Comments on: In Memorium http://www.bobgreenberger.com/index.php/2006/02/27/in-memorium-2/ Notes from a Final Frontiersman Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Flynn http://www.bobgreenberger.com/index.php/2006/02/27/in-memorium-2/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Mike Flynn Thu, 02 Mar 2006 07:59:27 +0000 http://bgb.malibulist.com/blog/?p=268#comment-786 What I didn't know until someone (Letterman? Evanier?) mentioned it recently was that Don Knotts was part of a great cast of supporting actors on the Steve Allen version of the TONIGHT SHOW (others included Louis Nye, Steve Lawrence, Edie Gorme, and Bill Dana). Knotts was the one who made the biggest impression on me... I grew up watching ANDY GRIFFITH, both in prime time and CBS early weekday morning reruns when I was home sick from school. Dennis Weaver was the one of the three to whom I never really warmed. Show biz, I guess. I did mention to the spouse that, over this past weekend, maybe 5% of the entire history of television died, though. What I didn’t know until someone (Letterman? Evanier?) mentioned it recently was that Don Knotts was part of a great cast of supporting actors on the Steve Allen version of the TONIGHT SHOW (others included Louis Nye, Steve Lawrence, Edie Gorme, and Bill Dana). Knotts was the one who made the biggest impression on me… I grew up watching ANDY GRIFFITH, both in prime time and CBS early weekday morning reruns when I was home sick from school. Dennis Weaver was the one of the three to whom I never really warmed. Show biz, I guess.

I did mention to the spouse that, over this past weekend, maybe 5% of the entire history of television died, though.

]]> By: Lance Woods http://www.bobgreenberger.com/index.php/2006/02/27/in-memorium-2/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Lance Woods Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:44:24 +0000 http://bgb.malibulist.com/blog/?p=268#comment-785 Not sure if it was already scheduled or an 11th hour change, but one of the stations that runs THE SIMPSONS on our cable system ran the episode where Dennis Weaver voiced an old cowboy star. Very nice. McGavin -- what can you say? Life is such a "fra-gi-le" thing. (He played so many cool roles, but it's always fun to watch him open that lamp in A CHRISTMAS STORY.) Knotts, I agree, is an acquired taste. Barney was a sweetheart, but I always enjoyed watching Knotts play the nervous guy in videos of Steve Allen's man-on-the-street interviews. I thought both were certainly better than his Universal comedies from the '60s (a taste I never acquired). But MR. LIMPET -- that's always been a personal favorite of mine. So much so that Cindy and I have an animation cel from the Warner Bros. studio, signed by Don Knotts, in our family room. Don't know if Greg will ever watch it (it has no ninja turtles), but it always brings back pleasant memories for me. What a sad few days. This has gotta be the fastest celebrity death trifecta I've ever seen. Oy. Not sure if it was already scheduled or an 11th hour change, but one of the stations that runs THE SIMPSONS on our cable system ran the episode where Dennis Weaver voiced an old cowboy star. Very nice.

McGavin — what can you say? Life is such a “fra-gi-le” thing. (He played so many cool roles, but it’s always fun to watch him open that lamp in A CHRISTMAS STORY.)

Knotts, I agree, is an acquired taste. Barney was a sweetheart, but I always enjoyed watching Knotts play the nervous guy in videos of Steve Allen’s man-on-the-street interviews. I thought both were certainly better than his Universal comedies from the ’60s (a taste I never acquired).

But MR. LIMPET — that’s always been a personal favorite of mine. So much so that Cindy and I have an animation cel from the Warner Bros. studio, signed by Don Knotts, in our family room. Don’t know if Greg will ever watch it (it has no ninja turtles), but it always brings back pleasant memories for me.

What a sad few days. This has gotta be the fastest celebrity death trifecta I’ve ever seen. Oy.

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