Knotts played Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the series from 1960 to 1965 ...

Don played Barney Fife in the '60s sitcom, but made an early exit at the end of Season 5.

Fans of The Andy Griffith Show were always giving Don Knotts this discomforting gift inspired by his character, Barney Fife.

Barney: Aw, shucks, Andy; I want to do good on this job. Even if it's just deliverin' messages, I wanna do it right. Andy: Well, I know you do, and-and-and I admire your attitude. Barney: You see, ...

Don Knotts played a variation on the same character for more than 50 years -- on radio, in movies and TV shows. He was the "nervous man" on the old "Steve Allen Show," the sublime Barney Fife on "The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show—most notably its first five seasons—you can't help but get taken in by the ...

If the most dedicated Andy Griffith Show fan blinked, they would have missed it: The wedding of Barney Fife portrayed by Don Knotts and his longtime girlfriend Thelma Lou played by Betty Lynn. Most of ...

American Joe Miedusiewski brought Barney Fife out of mothballs strictly by accident. Barney never had a bullet to call his own, and neither, it turns out, did Parris Glendening. But everybody who ...