Saturday, February 25, 2006
Irreplaceable...Don Knotts
Just a minute ago, I read that Don Knotts, one of the world's greate
st comedians has died at the age of 81. I had a couple of questions to ask myself as I read this. Firstly, how did Mr. Knotts get to be 81? Just the other day, I saw a clip from an episode of The Andy Griffith Show, and he wasn't very old in it. (That's the beauty of movies and television. They never grow old!) Secondly, isn't someone like Don Knotts supposed to live forever?
He was one of my favorite actors, a comfortable sort, like comfort food, everybody's friend. I watched The Andy Griffith Show religiously as a child, even though by the time I came around they were all reruns. I watched it, not for "Opie", or "Andy" or "Aunt Bea", but for "Barney Fife". Good ole Barney. Another favorite of mine was "The Apple Dumpling Gang", (costarring Tim Conway) a Disney Movie about a couple of bumbling swindlers who wind up taking care of some orphaned kids in the old west.
The answer to my second question is "yes". Mr. Knotts will, indeed, live forever, young and bright, for generations to see. Every time an episode of "Andy Griffith" runs on television, or videos of any of the wonderful movies he made are shown to little children, he will be remembered by those who grew up with him, and cherished by those who meet him for the first time in up and coming generations.
Don Knotts, may you make the angels smile!
st comedians has died at the age of 81. I had a couple of questions to ask myself as I read this. Firstly, how did Mr. Knotts get to be 81? Just the other day, I saw a clip from an episode of The Andy Griffith Show, and he wasn't very old in it. (That's the beauty of movies and television. They never grow old!) Secondly, isn't someone like Don Knotts supposed to live forever? He was one of my favorite actors, a comfortable sort, like comfort food, everybody's friend. I watched The Andy Griffith Show religiously as a child, even though by the time I came around they were all reruns. I watched it, not for "Opie", or "Andy" or "Aunt Bea", but for "Barney Fife". Good ole Barney. Another favorite of mine was "The Apple Dumpling Gang", (costarring Tim Conway) a Disney Movie about a couple of bumbling swindlers who wind up taking care of some orphaned kids in the old west.
The answer to my second question is "yes". Mr. Knotts will, indeed, live forever, young and bright, for generations to see. Every time an episode of "Andy Griffith" runs on television, or videos of any of the wonderful movies he made are shown to little children, he will be remembered by those who grew up with him, and cherished by those who meet him for the first time in up and coming generations.
Don Knotts, may you make the angels smile!
