the danny thomas show as a mayor of a small southern town, a road that led here. the andy griffith show ran for eight years, and has rerun ever since. andy tried to duplicate the show's success in two other home-spun comedies, both fizzled. griffith then spent several years pushing crackers. >> good cracker. >> in 1986 andy came back to prime-time television with a bang in the series matlock, which ran for eight series. >> aren't you ben matlock the name us lawyer? >> sheriff taylor and the gang did reunite a couple of times, both special were hugely successful. apparently mayberry is where we liked andy best. in los angeles, trace gallagher, fox news. jon: andy griffith died at home this morning, he was 86 years