Don Knotts’ Favorite Suit
In case you didn’t notice, Barney Fife regularly appeared wearing a salt-n-pepper pattern coat, a red bow tie, and a white straw fedora. Don Knotts loved the ensemble so much that he sported it in the films The Incredible Mr. Limpet, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, How to Frame a Figg, and The Reluctant Astronaut.
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The Amazing Father-Son Relationship
Ron Howard became an actor just like his dad and they apparently had a wonderful relationship. Ron revealed that the relationship between Andy and Opie was based on Ron’s dad influence on Ron in real life.