#10: Don Knotts Was Uncomfortable With How Suzanne Somers Was Treated
Don Knotts was unhappy with the way Suzanne Somers was treated during the fallout over her salary dispute. As tensions escalated and the rest of the cast distanced themselves from her, Knotts reportedly felt uncomfortable with the growing hostility on set.
Knotts did not support Somers’ demands, but he also disliked the shunning and informal boycott that followed. Known for his professionalism and old-school values, he found the situation unpleasant and divisive. The conflict underscored just how fractured the show’s working environment had become during that turbulent period.