{"product_id":"2940170508501","title":"Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show","description":"A lively and revealing biography of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, celebrating the powerful real-life friendship behind one of America's most iconic television programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndy Griffith and Don Knotts met on Broadway in the 1950s. When Andy went to Hollywood to film a TV pilot about a small-town sheriff, Don called to ask if the sheriff could use a deputy. The comedic synergy between Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife ignited \u003ci\u003eThe Andy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGriffith Show, \u003c\/i\u003eelevating a folksy sitcom into a timeless study of human friendship, as potent off the screen as on. Andy and Don-fellow Southerners born into poverty and raised among scofflaws, bullies, and drunks-captured the hearts of Americans across the country as they rocked lazily on the front porch, meditating about the simple pleasure of a bottle of pop.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut behind this sleepy, small-town charm, de Visé's exclusive reporting reveals explosions of violent temper, bouts of crippling neurosis, and all-too-human struggles with the temptations of fame. \u003ci\u003eAndy and Don \u003c\/i\u003echronicles unspoken rivalries, passionate affairs, unrequited loves, and friendships lost and regained. Although Andy and Don ended their Mayberry partnership in 1965, they remained best friends for the next half-century, with Andy visiting Don at his death bed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWritten by Don Knotts's brother-in-law and featuring extensive unpublished interviews with those closest to both men, \u003ci\u003eAndy and Don\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive literary work on the legacy of \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e and a provocative and an entertaining read about two of America's most enduring stars.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160787796208,"sku":"2940170508501","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170508501_p0.jpg?v=1763711111","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170508501","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}