The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show

1970
The Don Knotts Show
The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show

7.2 | en | Comedy

The Don Knotts Show was a variety program aired by NBC as part of its 1970-71 lineup. Long relegated to the role of sidekick, which he had portrayed for many years in several television series and films, Don Knotts was the headliner here. Each week, he and his guests put on standard TV variety fare of the era. Two recurring features were a skit about the effort involved in putting a weekly television series on the air, much in the spirit of The Jack Benny Show, and The Front Porch, in which Don and a guest would sit in rocking chairs and quietly discuss their philosophies of life. Notable regulars in his cast included Elaine Joyce and Gary Burghoff, who had previously portrayed "Radar O'Reilly" in the film version of M*A*S*H and was about to achieve his greatest fame in reprising that role for the television version of it.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP28  Season 1, Episode 28
Apr. 13,1971
Season 1, Episode 28

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EP27  Season 1, Episode 27
Apr. 06,1971
Season 1, Episode 27

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EP26  Season 1, Episode 26
Mar. 30,1971
Season 1, Episode 26

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EP25  Season 1, Episode 25
Mar. 23,1971
Season 1, Episode 25

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EP24  Season 1, Episode 24
Mar. 16,1971
Season 1, Episode 24

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EP23  Season 1, Episode 23
Mar. 09,1971
Season 1, Episode 23

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EP22  Season 1, Episode 22
Mar. 02,1971
Season 1, Episode 22

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EP18  Season 1, Episode 18
Feb. 02,1971
Season 1, Episode 18

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EP17  Season 1, Episode 17
Jan. 26,1971
Season 1, Episode 17

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EP16  Season 1, Episode 16
Jan. 19,1971
Season 1, Episode 16

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EP15  Season 1, Episode 15
Jan. 12,1971
Season 1, Episode 15

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EP14  Season 1, Episode 14
Jan. 05,1971
Season 1, Episode 14

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EP13  Season 1, Episode 13
Dec. 29,1970
Season 1, Episode 13

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EP12  Season 1, Episode 12
Dec. 22,1970
Season 1, Episode 12

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EP11  Season 1, Episode 11
Dec. 15,1970
Season 1, Episode 11

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EP10  Season 1, Episode 10
Dec. 01,1970
Season 1, Episode 10

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EP9  Season 1, Episode 9
Nov. 24,1970
Season 1, Episode 9

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EP8  Season 1, Episode 8
Nov. 17,1970
Season 1, Episode 8

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EP7  Season 1, Episode 7
Nov. 10,1970
Season 1, Episode 7

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EP6  Season 1, Episode 6
Oct. 27,1970
Season 1, Episode 6

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EP5  Season 1, Episode 5
Oct. 20,1970
Season 1, Episode 5

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EP4  Season 1, Episode 4
Oct. 13,1970
Season 1, Episode 4

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EP3  Season 1, Episode 3
Oct. 06,1970
Season 1, Episode 3

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EP2  Season 1, Episode 2
Sep. 29,1970
Season 1, Episode 2

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EP1  Season 1, Episode 1
Sep. 22,1970
Season 1, Episode 1

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Released: 1970-09-15 | Released Producted By: Tomka Productions Inc. , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

The Don Knotts Show was a variety program aired by NBC as part of its 1970-71 lineup. Long relegated to the role of sidekick, which he had portrayed for many years in several television series and films, Don Knotts was the headliner here. Each week, he and his guests put on standard TV variety fare of the era. Two recurring features were a skit about the effort involved in putting a weekly television series on the air, much in the spirit of The Jack Benny Show, and The Front Porch, in which Don and a guest would sit in rocking chairs and quietly discuss their philosophies of life. Notable regulars in his cast included Elaine Joyce and Gary Burghoff, who had previously portrayed "Radar O'Reilly" in the film version of M*A*S*H and was about to achieve his greatest fame in reprising that role for the television version of it.

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F Gwynplaine MacIntyre 'The Don Knotts Show' was never televised in Britain, but I saw a few episodes at a screening in London, when the American production company that made this series were trying to sell the British syndication rights.I've never found Knotts especially funny, but I'm intrigued by the fact that so many Americans seem to have such deep affection for Barney Fife, Knotts's most successful characterisation. I was most impressed with Knott's's performance in 'Pleasantville', in which he brought an iconic presence to this film about a 1950s sitcom community. Simply by casting Knotts in this film, Pleasantville became symbolic of Mayberry.'The Don Knotts Show' was meant to be a comedy/variety series, placing Knotts at the centre of a repertory company of performers. Part of the problem was that Knotts's strength was in supporting roles, not leads. Also, like the great Fred Allen -- a hugely successful radio comedian who never quite caught on in films or television -- Don Knotts is somewhat unpleasant to look at.Knotts was ably supported here by Frank Welker, the man of a million voices, and by smoothly dignified John Dehner and brassy blonde Elaine Joyce. Less successful were Kenneth Mars -- another cult figure whose appeal eludes me -- and Gary Burghoff. Watching these episodes at the London screening, the only thing that impressed me about Burghoff was his ability to divert attention from his malformed left hand. (I never understood how Burghoff got cast as Radar O'Reilly, an army corporal ... since anyone with a malformed hand would automatically be kept out of the army.)Only two sketches from 'The Don Knotts Show' stick in my memory. One of them was a monologue performed by Knotts, in which he's a candidate's campaign manager on election night. Addressing the audience as if they were campaign supporters, Knotts congratulates them for the win they're about to receive ... then, of course, it turns out that Knotts's candidate lost, and he does a volte-face. This routine was far too predictable.The other routine was a protracted sketch featuring Knotts in his nervous-nerdy mode, only this time standing over a draughting board as the designer of the 'Titanic'! Various people keep distracting Knotts and making him put errors in his blueprints. Considering that more than 1,000 people died in the 'Titanic' disaster -- and that the ship's design flaws were intentional, not accidental -- I couldn't laugh at this unfunny routine.I'm glad that Don Knotts brought so much pleasure to so many people, even though I for one never found him very amusing. Still, his best work was definitely elsewhere, not on 'The Don Knotts Show'.