We Bet You Didn’t Know Some of These Things about the Life and Career of Don Knotts

Three’s Company

“Three’s Company”, the popular sitcom which aired on ABC for eight seasons, from March 1977 through to September 1984, had Don Knotts playing the inept landlord, Ralph Furley after the original landlords the Ropers had a spin off into their own series. The series is actually based on a British sitcom “Man About the House”. Knotts even received a nomination for “Favorite Nosy Neighbor” for his character in the sitcom, although he lost the award to Sandra Gould for her role in another much loved series “Bewitched”.

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

Don Knotts played Wheely Applegate in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo. The 1977 film was recived very well by critics and viewers alike, and is actually what revived the Herbie franchise. The film stars Dean Jones as Jim Douglas, a returning champion race car driver, who is joined by his eccentric and rather cynical riding mechanic, Wheely Applegate, played by Knotts. This movie really did do wonders for the Herby franchise, managing not only to revive it, but also gaurenteeing an introduction to the Herbie movies for further generations, as well as seeing new movies being made.