Don Knotts

[NewToy]

I was saddened to read of Don Knott's passing. I enjoyed his work and will miss him.


John

 

[rogdan]

I very much 2nd that, he was one of our States' favorite native son's.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

I will miss him also... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Birdman]

I just found out about him passing a few minutes ago. I hope they bury him with a bullet in his pocket. I will miss him also.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Very few people go through life as loved and respected as Don Knotts. He was a true American Classic. His part as Barney is truely one of televisions greatest characters.

GODSPEED Deputy Fife.

 

[_RaT_]

I really enjoyed the whole cast of The Andy Griffith Show but without a doubt, Barney was a jewel that really made the show work. It is perhaps why it is still so popular today.

 

[Freds]

Saying that Barney was the jewel of the Andy Griffith show is like saying that Jerry Lewis was the jewel of the Martin/Lewis team.... Wait a minute, you might have something there, RaT. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

What was that one movie he did, too... The Amazing Mr. Limpet or something? Where he became a fish. Priceless. When you can remember the stuff you saw when you were a kid....

 

[AndyM]

My favorite episode of the Andy Griffith show was the one where Barney joined the choir. Everyone realized he couldn't sing a lick except for Barney. I can still picture Barney walking through the choir trying to find whoever is singing off key.

Years later, he joined the cast of Three's Company.
While I didn't really care for the show, his presence added considerably to the comedic value of the show.

 

[_RaT_]

While I have a bunch of favorites, one of my favorites was when Barney was telling Andy how great his memory was. He told Andy to "hold the book on him" while Barney recited the preamble to the constitution. Barney could not remember a word even though with the help of Andy giving him hints he finshed the whole thing thinking it was all from memory.

 

[osprey]

Some of the best ever.

Mayberry
Green Acres Beverly Hillbillies

Petticoat Junction

 

[thcri]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Some of the best ever.

Mayberry
Green Acres Beverly Hillbillies

Petticoat Junction )</font>


Man, that brought up some memories.

 

[rogdan]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My favorite episode of the Andy Griffith show was the one where Barney joined the choir. Everyone realized he couldn't sing a lick except for Barney. I can still picture Barney walking through the choir trying to find whoever is singing off key. )</font>
According to an article in todays paper that was one of Don's favorite episode;, the other being the pickle episode.
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[NewToy]

Those are the type of shows that you could sit and watch with your elderly mother and not have to worry about some reference to ***, drugs, violence, gay relationships and while the commercials are on you get peppered with ad's for feminine hygeine products or comdoms. The tube has changed quite a bit in my 47 yrs, I don't think it's getting better.

John

 

[YanmarFever]

New Toy,
You are SO right on the mark.
My favorite Don Knotts was Hot lead & cold feet.
Ernie

 

[Tom_H]

My favorite piece of his work was a movie he did with Andy Griffith, before the Andy Griffith show was started. In fact, it's so old, it was in black and white film. Knotts was an army drill sergeant and Griffith was a backwoods farm boy drafted into the service. The Gomer Pyle show was actually a take off from this old movie. Knotts was much better as the sergeant than they guy who played Sgt. Carter, and Griffith was a far better goofball than either Jim Neighbors or the guy who played Goober.

 

[Freds]

Are you sure that was Knotts? I remember a similar movie too, where the drill sergeant was trying to get Andy drunk and they started adding lighter fluid to his drink because that's how they made it back home. No Room for Sergeants or something? Was Don Knotts in that movie, too?
I suppose it couold be looked up.... I'm not even sure I have the name right.

 

[Jeff396]

That was "No Time for Sergeants". Knotts played one of the people giving the recruits their tests during basic training. I can't say I remember the one where he played a sergeant.

I always liked "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken".

Jeff

 

[buckle97]

I met the great Don Knotts in 1997 when I was working in a Dry Cleaners. There is a Dinner Theatre in Overland Park, Kansas that Don Knotts performed in most years, including last year. I was a 17 year old high school kid working in a dry cleaners when a car pulled up one day and my manager told me “That’s Don Knotts granddaughter in that car.” I didn’t really believe her but she went on to tell me that she had been coming in every few days dropping off clothes for Don. I just listened to her but still didn’t really believe her until I turned back to see the door opening and this little old man walk in. It was Don Knotts!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Now I was really excited. I told him what a huge fan I was of his and how I used to watch Andy Griffith as a kid. He said to me “You know, it’s still on TV.” I laughed and said that I did know. I asked him for his autograph and he signed the back of a dry cleaning sales slip. He truly is my favorite actor.

Lawrence

 

[bmac]

<font color="blue"> While I have a bunch of favorites, one of my favorites was when Barney was telling Andy how great his memory was. He told Andy to "hold the book on him" while Barney recited the preamble to the constitution. Barney could not remember a word even </font>

Absolutely, one of the funniest episodes ever. Do you remember what his hair looked like when they finally finished? Hilarious!

 

[Tom_H]

I think you are right on all counts. Seems No Time for Sergeants was the title and Knotts was the guy giving the exams. It's been so long since I saw it that I'm confusing the details with Gomer Pyle. Still, I remember that Knotts had me in stitches with his performance.