"They were often based on real people from Andy Griffith and Don Knotts' lives. They kind of scripted the show out of their memories. With Otis, both Andy and Don had alcoholics in their families.

Hal Smith as Otis the Drunk on The Andy Griffith Show was, without question, one of the many beloved characters that populated the fictional North Carolina town of Mayberry. They and the town ...

The main characters on The Andy Griffith Show were the Mayberry regulars ... old men sitting outside the courthouse, Otis the town drunk, Gomer and Goober, Helen Crump (Andy’s girlfriend ...

The song was later recorded by several notable artists, including Quincy Jones and Johnny Otis. The Andy Griffith Show opens with Andy and Opie walking back from a fishing trip, with Griffith ...

It's also hard to imagine a character like "town drunk" Otis Campbell on TV today ... He never won anything for The Andy Griffith Show, either. Don Knotts won five Emmys. and Frances Bavier ...

Many of Mayberry’s older residents have been long gone, such as Floyd the barber (Howard McNear) in 1969 and Otis the drunk (Hal Smith) in 1994. But fans of “The Andy Griffith Show” can take ...

Each one adored The Andy Griffith Show. Serling, the brain behind The Twilight Zone, another enduring television classic, even described Andy Griffith as “one of the few genuinely funny comedies ...

“The Andy Griffith Show” and “I Love Lucy” are iconic ... Floyd, Opie, Aunt Bee, Otis, Gomer, Mr. Darling, Lucy, Ricky and more doing reenactments. A number of contests are scheduled.

"The Andy Griffith Show," the classic sitcom about the adventures ... He was very kind-hearted with Barney and Otis and all the people of the town. So Andy's a good example of a peaceful leader.

"We all know a Barney or an Otis, and we all want to be more like ... "People seem just not to let go of 'The Andy Griffith Show,' which is great for me." Last year, Peterson, 72, appeared at ...

"They were often based on real people from Andy Griffith and Don Knotts' lives. They kind of scripted the show out of their memories. With Otis, both Andy and Don had alcoholics in their families.