Editing Ron Howard (section)

===''The Andy Griffith Show'' (1960–1968)===
In 1960, Howard was cast as [[Opie Taylor]] in ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''. Credited as "Ronny Howard", he portrayed the son of the main character (played by [[Andy Griffith]]) for all eight seasons of the show. Recalling his experiences as a child actor on set, he commented

{{Blockquote|I was five years old. And I was preoccupied with the prop that was in my hand, because it was a toy turtle. But I had to pretend it was a real turtle that the audience just wasn't seeing, and it was dead, so I was supposed to be crying and very emotional, and I remember him looking at that little turtle and talking to me about how it was kind of funny to have to pretend that was dead. So I recall just a very relaxed first impression.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/07/03/ron-howard-andy-griffith/ |title=Andy Griffith: Ron Howard shares memories |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Howard |first=Ron |date=July 3, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref>}}

The sitcom was known for its old-fashioned wholesome quality. Even though it was set in a contemporary time period it evoked a mood of a different era from that of the 1960s. The series also starred [[Don Knotts]], [[Frances Bavier]] and [[Jim Nabors]]. It received numerous nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] including three [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]] nominations which it lost to ''[[The Jack Benny Show]]'' in 1961, ''[[The Bob Newhart Show (1961 TV series)|The Bob Newhart Show]]'' in 1962, and ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' in 1967.