for The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Spy, The Mod Squad and That Girlwrote what he considered his most tossed off for this one. He said of the whistled melody, aka The Fishin Hole, I realized what the show needed was a simple tune. So I spent all of 1. I called my bass player and drummer, and we recorded it in a little studio in Hollywood. I whistled the tune myself. Farewell, Andy. Thanks for all them memories, smiles and whistles. You will be missed. The Andy Griffith Show is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from October 3, 1960 to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 halfhour episodes spanning over. Watch The Andy Griffith Show Season 1, Episode 1 The New Housekeeper With Rose, Andys longtime housekeeper and Opies surrogate mother, getting married and. A gallery of behindthescenes images associated with the classic television series The Andy Griffith Show. Andy Griffith, Actor The Andy Griffith Show. Andy Griffith is best known for his starring roles in two very popular television series, The Andy Griffith Show 1960. Written in about 15 minutes by Earle Hagen, The Andy Griffith Shows theme song has become one of the best known and most whistled songs in history. Andy Griffith Show Season 1 Episode 30' title='Andy Griffith Show Season 1 Episode 30' />Johnny Lightning Andy Griffith Show Squad Car In 1998, Johnny Lightning released a series of replicas related to famous TV shows and movies called Hollywood on Wheels. Category Behind The Song. The Andy Griffith Show TV Series 1. Trivia. According to Andy Griffith, the shows original premise was to follow the story line set up in his appearance on Make Room for Daddy 1. The premise was that Mayberry was so small that Andy Taylor was not only the sheriff, but the Justice of the Peace, the editor of the local newspaper, and the mayor. However when it came time to write the series, Andy decided that was too ridiculous so he asked that Andy Taylors duties be confined to being the sheriff and the justice of the peace. Buy Andy Griffith Show Season 7 Read 292 Movies TV Reviews Amazon.