Don Knotts

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Gosh, this makes me sad. I'll remember him best as Barney Fife. What a great, iconic character - like every obnoxious rent-a-cop you ever met but still so endearing and human.

RIP Barn (as Andy would say)

[india7]

Awww, this is a shame. He was a funny guy, and always seemed like he'd be a nice person in real life.

R.I.P., "Barn"!

[Ginger]

I thought it was kind of amusing that the official announcement of his death came from a spokesman for TVLand. Like it was actually Barney Fife/Mr. Furley that died.

[PearlySweetcake]

Don Knotts provided one of the best non-Paul Lynde answers on the Hollywood Squares:

Peter Marshall: You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?

Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake!

RIP, Barn'.......

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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and The Incredible Mr. Limpet were favorite childhood movies I watched over and over again.
RIP

[CarolinaGirl]

Andy has spoken:

"Don was a small man ... but everything else about him was large: his mind, his expressions," Griffith told The Associated Press on Saturday. "Don was special. There's nobody like him.

"I loved him very much," Griffith added. "We had a long and wonderful life together."

[Peggy Lane]

Aww! When I saw his name at the top I knew he must have died. Wow. He always seemed like a great guy on and off camera, and Andy Griffith's comments were lovely. I'm going to go call my dad now.

[kkslider]

Aw, whitefalcon, I was just thinking of The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, too.

It's a sad day here in West Virginia.

[Casino Bride]

I was a kid when Three's Company was on and I loved Mr. Furley so much. He was always wearing the tackiest clothes.

RIP, Mr. Knotts.

[ladymadonna]

"Citizen's ARREST! Citizen's ARREST!"


Aww, RIP, Barn'. I used to watch The Andy Griffith Show and Leave it to Beaver every single day after school when I was a kid.