Christmas Story: Directed by Bob Sweeney. With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier. Crotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up …

"The Andy Griffith Show" Christmas Story (TV Episode 1960) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Since Sam can't go home for Christmas, they decide to bring Christmas to Sam by moving the holiday celebrations to the jail. Aunt Bee, Opie, Andy, Ellie and Barney - who gets to play …

"The Andy Griffith Show" Christmas Story (TV Episode 1960) - Will Wright as Ben Weaver

When Ben brings Sam in, he says to Andy, "I'd like to see how forgiving you'd be if you owned a store that sold spirits and half the county was cutting in on your profits by making their own."

When the camera pans to Ben Weaver outside the courthouse looking in, as Andy and Ellie are singing "Away in A Manger," a calendar hanging in the cell shows Christmas falling on …

This story line is beautifully scripted, from beginning to end, with a wonderful cast of characters, from the prisoners let out for a Christmas celebration with family, to the family of the …

On The Andy Griffith Show (1960), Griffith portrayed a folksy small-town sheriff who shared simple heartfelt wisdom. The series was one of the most popular television series in history.

The Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special: This special provides two great Andy Griffith episodes from December of 1960 and 1961, respectively: "Christmas Story" and "The Pickle Story."

When the camera pans to Ben Weaver outside the courthouse looking in, as Andy and Ellie are singing "Away in A Manger," a calendar hanging in the cell shows Christmas falling on …