The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show
Genre	Variety Show
Directed by	Norman Abbott
Presented by	Don Knotts
Country of origin	USA
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	24
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Tomka Productions Inc.
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	15 September 1970 – 6 July 1971

The Don Knotts Show is 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.

References

• Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows