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Why Don Knotts Left The Andy Griffith Show

Are you a baby-boomer who loved watching the Andy Griffith Show? Maybe you STILL watch episodes now, as the unedited versions air on the Sundance TV channel every day (chopped…

HOLLYWOOD – MARCH 2: Actor Don Knotts accepts his Favorite Second Banana award as Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show” during the TV Land Awards 2003 at the Hollywood Palladium on March 2, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Are you a baby-boomer who loved watching the Andy Griffith Show? Maybe you STILL watch episodes now, as the unedited versions air on the Sundance TV channel every day (chopped up and incomplete episodes also air on TVLand).

Have you ever wondered why Barney went missing from the town of Mayberry? Watch this video of Don Knotts from the Archive Of Amercian Television posted below. Don Knotts explains why he left the show and how he felt about it all at the time.

Rich Fields is a veteran radio broadcaster who is best known for having been the Announcer on the Price is Right. He is also an Emmy Award winning Meteorologist .