Author Topic: RIP Barney Fife/Mr. Limpet/Mr Furley (Read 3249 times)

urth · « **on:** February 26, 2006, 04:25:00 PM »

ggould · « **Reply #1 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]

Alicat · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2006, 11:28:10 PM »

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

princessofcairo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2006, 12:13:54 PM »

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

RGMike · « **Reply #4 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!

Gazoo · « **Reply #5 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

10at10 Club