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 Golden Age of TV Sitcoms ZOO LOU of St. Paul: “Subject: American History Lesson, courtesy of Barney Fife. “When I was in college, I had a double-major in journalism and history. I&#… ...

Then, in true Barney Fife manner, we just started shooting at every doggone thing in the sky. I can almost hear ol' Deputy Fife say to Sheriff Andy, "Well, Andy, there ain't ever gonna be anymore ...

Mar. 11—Barney Fife's daughter is dropping in this weekend to say "Hey, " to the people of her dad's hometown. Karen Knotts will present her tribute show, "Tied Up in Knotts " at 4 p.m. Sunday ...

Betty Lynn, best known for playing Barney Fife’s girlfriend Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Saturday, the Andy Griffith Museum stated. She was 95 years old.

The odd thought pops into my head as I’m reading this New York Times obituary for Don Knotts, the cornball comic who made Deputy Barney Fife famous on The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to 1968. … ...

Betty Lynn as Thelma Lou, the girlfriend of the neurotic deputy sheriff Barney Fife (played by Don Knotts) on “The Andy Griffith Show.” She joined the cast in 1961. CBS, via Everett Collection ...