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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: urth on February 26, 2006, 04:25:00 PM

Title: RIP Barney Fife/Mr. Limpet/Mr Furley
Post by: urth on February 26, 2006, 04:25:00 PM

Don Knotts, at 81.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/26/BAGD4HF0SP1.DTL&hw=Don+Knotts&sn=001&sc=1000

Title: Re: RIP Barney Fife/Mr. Limpet/Mr Furley
Post by: ggould on February 26, 2006, 07:07:50 PM

Quote from: "urth"

Don Knotts, at 81.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/26/BAGD4HF0SP1.DTL&hw=Don+Knotts&sn=001&sc=1000

I remember his role in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World where he is simply credited as a "nervous motorist," yet it was quite memorable, even if very short.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0057193/quotes#qt0050445
[note: Phil Silvers is the Otto Meyer character]

Title: RIP Barney Fife/Mr. Limpet/Mr Furley
Post by: Alicat on February 26, 2006, 11:28:10 PM

I remember enjoying the Reluctant Astronaut. He was a funny, funny man.

Title: RIP Barney Fife/Mr. Limpet/Mr Furley
Post by: princessofcairo on February 28, 2006, 12:13:54 PM

it's all about "the ghost and mr. chicken." my all-time favorite knotts character.

Title: RIP Barney Fife/Mr. Limpet/Mr Furley
Post by: RGMike on February 28, 2006, 12:46:35 PM

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

it's all about "the ghost and mr. chicken." my all-time favorite knotts character.

Smells like Ghost... Tastes like Chicken!

Title: RIP Barney Fife/Mr. Limpet/Mr Furley
Post by: Gazoo on March 01, 2006, 10:01:42 AM

My brother chose to drop verse:

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My name is Jacko, and I likes the girlies
I'm hard like Mr. Roper, but I'm smooth like Mr. Furley