I was born end of 1959,so I was 4 or 5 years old. I recall begging my mom to buy me a goldfish, and yes, named him Mr Limpet! Had him several years, maybe 4. Still brings a smile to my face. For the life of me, I cannot find this in DVD, or any medium. Any hints? Thanks! Steve

Saw this movie when I was 6 years old and I never get tired of watching it. An anomaly for our star from West Virginia. Don Knotts plays a meek, bespectacled Bookkeeper from Brooklyn who was rejected by the armed services 4F. His passion or obsession is fish. Not to consume but to be one.A bold statement coming from our Mr.Henry Limpet.Henry has a domineering Wife Bessie Played by Carole Cook. Henry's collection of fish gets out of hand as he floods the apartment rug. Bessie lays down the law and says,"Either the fish goes or I go!" The Limpets are visited by a former third wheel George Stickle played by Jack Weston who also worked with Chimps on his TV program the Hathaway's. Stickle who is on shore leave from the Navy wants to do the town. The truth is that Henry is the third wheel in this triangle. Bessie and George would rather go dancing instead of sitting through boring lengthy lectures by ichthyologists. The trio agree on a venue. Coney Island. After all Henry exclaimed "WELL, I do like the water." Off they go for an Afternoon picnic by the pier. Henry fully clothed with a reverse evolution book in hand jumps into the water and the transformation begins. Warner Brothers animator Bob McKimson does a fine job of making a fish with glasses and it sort of captures the mannerisms of Don Knotts. George Stickle dives into save his friend and finds Henry in Fish form complete with glasses. They both looks at each other and shake their heads in disbelief and they swim away in opposite directions. Bessie distraught, is comforted by George as the police give up the search. Henry swims off and tries to be-friend other species of fish without any luck. Henry feels guilty about his dilemma and is quickly greeted by a hungry shark. He gasped and lets out a loud thrum. The shark is blown away. Henry swims on to a shipwreck and meets a hermit crab Crusty. Paul Frees voice man par excellence does a fine job making the crab come across like an old sea captain. Limpet sees a fish in distress on the verge of being some fisherman's dinner. Swoops by and cuts the fishing line in freeing our new member of the film Lady Fish voice by Elizabeth McRae. Limpet wants to help the navy in spotting Nazi U-boats with his thrum as a warning device or secret weapon. Henry directs the American destroyer to a Nazi sub with a direct hit. Henry tries top convince he's on the side of the allies and wants to give his services but Captain Harlock played by Andrew Duggan wants the recognition signal. Henry insists on meeting his pal George Stickle 3 days from now to straighten things with the Navy. After getting over the shock of his friends physical change, George and Henry are a piscatorial team in sinking one after another Nazi Submarines. Henry wants to be commissioned and have his wife receive a paycheck. Enter Larry Keating as Admiral Spewter who says, "Definitely Not!" The Fleet Admiral steps in and demands give the fish whatever he wants the convoy to Europe must not be stopped! Will Henry lead the ships across the Atlantic? Will Henry turn back into a human or stay a float and spend his remaining underwater life with his fish friends? Sit back with your Grandkids and enjoy The Incredible Mr. LImpet!

I believe I saw this film the first time on Frazier Thomas' Family Classics, (WGN Chicago local show broadcast on Sundays). Even though I haven't seen it since then, I've remembered until today. The idea of the weakling coming back and being successful really hit home and I felt very happy for him.I see other reviewers commenting that watching it now, just doesn't do anything for them. Well, I'm going to give it a try and see if I can get my partner to watch it with me and see what she thinks. She doesn't even know who Don Knots is, so this will be a clean test of the film's ability to appeal to an adult not clouded by rosy memories from Andy Griffith and Barney Fief.

There are not many movies that I can watch and enjoy with my grand kids, but this is one of them. This movie uses Knotts's voice, which was his greatest gift, to portray a fish who becomes a hero that Henry Limpet (classified 4f), could not be in real life. This movie is funny because it has the Navy recognizing a fish for a decoration and pay for his widow. The go between is Jack Weston, who plays the "other man" between Limpet and his wife. Weston seems more interested in Limpet's wife, while Limpet is more interested in fish. It's this gloss-over that makes it possible to watch the movie with youngsters without too many questions being asked. The ability to write scripts and make movies that can appeal to different levels at the same time seems to be lacking in today's movies.Also found in this movie, and lacking in many current movies, is the obvious desire of Limpet to do his part in facing the enemy of the time. The movie is a flash back to WWII when the Nazi sub force was decimating Allied shipping, even before war was declared. The US Navy had to have loved this movie for helping with its recruiting, and they had to laugh at some of the "career boosters" for those involved in using a fish to fight subs.Contrary to some previous posts, this movie does have enemies and victims. The Limpet and the Navy blew up a lot of ships. The nice thing about WWII was that our enemies were more clearly defined.