Who is Don Knotts

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Don Knotts

Better known as 'Barney Fife' from the TV show Andy Griffith, Don Knotts was a great comedian and his movies are classics that will never go out of style.  My favorites are The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and The Apple Dumpling Gang (both highly recommended.  Great family TV viewing!

Three reasons to love Don Knotts 

  • He was very funny

  • His movies are great to watch with the whole family

  • He was just an all around cool character

About The Andy Griffith Show 

Barney Fife & Andy Taylor

The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a widowed sheriff in a fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts), a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), and a young son, Opie (Ron Howard, billed as Ronny). Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life.

Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight season run, series co-star...

Don as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show 

Barney Fife and the Preamble to the Constitution

Classic Comedy bit where Don Knotts as Barney Fife demonstrates his masterful memorization of the Preamble the US Constitution

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Don Knotts at a Glance 

Jesse Donald "Don" Knotts (July 21, 1924 - February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, a role which earned him five Emmy Awards. He also played landlord Ralph Furley on the 1980s television sitcom Three's Company''.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Trailer 

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The Apple Dumpling Gang Trailer 

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The apple dumpling gang

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About Three's Company 

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'''Threes Company''' is an American sitcom that aired from 1977 to 1984 on ABC. It is a remake of the British sitcom Man About the House.

The story revolves around three roommates, Janet Wood, Chrissy Snow (later Cindy Snow and Terri Alden), and Jack Tripper who share Apartment 201 in a Santa Monica, CaliforniaOffical Threes Company Site apartment building owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roper (later owned by Bart Furley but managed by his brother, Ralph Furley).

The show, a comedy of errors, chronicles the escapades and hijinks of the trio's constant misunderstandings, social lives, and struggle to kee...

About The Ropers 

The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spinoff of Threes Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred. The series focused on middle-aged couple Stanley and Helen Roper (played by Norman Fell and Audra Lindley) who were landlords to Jack, Janet, Chrissy, and Larry on Three's Company.

As was the case during their time on Three's Company'', opening credits for The Ropers exist with either Audra Lindley or Norman Fell credited first.

Don hosts the Muppet Show 

Muppet Show S2 E1 P2 - Don Knotts

Don Knotts Hosts The Muppet Show Season 2 episode 1

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Don on the Today Show 

Andy Griffith & Don Knotts on The Today Show

Matt Lauer interviews Don Knotts & Andy Griffith on The Today Show March 4, 1996

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Don Knotts on eBay 

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Don as a TV Weatherman 

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A Tribute to Don 

Don Knotts Tribute

A short tribute film I made of Don Knotts... The song is called "The Curtain Falls", it is sung by Kevin Spacey.

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Don Knotts on DVD 

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Don Knotts was a great American superhero.  His light-hearted humor and goofy characters makes one miss the good old days of family TV.&nbsp...

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