In episode 10 of the sixth season, Aunt Bee scored $4800 worth of prizes on a game show. Her lucky run included a dishwasher and a full-length mink coat, which she didn’t hesitate showing off to her ...

Who didn’t love Aunt Bee from The Andy Griffith Show? She doted on Opie and made sure Andy and Opie had three square meals, clean clothes, and a tidy house. Aunt Bee had so many memorable moments on ...

The Andy Griffith Show may have aired more than half a century ago, but its influence lives on in the fond memories original viewers have of the family-friendly series and in the way that it has ...

Frances Bavier spent more than four decades working in stage, film and television, but for generations of fans she will always be Aunt Bee—the kind-hearted, apron-wearing matriarch from The Andy ...

She was born Frances Elizabeth Bavier on December 14, 1902, in New York City. Her original intention was to become a teacher, which is what she went to Columbia University for, though it didn’t work ...

Perhaps the most famous home in Siler City — the one previously owned by Frances Bavier, who played Aunt Bee on “The Andy Griffith Show” — has a new owner, and fans of the classic show could ...

When Frances Bavier retired, she picked a small town in North Carolina to spend the rest of her days. Siler City is just a day drive from Mount Airy, the city that Mayberry is patterned after, with ...

The Andy Griffith Show reigns as one of the most iconic and wholesome television sitcoms, starring Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, ...

She has been crocheting your gift all year: You need to match her commitment. (Aunt Bee is a victim of stereotyping. She crochets, sure, but she also smolders with inner yearnings that she herself can ...

Down south this past weekend, five acquaintances — specifically three teens and two adults — asked me five different things about Hollywood, with the same curiosity. By Empty, The Associated Press ...

Down South this past weekend, three teens and two adults asked me some things about Hollywood: Did Miley really mean to take those photos? Is Britney going to get her kids back? Had I seen the Jonas ...