Andy Griffith & Don Knotts 1965

[@TTFRuns]

I'm 14 years old, but I love this show. Its clean but yet still funny at an teen/adult level.

[@search-savage3345]

Joshua Garmany YESSSSSS

[@thenjam4233]

Same

[@robbernath]

Spot-on assessment, Joshua - well done! 👍

[@Justin.time.for.DP4Racing]

Now your close to 17 years old. How does that feel?

[@TTFRuns]

Justin Andrews Hot dang, good memories. I’m 18.. got a kid on the way. Still love the show, sadly my dad passed away a little bit after this comment. Always watched it together.

[@signalstatstevedouglas1387]

they just don't make television like this anymore. the Andy Griffith show came along at just the right time in our world. bless andy griffith and don knotts.

[@jonascahonas4323]

I'm no fool. I watch this show over and over my whole life! maybe that's why I'm happy

[@HappyDalek12]

That was so adorable. I love the Andy Griffith show a lot. It never got old, and it never will.

[@briantyler2444]

Yes I agree with you😌👍

[@gregh7400]

Timeless. I love Andy and Barney. They gave me hours of laughter during a lousy childhood.

[@trevormiles5852]

same here. It took me years and years to grow up and feel somewhat free.

[@patmelton43]

Me too.

[@alanmorris7669]

I'm so glad that I got a chance to meet Andy Griffith before he passed away. I live in the red clay hills of North Carolina.

[@spookygirl7761]

You're blessed to hav met him. Very blessed indeed. 🤗😊

[@sherryhannah9262]

Alan Morris wow you met Andy Griffith was he a nice guy????…I hope you will reply to this

[@alanmorris7669]

@@sherryhannah9262 I met Mr Griffith at "Snappy Lunch" in Mount Airy, NC. He used to go there all the time. Yes, he was a very nice guy and down to earth.

[@iMr.Jetpacks]

Still the best show television show of all times (seasons 1-5)

[@peterogers9242]

junebugg777 absolutely!!!

[@larry45044]

i like color versions too!! seems like people want to dimiss them-not me!!

[@tennisguyky]

If Don hadn’t left after season 5, maybe I could watch the color episodes, he was the soul of the show. Seasons 1-5 are the only ones I can watch.

[@dvferyance]

Season 6 the first colored one wasn't too bad but the last 2 were horrible I couldn't stand Howard Sprague.

[@ronaldbrasseur9327]

@@tennisguyky Don was in 3 color episodes I believe.

[@sloanchampion85]

The best show ever, comedy doesn't have to be vulgar or lewd to be funny

[@patriciajrs46]

That's so true. Lewd, and rude does not equal funny.

[@Wooley689]

I don't remember these at all, glad somebody shared them.

[@Bjay1987ful]

I'm 32 yrs old so I didn't have the luxury and privilege to grow up in these times 😪😪😭😭 but man I love love love watching these 2 men on stage together and on the show

[@nickhaghighi3210]

Andy and Barnv rip you guys made our life better.

[@goldenera4ever]

Two pros right there. One of the greatest comedy duos of all time.

[@hannamaedelquadro737]

GoldenEra 4ever j

[@gymnastix]

Yes, you are correct. Andy Griffith and Don Knotts are right up there with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance (or Gale Gordon), Jackie Gleason and Art Carney and Mike Nichols and Elaine May, each of these considered among the very best comedic duos of all-time, even if only two of these pairs (Burns & Allen and Nichols & May) officially performed stand-up comedy routines.

[@trevormiles5852]

and cherry on top of it all is that they were real friends.

[@larry45044]

one of the best things about andy griffith is how they incorporated church as a part of life! and caring about peoples feelings!!!

[@tommypetraglia4688]

And mountain music, most of all

[@wayne-brock7515]

Andy Griffith and Don Knotts were the best together, even when Don Knotts was on Matlock there for awhile. Two were best friends, right to the very end of their Lives. May they both rest in peace.

[@crystalferguson7308]

😀💛💛The whole cast of “ The Andy Griffith “ show was apart of my family all of my life. I will never forget either of them. This show never gets old. It’s just the way tv shows should still be. Clean cut and funny. No vulgar language or sex scenes to keep us entertained. I miss shows like these. Thank God for the reruns. Kisses 😘 to the sky who’s all has left before us. Love and miss you Andy and Barney. Love these two!!! 💙💙😀

[@thomaskusz]

you are great Crystal .

[@crystalferguson7308]

@@thomaskusz Credit All goes to God. And you sir, are Great also. ✨

[@dc4l923]

I’m 28 years old and my dad introduced me to the Andy Griffith show when I was 14. Born in 92. I was born 32 years after the shows debut and I can school anybody at trivia. This is my number one show I never get tired of it. That being said; I hope for one second that this audience didn’t take this performance for granted and to witness these two comedic icons in action must have been insane! Feel like they didn’t even realize who they were actually watching at the time.

