Did you ever think you'd be lucky enough to have something in common with Don Knotts?

In addition to being a fabulous actor, Knotts was also a fairly wonderful human being. Those who were lucky enough to know him loved him that much more. Knotts' costars had nothing but glowing reviews after working with the actor, including Andy Griffith himself.

The two actors had previously met on the stage, where they both appeared in a play called No Time for Sergeants. Later, they acted together for a number of years as a comedic duo on The Andy Griffith Show.

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During an interview with the Archive of American Television, Knotts recalled the years he spent working on The Andy Griffith Show as some of the happiest of his life. As much as Knotts made audiences laugh, they were nothing compared to the laughter that was experienced on the set of The Andy Griffith Show.

In the interview, Knotts revealed that one of his favorite episodes of the series was actually "The Pickle Story." The episode is a fan-favorite amongst audiences, possibly the most popular episode of the entire series. Knotts said that he loved the episode because of the joy he experienced while filming.

"It was a nice, sweet story, but it had a lot of fun to it," said the actor. "It was one of my favorite episodes. Because they kept shooting these scenes over and over again, we had to keep eating these pickles. I don't know how many we ate that day."