Talk:Don Knotts

message: Why did Don Knotts leave The Andy Griffith Show in 1965? The show was nowhere near as funny when "Barney Fife" left the show. I presume the ratings of the show dropped dramatically as well.  Also, the show was less charming in color as opposed to black & white.  Do any of oyu agree?
According to a biography I saw, Andy Griffith was thinking about leaving the show (I think around season 5 or 6) and Don Knotts started looking for a new job thinking the series was ending, but when Andy decided to stay, Don had already committed to other projects.
  Tom Willis
::According to some of the biographies out there, Griffith had told Knotts near the begininng that he had only planned to do the show for a set number of seasons.  When that time came Knotts started to look at leaving thinking the show was going to end but was suprised to learn that Griffith decided to stay.  By that time Knotts had already indicated his wish to depart and I believe he felt a bit angry that Griffith hadn't mentioned that he was going to stay.--Skeev 19:53, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The original plan for a predetermined run of the Andy Griffith Show only partly explains the departure of Knotts. As I understand it, Knotts wanted to parlay his television success into film. He is quoted as saying (in a video-taped interview) that even at the time he thought it might have been a mistake (to leave the Andy Griffith Show). Jeff Mincey (talk) 21:04, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's only natural. As loved and successful as his Fife role was, he, like most TV stars, saw film as a move up. – AndyFielding (talk) 09:26, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leaving Andy Griffith 

message: *I can't find any news reports that confirm this.  Until someone posts a link confirming it, it really shouldn't be here (and yes, I've made the mistake of jumping the gun on deaths before). Danny Lilithborne 22:42, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death? 

message: Knotts was essentially trick casting for his role in "Pleasantville," since he himself is sort of a relic of a bygone, "innocent" era of T.V. His role in that film hardly brought him a plethora of new acting work, and I wouldn't really call it a comeback, so I'm going to change this wording... Pacian 00:15, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Career Comeback

message: Wasn't he among the celebrity guests who turned up in Scooby-Doo cartoons? I never watch Andy Griffith and I'm pretty sure that was my first introduction to him. --Do Not Talk About Feitclub (contributions) 01:09, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Scooby-Doo?

message: I've found 350 sources through Google News that say he died at Cedars and 17 that say he died at UCLA. I suspect the former is correct despite what the article currently says. Here are the searches I did:
*Cedars
*UCLA
Theshibboleth 01:56, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where did he die? 

message: Was Don Knotts ever married? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.148.167.29 (talk) 00:26, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Don Knotts married? 

message: I've done a bit of revision to move what was already written around in chronological order, and to incorporate some of the (still too long) trivia section into the main article. I'm thinking , though, that someone must have some info on his personal life. We know he had a daughter- what about a wife, other kids, etc? ChrisStansfield 11:52, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal life? 

message: the trivia is a little lame.  a lot of it amounts to name-dropping. a character in one show mentions an actor from another--that's trivial, but not any more noteworthy than the list of politicians mentioned on murphy brown.  all don knots had to do with these shows was get referenced by a character? a dozen people get name-dropped every week on family guy... 76.238.60.13 16:16, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  trivia 

message: Has any actor earned more Emmies than Don Knotts? Softlavender (talk) 12:32, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Emmies

message: Great article. One suggestion- making distinction between “pulmonary” and “respiratory” complications of lung cancer is not necessary. I think “respiratory complications of related to (of) lung cancer” would be somewhat better. (Yanmak (talk) 21:21, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: The article lists Knotts as having two brothers. According to the Archive of American Television Interview  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8jKoNes3Ckat about 2' 37", Knotts says he had 3 older brothers: Willis, Earl and Ralph. Spidra (talk) 06:43, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early Life 

message: In 'filmography' No Deposit, No Return should be under film, unless... was it made for television?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.193.200.216 (talk) 06:51, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Deposit, No Return 

message: According to the article, Don Knotts made "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" after he left "The Andy Griffith Show."  That's not true.  Those films were released in 1963 and 1964 respectively, and Knotts didn't leave "The Andy Griffith Show" until 1965.97.73.64.149 (talk) 02:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccuracies in "Post-Mayberry films". 