[@dvferyance]

I was 14 when I got acquainted with the Andy Griffith Show. It was the passing of Hal Smith (Otis Campbell) that got me into to it. He played Whit on Adventures in Odyssey.

[@roxentertainment3346]

Still watch this show everyday day with my wife and kids during dinner time.

[@dinocracchiolo2040]

A era when you actually had to have God gifted talent , entertainment is direct reflection on a society.

[@spockboy]

This is fascinating. Andy Griffith pointed out how different the Andy Griffith Show was because it wasn`t filmed before a live studio audience. With a`live audience you have to play TO them, and the jokes have to come regularly. This is a small taste of how it might have been had it been shot like a sitcom. Thanks for posting! :)

[@JimiBLong]

l agree. You can definitely tell the difference, especially when they're shot before a live audience and the actors constantly have to stop talking, right in the middle of delivering their lines, to wait for the live audience to stop laughing and applauding. Most times, it just ruins the whole flow of the joke and makes the line less funny.

[@patriciaedwards6793]

I am so glad that I am able to enjoy this hilarious clean comedy on DVD every day of my life! Plain clean fun with NO nasty stuff. No bad words and no mention of sex, rape, drugs, and everything else that corrupts the youth of the world today. So I can honestly say, it doesn't get any better than that! Andy and Barney were best friends for life and they are both hilarious in different ways! I love the show!🧡💛💕💕😀🙏💮💮😂

[@GnuHopper]

Somewhere, far from here, it's a warm Sunday afternoon and Andy and Don are sitting on a porch happily shooting the breeze and maybe doing a little singing.

[@darrelltiencken2194]

Great acting from two of the best.....the small nuances, expressions and reactions are timeless.

[@UnauthorizedComedy]

I adore this. I wish I knew what it was from. Knowing they were literally friends until Don died.. (Andy was there, as he was dying) makes this, extra moving.

[@lisasarver8702]

🌹

[@jasonmacneil2256]

🥺

[@teresahooks3746]

This is from a special that Andy, Don and Jim Nabors did in 1966.

[@jeffcraft1456]

Those were the GOLDEN DAYS. Compared to today. It was Heaven. Still love that show.

[@brendapaddlety2413]

Watching the Andy Griffith show is a real treat 😀👍 I'm a big fan of Andy and Don 💙

[@brendapaddlety2413]

@Autumn Adcock 👍👍👍

[@Rogers1911]

Rule number one, don't try to drink water while watching Andy and Barney :)

[@jonathanwilson4276]

Don't never have anything in your mouth while watching the Andy Griffith show or the other shows I mentioned before

[@kylegreen3247]

That made me very happy.

[@sergioloveu]

For those Andy Griffith fans, what an precious gem to find this skit. They redid a little of their most memorable moments from the show. And gave us a small imaginary glimpse at how scripts are made.

[@jasonmacneil2256]

Wonderful, simply wonderful.

[@kylel.1965]

That was a great skit. I sure miss those two

[@chadbaxter5578]

Loved this!!!!! So good. Very much nostalgic to me. Thank you for posting.

[@thomasscoot904]

The show went south when Don knotts left.

[@gymnastix]

"The Andy Griffith Show" certainly became less comedic after Don Knotts left the series as a regular cast member. From Season Six onward the series evolved into even more of a dramedy, although the series had always had some dramatic elements to it, some episodes (such as "Opie the Birdman") more than others. But, perhaps ironically, the series' final two seasons were when it was ranked highest by the A.C. Nielsen books, #3 in Season Seven (1966-67) and #1 in its final season, Season Eight (1967-68), even though Season Three saw the series with its actual largest number of viewers, an average of 29.7 million in 1962-63. Don Knotts made guest appearances in all three seasons after he departed the series, two episodes each in Seasons Six and Seven, a single episode ("Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting") in the final season (Eight), the latter which was also the highest-rated episode of the entire series. Don Knotts also won five Emmy Awards (for "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy") for two of those three years he made guest appearances reprising his "Barney Fife" character in "The Andy Griffith Show," as well for "Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor in a Series" for the three seasons (One through Three) while he was a series regular in "The Andy Griffith Show." So, no, "The Andy Griffith Show" didn't actually "go south" after Don Knotts departure as a series regular. The series merely changed its direction a bit and relied upon other ensemble players, particularly George Lindsey's "Goober" Frances Bavier as "Aunt Bee" and Jack Dodson's town clerk "Howard Sprague" to fill the comedic void after Knotts left "Mayberry."

[@lindajackson4239]

Andy Griffith & Don Knott's make a good team for their work. I like the part in the practical joke to where Andy says to barney, your not going to cry__ are you? Then barney go's over to the filing cabinet & says. No to Andy.

