Davetucson
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 | | Subject: Jack Burns 1933-2020 Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:41 am | |
| Jack Burns, 'The Muppet Movie' and 'Muppet Show' Writer, Dies at 86. Burns gained further airtime when Andy Griffith hired him to fill in for the departing Don Knotts on The Andy Griffith Show as a new character, Deputy Sheriff Warren Ferguson. Unfortunately, his deputy was an unpopular character and he only lasted 11 episodes. Nevertheless, Burns ended up in roles on The Partridge Family, Happy Days and Getting Together after his stint on Andy Griffith. He additionally voiced Ralph on the groundbreaking primetime cartoon Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home, which preceded today's popular animated shows for adults.   "Albert, do you REALLY think you are old enough to know what love is?"
"I must be Pa. I love you, I have for a long time." | |
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Rob
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| | Subject: Re: Jack Burns 1933-2020 Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:11 pm | |
| RIP, Jack. I always felt a little sorry for all the grief Jack took from Andy Griffith Show fans. It was really the producers' fault. They'd said that they weren't going to try to replace Don Knotts, because he was irreplaceable. Then they turned around and created a character who was a weak imitation of Barney Fife, and hired Jack to play him. | |
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Davetucson
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| | Subject: Re: Jack Burns 1933-2020 Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:36 am | |
| I would compare that to someone trying to replace Babe Ruth... "Albert, do you REALLY think you are old enough to know what love is?"
"I must be Pa. I love you, I have for a long time." | |
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