It’s a sad day indeed when the world no longer has the wonderful presence of the talented and lovable Don Knotts around to make us laugh. His list of TV & movie credits is too long to even begin to list here.
Goobye, Barney. (aka Mr. Limpet)
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The hours of joy given to me by this man are uncountable. The Andy Griffith Show, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and The Incredible Mr. Limpet all made my world a happier and nicer place growing up.
RIP Mr. Knotts.
February 26th, 2006 at 9:02 amEverybody dies eventually.
But films and TV shows go on forever. So in a way, he will always be with us.
February 26th, 2006 at 10:25 amAnd Darren McGavin(dad in the Christmas Story, and Kolchek the Night Stalker) dies this morning……this really sucks, these usually happen in 3s, let’s hope the next one is Ted Kennedy or some other liberal asswipe.
hOOt
February 26th, 2006 at 10:32 amGood bye, Barney…you were a part of my afternoon for so many years, so endearingly human, kind and gentle, yet filled with love and good humor. The Ghost aqnd Mr. Chicken a classic, the good guy gets the girl after all. You left a fine legacy many others could seek to emulate……..thank you.
February 26th, 2006 at 10:35 amDeathknyte, that was exactly my thought when I first saw this post. In fact, it’s that view that allows me to reconcile the passing of John Wayne.
February 26th, 2006 at 10:38 amI started a Don Knotts Blog Roundup at my blog, so if anyone sees any other posts about Don Knotts, drop a comment at AngryWhitey.com or put up a trackback to this post, and I’ll update accordingly.
Thanks for your help.
February 26th, 2006 at 10:55 amHoot, i have a better idea… how about if Ruth Bader Ginsberg croaked!!!
February 26th, 2006 at 11:07 amGoodbye Mr knotts. Thank you for the hours upon hours of laughs and chuckles.
February 26th, 2006 at 11:07 amGod Speed Deputy Fife, keep that bullet in your pocket shined and ready.
Swing the pearly gate wide open for Darren McGavin too….
February 26th, 2006 at 11:51 amHere is a link to Don Knott’s comedy album from 1961. It’s hilarious.
February 26th, 2006 at 1:06 pmSunday Funnies…
Rest In Peace to Don Knotts. This list of funnies are in honor to all the times he made us laugh.
image courtesy of Parley Hellewell
February 26th, 2006 at 1:57 pmConservathink has the Carnival of Comedy
Sex Pistols spit on Hall of Fame honor
Suitably Flip gives us Arnold Mee…
RIP to one of the most feared Drill Instructors in Marine Corps history. Semper Fi.
February 26th, 2006 at 2:40 pmGreatest parenting advice ever given on TV:
Barney Fife: “You read any book about child rearing, and they’re all in favor of bud nipping!”
February 26th, 2006 at 3:14 pmI always enjoyed Mr. Limpet.
February 26th, 2006 at 4:33 pmDon may you rest in peace you are truly a funny soul
February 26th, 2006 at 7:30 pmThe quintessential sidekick. I too grew up loving what this man could do, and was devastated when he left the show. Twice you’ve done this to me, Barn. Here’s hopin’ the big guy let’s you carry a pocketful.
February 26th, 2006 at 7:37 pmmy favs with Don…The Apple Dumpling Gang and his hilarious role on Three’s Company…he was a good funny actor and comedian and he did it with that deadpan face and he didnt need to be dirty
February 26th, 2006 at 7:47 pmI have no idea what Don Knotts political leanings were. I do not care. I do know he helped shape me. I do mourn his loss. Barney, I hope you find that extra bullet, I hope you become sheriff and find the respect you searched for. I hope Andy will always be your friend. I thank you for your portrayal of a small town deputy. I will miss you. Your friend, John.
February 26th, 2006 at 8:39 pmDon Knotts was a funny guy. He was able to bring a smile in just the way he chose to react to a given situation. Barney Fife was a classic charactor, and later in life Mr Furley was spot on as well.
By the way he was NOT in the Marines. That was much like the rumor of Bob Keeshen and Lee Marvin serving together in the Marines during WWII. (Lee WAS a Marine, Keeshen missed serving in WWII because he was too young, they did not serve together.) Knotts was in the Army
the above was from IMDB here
In any case he will be missed.
February 26th, 2006 at 9:24 pmThrees company was one of my favorite shows as a kid. The black & white photo of Don above, from the sitcom he was in, was a little before my time and unfortunately I don’t think I’ve ever seen an episode. But the laughs he brought me from Threes Company were many….G-d rest his soul.
