But how did this television giant end?

“Here’s how the show ended.

How Did ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ End?

how did the andy griffith show end

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In Season 8, the series introduced newcomer Sam Jones (played byKen Berry) to the community.

Still, the Jones boys were the rising stars.

“Well, it’s been awfully good,” he told them.

Helen Crump (Aneta Corsaut), Goober Pyle (George Lindsey), Doris (Maggie Peterson), and Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) sing in ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ episode “A Girl for Goober."

“It’s been the best eight years of my life.

I’ll see ya again.

Andy Griffith Returned Soon Enough in ‘Mayberry R.F.D.’

Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and Sam Jones (Ken Berry) smile in ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ series finale “Mayberry R.F.D."

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See, the series finale, “Mayberry R.F.D.”

The famed CBS series had already spun off before withGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Mayberry R.F.D.aired only five months afterThe Andy Griffith Showended, centering on Sam Jones and his family.

Andy Griffith as Larry in A Face in the Crowd

But no matter how much it wanted to be,Mayberry R.F.D.wasn’tThe Andy Griffith Show.

“After that, we didn’t see much of Andy Taylor or his friends again.

But what happened to Andy followingThe Andy Griffith Show?

Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and Helen Crump (Aneta Corsaut) are married, with Barney Fife (Don Knotts) as the best man, on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ spin-off ‘Mayberry R.F.D.'

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But What Happened to Andy Taylor in the End?

But by Season 2, Andy and Helen have started a family of their own.

In any case, Favier died only a few years later.

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