I remember watching Private Eyes when I was a kid, we rented it from a little video store that edited out all the language and nudity from rated R movies, not that Private Eyes had any. We watched a lot of the Apple Dumpling Gang too, and don’t forget Andy Griffith.

This is to say Mr. Knotts was an important part of my childhood. He was the first funny man I traced from movie to movie to television. Even in his more recent ventures like Pleasantville (grossly underrated) and endless Herbie animated entries stayed true to his blissfully unaware version of comedy.

We’ll miss you Don.