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Floyd the Barber’s Retirement

Actor Howard McNear’s health was worsening as the show continued to march on. In the final episode of the seventh season, Floyd retired after earning enough money from his barber business. He was replaced by fix-it-man Emmett Clark, played by actor Paul Hartman, who turned the barber shop into his fix-it shop. Shortly after he exited the show, Howard McNear passed away.