[@LT1HILLINGHOE]

@@gymnastix After season 5 the show went South.

[@jessicaluna3097]

One of my all time favorite shows

[@thomasreynolds9697]

my favorite show of all time

[@bobufo1]

I was really laughing out loud here! It doesn't get much better than this!

[@JamesBumbalough-jv8gv]

They are doing their best bits from the show

[@chevyman1722]

This is so cool...I’ve never seen this before at all...I didn’t even know it existed..two of my leading and supporting role actors if all times...that show could have went on for so many more years...

[@MrMenefrego1]

How blessed those of us were to have been born of 'The Greatest Generation', Also known as, 'Baby Boomers'! I don't like to disparage present-day 'Stars', movies and TV programs; but, when compared to the productions and personalities of which our generation had the great pleasure to have been witness, the differences in moral character and talent is glaringly obvious. We are indeed, a blessed generation!

[@rdmantik]

Awwww, that's awful nice. RIP Don and Ang.

[@reedo68]

I love watching Andy Griffith Show

[@nathanhicks2000]

Don Knott's was just perfect for the part.

[@ermannodifederico7820]

2 real pros 2 great comedians Great timing together

[@baxter5431]

Irony is that 1965 was the last year Don Knotts would be "Barney" on the AG Show. Andy was considering quitting the show & Don had a movie contract offer from Universal & took it because he naturally assumed that this would be the last year of the series. However, after Don finalized his deal with Universal, Andy decided to renew his contract to keep doing the series.

[@freshbrewedasmr3378]

I’m 23 years old, and I’ve always hated the shows on tv today: to much violence and sex, absolutely unnecessary. I love the old wholesome shows and movies (Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, I Remember Mama, Casablanca).

[@willdrucker4291]

Ironically, Don Knotts had already left the show when this Special aired…replaced by comedian/actor Jack Burns as Deputy Warren Ferguson…Knotts would appear twice during the ‘65-‘66 season as a detective out of nearby Raleigh…not surprisingly, those two episodes were the program’s highest rated of that season

[@charlesreed3672]

Who could not like this.

[@firemangan2731]

Greg Hubbard i was born years after 1980 (2006 to be exact) and I loved this show.

[@charlesreed3672]

@Greg Hubbard Well I was born well before the 1980s. I saw all the original airing of the show. We watched it weekly.

[@71plymouth.]

Hahaha,R.I.P. Don Knotts. Happy birthday to him.

[@johnwilliams6200]

Bart Boatwright I watch this show on TV Land, and Sundance and can't get enough of it. Don Knotts is hilarious.

[@jameskennedy4377]

Strange seeing Knotts in the Fife outfit in color.

[@andrewray6696]

Don't forget, you actually see him in uniform in color briefly in the episode The Legend of Barney Fife from season 6. What I'm wondering is if this was done during his last season on the show as a regular or done during the filming of his first guest appearance on the show in 1966

[@jonathanwilson4276]

I love the Andy Griffith show

[@BartBoat]

This is a clip from the Griffith, Knotts Nabors Special from 1965. I know this because I have the entire special. I mistakenly listed it as from 1966 due to the fact that 1966 AMCs are advertised during the special. If you would like to see the opening number, I just uploaded it to my KZbin page.

[@n.b.a.statwatch9699]

Thanks for these! Any chance you can upload the full special?

[@kevinw9073]

Well written. Great classic routine.

[@otiscampbell2194]

Hay there andg and barn its darn good 2 see u 2 boys again♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

Ange

[@camickelson]

It's nice seeing them in color

[@ChildrensWorld57]

Love theses shows

[@gloriachoate6485]

2 of the best!

[@ckalnicki]

They were the best! What a timeless classic.

[@susanhuber1932]

The Andy Griffith Show (with Andy, Barney and Opie) was and still is the best show on TV. No matter how many times I see these programs I laugh as though it was the first time I saw them.

[@sherryhannah9262]

Susan Huber did you like Matlock also?????…Don Knotts was on Matlock as Ben’s neighbor Les Calhoun…I hope you will reply to this

[@MayPhoenix]

RIP Andy Griffith.

[@msa4998]

They did this skit on TAGS prior to this. Years later, on Matlock, they would do the skit again. It was just like old times.

[@sloanchampion85]

In color this is fantastic

[@markmarsh27]

That was GREAT! I defy anyone to name a comedy duo who had better chemistry and timing than Andy Griffith and Don Knotts. Pure gold!

[@danhooper1056]

Love this show. We need more Barney's and Andy's. Lol

[@kymarcin]

This is like Mayberry, the Musical!

[@allys744]

So 3:51 is where that famous black and white still came from. I’m glad this lost video was found! I was obsessed with this show for years

[@steelersgoingfor7in2024]

This was used in an episode or 2. One was judo the other was karate.

