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Where does the sheriff not own a gun and his deputy have to keep his one bullet in his pocket? Of course, everyone knows it is only in the television town of Mayberry. Mayberry was never a real town, but Andy Griffith is a real person.

Where does the sheriff not own a gun and his deputy have to keep his one bullet in his pocket? Of course, everyone knows it is only in the television town of Mayberry. Mayberry was never a real town, but Andy Griffith is a real person.

The Andy Griffith Show was a television series that began in'60 and continued for a total of eight seasons. Even now, forty years after the cameras stopped filming the television series, Andy, Aunt Bea, Deputy Fife and Opie continue to be shown in homes across America through the syndicated television show. In fact, the shows have been shown far more times in syndication than they ever were when the show was on prime time.

Andy Griffith played sheriff Andy Taylor. He was the reason the show grew in popularity. Andy was the wise and calm sheriff of Mayberry and Barney Fife was his high strung deputy.

Parts of the show came from Andy Griffith's real life. There were shops that appeared in the make believe television town of Mayberry that had real counterparts in Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Mount Airy was portrayed in the show as the next little town down the road.

During College, Andy Griffith studied music, however his specialty was always country humor. His first recording, "What it was, Was Football" was a monologue with a country spin.

Griffith also acted on Broadway. His Broadway play, "No Time for Sargents" was filmed as a movie during the'50s.

After the Andy Griffith Show filmed its last episode, Griffith tried a few more television shows, but did not find any more hits for several years. Almost twenty years passed before he got the lead role in Matlock during'86. In this show he was a country lawyer skilled at solving crimes.

In 2006, Andy said goodbye to his old friend. Don Knotts, who had played Barney, died in Los Angeles after battling cancer. Their friendship was so deep, that Andy Griffith traveled from his home in North Carolina to visit his former co-star in the hospital.

Andy Griffith has won several awards. The Broadway acting he did gave him two Tony nominations. For the television series, Matlock, he won the People's Choice award in'87. He has also been awarded the Metal of Freedom award. Andy Griffith's home state has dedicated a section of a state highway to him.

He has worked hard and been a success in many branches of the entertainment field, including music, stand up comedy, outdoor theater, Broadway and movies. However Andy Griffith's biggest success was his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on the television show Mayberry.