Sixty years later, Opies still got it.

When Griffithdiedin 2012,Howard shared some memoriesabout his TV dad with EW.

He was fantastic, he said.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 20: Producer Ron Howard attends the “Genius” Premiere during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 20, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

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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: