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« on: February 25, 2006, 07:12:30 PM »
LOS ANGELES - Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on ?The Andy Griffith Show,? has died. He was 81.

Knotts died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, said Paul Ward, a spokesman for the cable network TV Land, which airs ?The Andy Griffith Show,? and another Knotts hit, ?Three?s Company.?



The West Virginia-born actor?s half-century career included seven TV series and more than 25 films, but it was the Griffith show that brought him TV immortality and five Emmys.

The show ran from 1960-68, and was in the top 10 of the Nielsen ratings each season, including a No. 1 ranking its final year. It is one of only three series in TV history to bow out at the top: The others are ?I Love Lucy? and ?Seinfeld.? The 249 episodes have appeared frequently in reruns and have spawned a large, active network of fan clubs.

No. 1, with one bullet
As the bug-eyed deputy to Griffith, Knotts carried in his shirt pocket the one bullet he was allowed after shooting himself in the foot. The constant fumbling, a recurring sight gag, was typical of his self-deprecating humor.

Knotts, whose shy, soft-spoken manner was unlike his high-strung characters, once said he was most proud of the Fife character and doesn?t mind being remembered that way.

His favorite episodes, he said, were ?The Pickle Story,? where Aunt Bea makes pickles no one can eat, and ?Barney and the Choir,? where no one can stop him from singing.

?I can?t sing. It makes me sad that I can?t sing or dance well enough to be in a musical, but I?m just not talented in that way,? he lamented. ?It?s one of my weaknesses.?

Knotts appeared on six other television shows. In 1979, Knotts replaced Norman Fell on ?Three?s Company,? playing the would-be swinger landlord to John Ritter, Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt.
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2006, 07:34:44 PM »
That sucks. He was the man. RIP.
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2006, 07:41:00 PM »
R.I.P.
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2006, 11:32:02 PM »
He was one of the greats.  R.I.P.
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2006, 12:03:05 AM »
I love Don Knotts.  He was such a special person to so many people  Smiley 

RIP
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2006, 01:12:22 AM »
RIP Don. A truly underrated actor. His movie 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken' is a classic. There's one movie of his, I havent seen it in years and forgot the name, but he plays an accountant or banker and gets framed for robbing a bank. It is hilarious. Anyone here that has never seen his films should check them out. He was more than Andy Griffith and Three's Company.
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2006, 02:16:52 AM »
Quote from: jameslofton29 on February 26, 2006, 01:12:22 AM
RIP Don. A truly underrated actor. His movie 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken' is a classic. There's one movie of his, I havent seen it in years and forgot the name, but he plays an accountant or banker and gets framed for robbing a bank. It is hilarious. Anyone here that has never seen his films should check them out. He was more than Andy Griffith and Three's Company.

I agree, 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken' is a fantastic movie. "Give em hell Luthor"  hihi People should seriously check it out. You can pick up a Don Knotts DVD collection with that one and three other movies for like $15 on Amazon.

I didn't really even get into Andy Griffith, but Knotts was a fantastic 'everyman' actor.  ok
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« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2006, 02:36:44 AM »
The good lord took away his last bullet............... Cry
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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2006, 12:04:16 PM »
I always remember him from the Scooby Doo cartoon series where he guest starred a few times with the gang.
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« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2006, 06:36:33 PM »
I'm going to miss mr ferly Cry
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« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2006, 09:12:59 PM »
This is a real shame.
He seemed like a good person
And entertained me.

Rest well, Mr. Knotts.
Thank you for the memories
I cherish the laughs.

Splash.

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« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2006, 11:01:12 PM »
R.I.P.  Cry
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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2006, 01:03:52 AM »
The Ghost and Mr.Chicken is one of my favorite movies its so damn awesome. I just watched it tonight actually. I forgot I owned it. Its a real shame  no RIP.
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« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2006, 11:46:17 PM »
He's up there with John Ritter asking for the rent right about now Cry
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« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2006, 11:57:52 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2006, 12:06:22 PM »
I was just about to mention Mr. Ferley.

Wakko Warner of The Animaniacs must be absolutely distraught over this.

In all seriousness though, RIP to an underrated actor.
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« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2006, 05:59:34 PM »
R.I.P. he was part of old great tv show that will stand the test of time.
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« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2006, 06:48:58 PM »
Mr Furley was the epitome of cool  ok

Knotts had a great comedic talent, it never looked like he tried too hard to be funny, it just came natural.
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« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2006, 07:00:29 PM »
His shirts were sooooo cool! hihi
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« Reply #19 on: March 01, 2006, 07:56:27 PM »
And the irony is he had been waiting forever to hear "Chinese Democracy."
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