Don Knotts discusses leaving "The Andy Griffith Show" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

[@johnp3429]

RIP to one of the funniest people I have ever had the privilege to watch. Did you notice that in all his movies and TV he never had the need to be rude, curse, etc....and was still hilarious.

[@rocketsurgery8337]

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is still one of my favorites

[@misterwhitman4368]

I only watch the episodes that contain Barney!

[@gamedev1535]

Rest in peace Don Knotts

[@pattyhays487]

The incredible Mr. Limpett !!!!

[@fullstrutn]

NEVER the same show without ''Barney''.

[@vezner]

Dang it Andy... he screwed that one up. Knotts was the best part of that show.

[@donemigholzjr.7344]

I loved Don knotts movies. Classic comedy actor, one of the very best.

[@spybubbble]

His voice is still the same. 😊 He still calls movies "pictures". Aw!

[@rgreene152]

After Don Knotts left the show wasn't very good!

[@catfan5439]

andy and don,along with gleason and carnry,the BEST duo in tv history1

[@kaos3383]

I love the Andy griffith show. such a relief to get away from the constant barrage of sarcastic comedy laced with nudity. We need more shows like this.

[@DMZScoutDog]

One of Steve Allen's original "men on the street" along with Tom Poston & Louis Nye.

[@MurrayMelander]

They must have offered Andy a ton of money to keep going. But it wasn't worth it. I can't think of a single episode after Knotts left that stands up to the shows with him. By the series end, Andy was tired of the show and it shows in the work.

[@williammurphy630]

Great job barn!

[@randypacchioli2933]

The best.

[@PtolemyJones]

His movies were hilarious...

[@reneep9972]

This screwed up the show for good. All the colored episodes are terrible. So unfortunate this had to happen. Truly.

[@BruceBanner]

so many emmy awards!

[@kristenlaicu9378]

Hey I'm Kris yeah never the same don knots was the best

[@lillybloom1590]

Without "Barney," the show quickly turned into one cheap-trick episode after the other. No one who watched the show the first three years could watch it two years later after DK left. The last two years Andy's demeanor changed drastically. The inside word back in the day was that Andy was jealous of Don winning all the awards and getting all the acclaim. He told Barney he was leaving the show, then did not after DK had moved on. Jealousy is a sick emotion!

[@tardisruthwood2772]

❤

[@legion1a]

Very interesting.

[@OldTimerGarden]

I don't know if it was intentional but Andy Griffith was wrong for doing Don Knotts that way. Perhaps Andy thought Don was becoming more popular than he.