Christmas Story (1960 The Andy Griffith Show episode)

: "For other uses, see Christmas Story (disambiguation)."Infobox Television episode
Title =Christmas Story
Series =The Andy Griffith Show


Caption =Christmas Eve in the jail.
Season =1
Episode =11
Airdate =December 19, 1960
Production =11
Writer =David Adler
Director =Bob Sweeney
Guests =Elinor Donahue
Joy Ellison
Margaret Kerry
Sam Edwards
Will Wright
Kelly Flynn
Episode list =List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes
Season list =
Prev =Ellie for Council
Next =Stranger in Town "Christmas Story" is an episode from the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show" broadcast Monday December 19, 1960 on CBS. A family spends Christmas Eve in jail. "Christmas Story" is the eleventh episode in season one, and the eleventh episode in the complete series. The show is noted for being the only Christmas episode in "The Andy Griffith Show" complete series, and for featuring actress Margaret Kerry, the model for Tinkerbell in Walt Disney's 1953 animated feature film, "Peter Pan".

Plot summary

On Christmas Eve, department store owner Ben Weaver insists Andy jail moonshiner Jim Muggins. Weaver has brought along a jug of moonshine as evidence of Jim's wrongdoing. Andy complies with Weaver's request but feels it's only fair that Jim's wife Bess and his two young children be incarcerated as well, since they all had knowledge of Jim's moonshining. With the Muggins family in jail, Andy, Barney, Aunt Bee, Ellie, and Opie prepare a feast with all the trimmings for the family and decorate a Christmas tree. Peeping at the window, Ben Weaver is touched with the Christmas spirit and tries to get himself arrested in order to join the fun. Andy only arrests Weaver, however, after he dumps a garbage can in the alley. Together, the men appear at the door of the jail with a suitcase full of gaily wrapped gifts from Ben's store. Ben is welcomed and regaled with food and drink. Weaver falls asleep in one of the jail cells after finishing the jug of Jim's moonshine.

Cast

*Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor
*Don Knotts as Barney Fife
*Elinor Donahue as Ellie Walker
*Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee
*Joy Ellison as Ethie Muggins
*Margaret Kerry as Bess Muggins
*Ron Howard as Opie Taylor
*Sam Edwards as Jim Muggins
*Will Wright as Ben Weaver
*Kelly Flynn as Billy Muggins

Crew

*A Mayberry Enterprises Production
*Aaron Ruben, producer and story consultant
*Ann Helfgott, wardrobe
*Bob Priestley, set decorator
*Bob Sweeney, director
*Bruce Bilson, assistant director
*David Adler, writer
*David Forrest, sound engineer
*Earle Hagen, music
*Filmed by Desilu
*Frank E. Myers, production manager
*Hazel Hall, script continuity
*Kenneth A. Reid, art director
*Lee Greenway, makeup
*Miss Donahue's fashions Mr. Burt of Encino
*Ralph Berger, art director
*Recorded by Glen Glenn Sound Co.
*Reggie Smith, propmaster
*Richard O. Linke, associate producer
*Robert Fritch, film editor
*Robert Reeve, re-recording editor
*Ronald Jacobs, assistant to producer
*Ruth Burch, casting
*Sheldon Leonard, executive producer in association with Danny Thomas
*Sid Hickox, director of photography
*W. Argyle Nelson, production supervisor

Notes

*The role of Ben Weaver would be played by three different actors during the course of the series' run.
*Actor Sam Edwards (Jim Muggins) appeared in four different roles during the course of the series' run.

DVD releases

"Christmas Story" was released on DVD Paramount Pictures "The Andy Griffith Show: Complete Series Collection", 2007. (ISBN 1415731594).

ee also

*Christmas Eve
*The Andy Griffith Show

External links

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* [http://www.mayberry.com/ "Mayberry.com"] home of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club w/ Interviews, Episode Guides, newsletters, and forums.
* [http://www.radoknews.com/andy-griffith-show.html "Behind The Scenes of The Andy Griffith Show"] A behind the scenes look at The Andy Griffith Show and the real Mayberry, includes filming locations, the stars made on the show, and Mayberry trivia.
* [http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/remembering-mayberry Remembering Mayberry]
* [http://www.christianactivities.com/mayberry/ Mayberry Articles & Events]
* [http://www.zille.com/griffith/epguide.asp Searchable Andy Griffith Show Episode Guide]
* [http://www.tvland.com/shows/griffith/ "The Andy Griffith Show" on TVLand.com]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1190547919694416384 Interview with Michael Rosen on Archive of American Television in 1998.]