Playing A Landlord
Don Knotts landed the role of bungling landlord Ralph Furley on Three’s Company, the popular American sitcom, after the Ropers, who were the original landlords on the series, got their own spin-off. Three’s Company was on the air for eight seasons from March 15, 1977 until September 18, 1984, and is based on Man About the House, a British sitcom. Knotts was nominated for Favorite Nosy Neighbor for playing Furley, but lost to Sandra Gould, who was playing a role on Bewitched at the time.
Playing A Landlord
Appearing In A Herbie Movie
Don Knotts is in the 1977 movie Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, which did really well at the theaters and can be credited for the revival of the Herbie franchise. Dean Jones stars in the film as Jim Douglas, a returning champion race car driver, and he is joined by Knotts, who plays the main character’s eccentric and somewhat cynical riding mechanic Wheely Applegate. This movie did wonders for the franchise as it managed to revive it and made sure that Herbie was known to the next generations. New movies were also made.
Appearing In A Herbie Movie
