The Andy Griffith Show had to make due without one of their most popular actors in the late Don Knotts. They’d end up trying to replace the Barney Fife role with another actor. One of the they briefly talked about felt it would’ve been a bad idea. And they were right.
This veteran actor thought it would’ve been dumb to replace Don Knotts on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Don Knotts and Andy Griffith | Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images
Knotts left The Andy Griffith Show in a bit of a bind after he left the iconic series. Knotts’ departure from the show was somewhat amicable, as the comic actor only wished to explore new career opportunities. He was also under the impression that the series would only last for five seasons at the most. The Griffith show, however, would run for three more years. So Knotts had to…
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