ONE WAS NEVER ENOUGH

Ok, so Don Knotts never starred in Eight is Enough. He was in Three's Company and a spin off and, of course the timeless Andy Griffith Show. He starred in The Apple Dumpling Game and a score of other movies. And he was great.

I was saddened when when he passed away on Friday. Like former Mt. Vernon High Superintendent, J. D. Shields, I thought Don Knotts might be immortal. Not that he and J.D. were similar, they just seemed ensconced.

Like Red Skelton, Don Knotts never had to resort to off color jokes or innuendos which saturate prime time tv these days. Movies, too. And don't forget, he remained that way in all his movies, too. But what else would you expect from true talent and true class.

Mayberry North Carolina may not have existed. But it, too, is immortal. Thanks to Don and Andy and Opie and Aunt Bee and Floyd and Gomer and Goober and Thelma Lou.