Sixty years later, Opies still got it.
When Griffithdiedin 2012,Howard shared some memoriesabout his TV dad with EW.
He was fantastic, he said.

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He loved people, Howard said.
Recently, Howard filmed anew documentaryPavarottiabout the famous tenor and revealed to EW that hes developing ananimated musical.
Thats just in the very early stages.
See the originalAndy Griffith Showopening below: