Well, that's a shame. My wife and I and our girls have gotten so much enjoyment out of the Andy Griffith Show -- we've got all of them on DVD. We'll be watching them in his memory over the next few days.
I believe he was a good guy who didn't embrace the Hollywood thing. A friend was an ER doc out at the NC coast several years ago when Andy came in after cutting his hand doing yard work. He was completely down to earth and invited my friend and his wife to dinner at his house.