andy griffith andy griffith made the decision to leave his own show after the series finale and didn't reprise his role as sheriff andy taylor in the spin-off this was surprising since the show was a ratings hit throughout the seasons and reruns even started airing as early as NUMBER_TOKEN. by the time the classic comedy was in its eighth and final season it was the number one show on television and it pulled in NUMBER_TOKEN million viewers in episode one of the reasons andy decided to pull the plug on his character was due to how much the show changed once don knotts left and he felt the show's dynamic was just not the same he also hinted he wasn't too fond of the switch from black and white to color on television he felt the show eventually started to lose some of its uniqueness and he stopped putting in as much effort and care into his character as he used to andy's manager has said andy eventually grew very physically and psychologically drained and didn't have much left to give this role he wanted to do something different and take on new roles although andy didn't star in his show's spin-off he stayed on as an ep he even made an appearance in an episode of the show which showed him married and leaving mayberry with his wife new baby and opie mayberry rfd continued the theme of small town living and traditional values and remained high in the ratings despite andy's departure it lasted three seasons and featured beloved characters on b goober howard and emmett from the andy griffith show andy was already well known in the comedy and acting world before he starred in the andy griffith show but it was his role in the series that skyrocketed his fame and established him as a star after leaving he started his own production company and went on to act in many films and tv shows he was also a singer and released country and gospel music albums he even won a grammy for one of his albums in NUMBER_TOKEN. the andy griffith show cemented his legacy and there's even an andy griffith museum in his hometown of mount airy north carolina the NUMBER_TOKEN square foot museum keeps the world's most extensive collection of andy griffith memorabilia and celebrates his career in life now it's time to hear from you who was your favorite character on the andy griffith show let us know in the comments below and before you go make sure you give this video a like and subscribe to facts first if you haven't already click the bell icon to stay updated on all our latest content
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