Tag: Don Knotts
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A Weekend of Shadows: The Striking Pause on The Andy Griffith Show Set Amidst President Kennedy’s Tragic Assassination
While our favorite television series don’t always cover the more serious issues that afflict our society, that doesn’t mean that they don’t live through those moments just as we did as viewers. For example, a show like The Andy Griffith Show wouldn’t try to cover something as serious as a presidential assassination for a multitude…
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How a 2006 Tribute to Don Knotts Turned Into a Public Relations Nightmare Over Barney Fife
Five months after he passed, Don Knotts was still in the news in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Unfortunately for fans, it wasn’t because of any posthumous awards or long-lost-but-recently-unearthed performance. Instead, there were headlines regarding a tribute in the town that inspired Mayberry. The details were recorded for posterity in an article written by reporter…
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Betty Lynn’s Bold Stand: Refusing a New Storyline After Don Knotts’ Departure from ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
Some people have tried to make the argument that The Andy Griffith Show just wasn’t the same after Don Knotts left his regular role in season five, but would it have perhaps softened the blow of Barney Fife’s absence if Thelma Lou had stuck around? We may never know, but for a brief moment, it…
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What Andy Griffith Really Thinks About the Future of The Andy Griffith Show Sans Don Knotts
Saying goodbye to friends is always hard, but for two pals like Don Knotts and Andy Griffith, who spent five seasons together on The Andy Griffith Show before Knotts decided to call it quits, it must have been especially rough to say goodbye. While Barney Fife often made guest appearances after he stopped his run…