message: Mention should be made of Don's portrayal of Windy Wales (who told tall tales) on the Bobby Benson and His B-Bar-B Riders radio series beginning in 1949. The character's name was, of course, a take-off on that of western sidekick George "Gabby" Hayes.
Griffith said in an interview he had been a fan of the radio series and that during auditions for supporting roles in his own TV series, he recognized Don's voice as that of Windy Wales and hired him immediately.76.199.5.143 (talk) 15:52, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Windy Wales" 

message: Looking at the lede, I know Knotts was very well known for Barney Fife, probably also for Mr. Limpet which was shown on TV very frequently following its initial release, and maybe also for Steve Allen Show which was before my time, but is he that well known for The Shakiest Gun in the West?  I don't remember that movie being particularly popular, at least not any more so than Knotts' other movies (and certainly less known than Mr. Limpet).  Does the film have a big cult following or did I miss something? The only things I really remember Knotts for between Andy Griffith and Three's Company are Mr. Limpet and a few Disney kids' films where he usually played half of a bumbling duo. TheBlinkster (talk) 05:51, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Shakiest Gun in the West 

message: Optionally, add link to the new page for his daughter Karen created July 25, 2016
A21stCenturyEducator (talk) 03:41, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add link to daughter Karen 

message: I nominate immediate deletion of the statement: "Knotts is a sixth cousin of Ron Howard, a co-star on The Andy Griffith Show." Notable that Ron Howard never mentions the relationship in his eulogy for Don Knotts or in subsequent articles where Howard talks about his time working with Knotts. There are no articles, interviews, or books published prior to May 2017 (when the statement was added) that cite this relationship. However, the statement appears verbatim in a self-pub book "The Kings & Queens of Hollywood Comedy" published in March 2017 which also lacks citation.   MUnderwood 17:18, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Don Knotts related to Ron Howard? 

message: A little more mention might be in order about Knotts being the commercial spokesperson for Dodge Trucks. The earliest appearance I have found on YouTube is a dealer promotional film he starred in, dated 1965. There is at least one general market TV spot on YouTube dating from that year.--Msr69er (talk) 14:28, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dodge commercials 

message: While serving in WWII Knotts was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 4 bronze service stars), Army Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Badge (with Carbine Bar) and Honorable Service Lapel Pin. BullGa8tor (talk) 04:17, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 09:44, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2022 

message: I could be wrong, but I feel sure I saw Don  Knotts on Andy Griffith’s TV show “Matlock”. 107.11.180.184 (talk) 22:24, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: You did. Matlock is listed in Knotts' TV credits. Schazjmd (talk) 22:49, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Matlock 

message: One of the links in the main description leads to the Wikipedia page for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, rather than the page for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, which is what Don Knotts won. Physicsboyt (talk) 22:04, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for catching that! Schazjmd (talk) 22:09, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2022 

message: It’s “man ON the street”. 2601:196:8780:9B60:E951:A05A:31D8:2D75 (talk) 23:21, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit 

message: It mentions Knotts’ appearance in That 70’s Show and says he “plays Fez, Jackie’s landlord.” Fez is another established character on the show. It should be changed to either “plays Jackie and Fez’s landlord” or simply that he plays the landlord. Proof can be found in the filmography/tv show section of the same page. 2600:1700:9A21:A10:C76:F58B:9B:57D0 (talk) 03:15, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: - FlightTime (open channel) 03:26, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 10 August 2022 

message: Incorrect hyperlink on "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World" film title. 47.232.190.190 (talk) 04:56, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: --*Fehufangą (✉ Talk · ✎ Contribs) 06:10, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

text: By 107.119.69.43 (talk) 02:58, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 August 2022 

message: Knotts was not the test administrator. 71.182.144.131 (talk) 19:04, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  No time for Sergeants