February 26th, 2006 at 10:04 pmThe photo was from the *old* Andy Griffth Show. Andy was a sheriff for the fictional southern town of Mayberry. But due to the care of the writers to get the viewing public to believe. They caught the spirit of small town life in America (at least back in the late 50’s early 60’s). Barney,(the part played by Don Knotts) was Andy’s Deputy. He was the *ying* to Andy’s *yang*. And he played that roll to a tee. I often wondered if he could have done Thurber’s Walter Mitty character in *A Thurber Carnival*. He would have been perfect for it.
February 26th, 2006 at 10:43 pmI will truly miss this man. What a world of laughs he brought us.
Anyone around here old enough to remember him in his old “Man on the Street” routine? He used to do this on variety shows, where he would go out on the street in NYC and have someone play the part of a tv reporter interviewing a “man on the street” for opinions of various issues of the day. He would deliver totally ridiculous answers in a stuttering, petrified voice until the “reporter” would finally ask, “Sir… are you nervous?” Then he’d straighted up sharply, become bright-eyed, and say, “Nup!”
I could see that routine a hundred times a week, and it was always funny :D.
I also remember when he “ran for president”. THAT was a trip :D. He took elements from his old “Man on the Street” routine and wove them into preposterous “answers” for the issues of the day… and that was sometime during the Vietnam Era!!!
He skewered a lot of sacred cows without ever revealing his actual political stance on anything! He was an equal-opportunity skewerer :D.
We’ll miss you, Mr. Knotts. God speed your way to your reward for providing so much pleasure to so many!
February 26th, 2006 at 11:06 pmI’ve got the Night Stalker boxed set. Just last night I watched the episode about the energy-eating creature that doomed a hospital. One of the best of that series.
Darrin and Don, thanks for the years of entertainment.
February 27th, 2006 at 12:56 amNo sadness, for while he has passed, he will always live in our memories.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:00 amExactly. Some things transcend politics. Yesterday, a commenter on Fark wrote:
That sums it up pretty well, I think.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:43 amThanks for the memories, gents.
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/hotlead4.jpg
February 27th, 2006 at 1:51 amOr maybe it’s this button….
February 27th, 2006 at 1:59 amWTF? Management, would you clean up this mess I made, please? That was supposed to be an image of Darren McGavin and Don Knotts from the movie “Hot Lead” - and it was there too - right up to the moment it disappeared. Some sort of Disney cyber copyright control, I think.
[Might be a hotlinking issue, Mike. Some sites tend not to like that too much. I put it in a spot where it shouldn’t be an issue - at least, for now. -The Management™]
February 27th, 2006 at 2:20 amMamaPajamas: The Man On the Street was a Steve Allen Show routine, done every week. It had Allen quizzing people on the news of the day. Tom Poston played a Madison Avenue ad executive, Knotts was always {two initials] Morrison.
“Your name, sir?”
February 27th, 2006 at 6:05 am“I’m K B Morrison”.
“What does K B stand for?”
“Ka-BOOM!”
“What is your profession?”
“I used to work in an explosives plant”.
“Oh, you’re not there anymore?”
“IT isn’t there anymore!”
“Are you nervous?”
“Noo!
TVLand is having a marathon of the Andy Griffith to commemorate (cash in on) Don Knotts at 8PM
February 27th, 2006 at 6:07 amGood Bye Don Thanks for all the laughs.
February 27th, 2006 at 8:07 amDamn, this sucks, as a kid my favorite movie was “The ghost and Mr.chicken. Later Don.
February 27th, 2006 at 8:19 amThe TVLand marathon is Tuesday at 8 PM, sorry it was after midnight when they said tomorrow and I didn’t catch it. Good thing, won’t be conflicted with 24
February 27th, 2006 at 8:45 amThe gender mysteries of Don Knotts
February 27th, 2006 at 10:44 amAnd the 3rd(as in all things happen in 3s) has died, long time liberal activist Dennis Weaver(Chester in Gunsmoke, and Sam McCloud of ‘McCloud’) has joined Barney and Kolchek!
Damn, and I was so hopeful that it would be Ted Kennedy.
hOOt
February 27th, 2006 at 12:30 pmHe was also great as “The Reluctant Astronaut”…..
Not to be confused with Bill Dana as Jose’ Jiminez, the other astronaut of some reluctance.
February 27th, 2006 at 12:40 pmThis just in…
Add Dennis Weaver to the list…
February 27th, 2006 at 12:52 pmWhat’s eerie is all three of the greats’ first names began with “D“… Can we get to work on last names that start with “Kennedy” already?
February 27th, 2006 at 5:22 pm