[@ianengland9549]

4:18 that move always makes me laugh he done it from 1960 to 1977 and when he gets forced down and makes me smile and laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oliverortiz8507]

This goes to show that a live audience would have responded well with the funny scripts and situations from the actual show. Both were such great talents. They don't make entertainers like these anymore.

[@bettycogswell9851]

Friends for life....So beautiful...

[@dorothycastaneda8760]

A great duo❤

[@wayneberry8226]

I love these to....

[@BartBoat]

It’s from their variety special in ‘66.

[@BartBoat]

Actually their ‘65 variety special

[@hippiechic65]

They also used the judo part of this bit in an episode of Matlock :)

[@superstarreviews9937]

Ummmm they used it first,on the Andy Griffith show! lol

[@moviesgalore9947]

All the networks got their big stars to do these specials but CBS did the best ones and the most special variety shows. NBC always had Bob Hope do two or three specials every year that's where you'd see the NBC TV stars with Bob.

[@jogman262]

This is great! Abbott and Costello. Laurel and Hardy. And Griffith and Knotts. Don’t get any better!

[@ruipimentel6238]

The color episodes weren't to bad of course can't compare them to black and white

[@THX-kw2jh]

OMG! Television in Color!!!

[@pardus5045]

America can be divided with two eras in the 20th Century; the eras before & after the assassination of JFK. The post assassination of JFK era that we're still in it now since 1964 is the era of everything going down south, especially after 9/11.

[@larryshaver3568]

I must agree , the color on his show was very good when it was in color, so few people had color tv's until 1965 though

[@kevindavis2315]

The opening number was from I love Lucy which was a desilu program

[@BayareaGuy06]

R.I.P. Don Knotts (1924-2006) (Barney Fife) and Andy Griffith (1926-2012) (Andy Taylor).

[@bergjohnson5273]

Lucy & Ethel sang this on the I Love Lucy Show. Colorized versions were still on because they still had good ratings, fyi.

[@Hernandez_Jr_Productions]

I like that funny part that Don Knotts Was crying

[@patmelton43]

They were the best.

[@Onlymusical]

I vaguely remember this special. You can tell Griffith is dancing in character. Very different than the Griffith in the unspeakably great "A Face in the Crowd."

[@dickrush6463]

That movie was crazy !

[@larryberrones3308]

The best of the best.✌🏻️❤️

[@wayne3302264]

This is a re-enactment from a black and white episode from season one I believe.

[@jonathanwilson4276]

Andy is like what in the world

[@terrymartin3036]

This was a repeat of an earlier show

[@vppnbrent]

Best comedy ever.

[@ShilezHubbell06]

Love it

[@sandymajor]

Do you have the entire special? I was in a couple of the musical numbers including the finale.

[@BartBoat]

Hi David, Yes I do. Send me your e-mail address. Thanks, Bart

[@sandymajor]

Bart Boatwright Thanks. email me at [e-mail]

[@jasonpope9284]

No kidding? Hows that?

[@sandymajor]

Hi. My email is [e-mail]. I'd love to get a copy of the entire special but at least the concluding musical number. It's Andy reciting James Weldon Johnson's poem the Creation. I hope you can help me out.

[@JoeHollywood22]

@@BartBoat I'd love a copy please. Just had 2 heart attacks and need some laughter. Thanks!! [e-mail]

[@caatcher]

I wonder if this is actually from the Griffith Knotts Nabors special, which dates from October 1965 (not 1966). A review of the 1965 special says none of the three actors ever appeared as his Mayberry character. I think it might be from The Don Knotts Special, his first, which was broadcast in October 1967 on CBS.

[@robertschulz1809]

caatcher

[@randybarnett2308]

Chuck Norris got his inspiration from Barney Fife!!👍💪🤠🤜👊

[@danthegiantinme8571]

This isn't the actual show. They went to color on the actual show after Don left. He did return for some guest appearances after he left the show. Andy did the same with Mayberry R.F.D after he left the show. Best show ever.

[@BartBoat]

This is from the 1965 CBS special special The Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors Show

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

@@BartBoat Which is it? One place yo say 1965...another you say 1966.

[@themightycelestial]

You don't see channels brag about that their programs are in color anymore.

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

duh

[@timboslice1979]

Comedy Gold

[@jonathanwilson4276]

Now days all you see on TV is Filth and thank God for the Andy Griffith show and the Beverly Hillbillies and petticoat junction and green Acer's and the Golden Girls and Mama's family

[@lynndee1218]

Love you Barn and Andg

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

Ange

[@lynndee1218]

@@r.p.mcmurphy6623 lol...thank you..

[@Hobosmalls]

Jesse Donald Knotts is my Grandma first cousin. How got my name that Grandma named my father after Donald Knotts.

[@bouffant-girl]

Hilarious 😂 😃