Barney Fife, RIP

I didn't see much television over the weekend, and missed this sad news:

Emmy-winning comic actor Don Knotts dies at 81

I, like many others, grew up watching the Andy Griffith Show. Probably the funniest episode with Don Knotts was the one where Opie hits a baseball into a "haunted" house, then Barney and Gomer have to go into the abandoned house to find the ball. Needless to say, the pair do not paint any profiles in courage during their foray - especially since moonshiners using the house to ply their trade are manufacturing ghostly noises to frighten off the curious - classic stuff. We're gonna miss you, Deputy...