The color episodes suck. I met Don Knotts on a couple of occasions-once I was invited backstage at one of his plays to get some autographs. Betty Lynn " Thelma Lou" is a personal friend of mine. I spent about an hour with her last year in her apartment. She is in her 80's and loves to talk about the show. The 50th anniversary in Mt. Airy N.C. will be awesome, I have to miss it this year.