The Obsolete Man
Senior HTF Member
Back to Don Knotts for as moment...
I thought that he left because he was originally under the impression that the show would run 5 years, and Andy had even agreed to that. However, CBS offered a boat load of money for the three color seasons, and Andy decided to go on, but it was too late for Knotts to re-sign with TAGS because he had already taken a feature deal elsewhere figuring that season 5 was it for TAGS.
I thought that he left because he was originally under the impression that the show would run 5 years, and Andy had even agreed to that. However, CBS offered a boat load of money for the three color seasons, and Andy decided to go on, but it was too late for Knotts to re-sign with TAGS because he had already taken a feature deal elsewhere figuring that season 5 was it for TAGS.