28. Knotts May Have Only Appeared On One Episode Of The Andy Griffith Show.
Knotts earned his big break as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show after appearing on The Steve Allen Show from 1957 to 1960. Knotts, on the other hand, might have easily been dropped after the first episode because he joined the show without a contract. Fortunately for him, the show’s executive producer Sheldon Leonard liked his on-screen chemistry with Griffith and decided to retain him for an initial one-year contract, according to biographer Daniel de Visé.
28. Knotts May Have Only Appeared On One Episode Of The Andy Griffith Show.
29. Andy Griffith Provided Him With The Best Lines.
But it wasn’t just Leonard who admired Knotts’ performance; Andy Griffith was also impressed by his co-talent. star’s In fact, Griffith admired Knotts so much that, despite being the show’s star, he chose to step back and let Barney Fife be the series’ humorous core instead.
29. Andy Griffith Provided Him With The Best Lines.
