| Father Knows Best (1954–1960) |
| The Christmas Story (1954) S1.E12 |
| Upset with his children's materialistic approach to the holiday season, Jim insists the family drive to the mountains to chop down the family Christmas tree. Jim's wish for a simple family Christmas becomes an unfortunate reality when their car gets stuck in a snow drift far from nearest phone. The Anderson family takes refuge in a mountain lodge closed for the season and are befriended by a man, apparently the caretaker, who teaches the Anderson children the delights of a simple holiday. |
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1954
12/19/1954
TV-G
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
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Comedy
Family
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William D. Russell
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Robert Young
/ Jim Anderson
Jane Wyatt
/ Margaret Anderson
Elinor Donahue
/ Betty Anderson
Billy Gray
/ Bud Anderson
Lauren Chapin
/ Kathy Anderson
William Traylor
/ Les Turner
Wallace Ford
/ Nick
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| Father Knows Best (1954–1960) |
| The Angel's Sweater (1956) S3.E15 |
| Kathy is certain that the Andersons' Christmas Eve will be ruined by the visit of spinsterish Aunt Neva, but she learns a valuable lesson when she stops pouting long enough to listen to a Christmas story told by an elderly repairman. |
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1956
12/19/1956
TV-G
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
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Comedy
Family
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Director(s):
Peter Tewksbury
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Robert Young
/ Jim Anderson / Herr Grossenheimer
Jane Wyatt
/ Margaret Anderson / Katrina's Mama
Elinor Donahue
/ Betty Anderson
Elinor Donahue
/ The Angel
Billy Gray
/ Bud Anderson / Hans
Lauren Chapin
/ Kathy Anderson / Katrina
Ludwig Stössel
/ Mister Fixit
Katherine Warren
/ Aunt Neva / The Old Woman
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| The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) |
| Christmas Story (1960) S1.E11 |
| Crotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself. |
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1960
12/19/1960
TV-G
TV Series Episode
26 minutes
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Comedy
Family
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Director(s):
Bob Sweeney
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Andy Griffith
/ Andy Taylor
Ron Howard
/ Opie Taylor
Don Knotts
/ Barney Fife
Frances Bavier
/ Aunt Bee Taylor
Will Wright
/ Ben Weaver
Sam Edwards
/ Sam Muggins
Margaret Kerry
/ Bess Muggins
Elinor Donahue
/ Ellie Walker (uncredited)
Joy Ellison
/ Effie Muggins (uncredited)
Kelly Flynn
/ Billy Muggins (uncredited)
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| Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977) |
| The original cast of "Father Knows Best" returns for the second reunion movie. After learning that none of the children will be home for Christmas, Jim and Margaret decide to sell their house. |
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1977
12/18/1977
TV-PG
TV Movie
88 minutes
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Comedy
Drama
Family
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Director(s):
Norman Abbott
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Robert Young
/ Jim Anderson
Jane Wyatt
/ Margaret Anderson
Elinor Donahue
/ Betty Anderson
Billy Gray
/ Bud Anderson
Lauren Chapin
/ Kathleen 'Kathy Kitten' Anderson
Jim McMullan
/ Frank
Susan Adams
/ Jeanne
Hal England
/ Jason
Christopher Gardner
/ Robbie Anderson
Kyle Richards
/ Ellen
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| The Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special (2015) |
| This special provides two great Andy Griffith episodes from December of 1960 and 1961, respectively: "Christmas Story" and "The Pickle Story." The first is about an old curmudgeon. But there may be more to his bad attitude than meets the eye. The second is about the home-made-pickle rivalry between Aunt Bee and her friend Clara. Andy's and Barney's "help" might not help as much as they hoped. |
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2015
12/25/2015
Approved
TV Special
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| Cast:
Andy Griffith
/ Andy Taylor
Ron Howard
/ Opie Taylor
Don Knotts
/ Barney Fife
Frances Bavier
/ Aunt Bee Taylor
Will Wright
/ Ben Weaver
Sam Edwards
/ Sam Muggins
Margaret Kerry
/ Bess Muggins
Elinor Donahue
/ Ellie Walker (uncredited)
Joy Ellison
/ Effie Muggins (uncredited)
Kelly Flynn
/ Billy Muggins (uncredited)
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| Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) |
| While a man was in prison, a little girl who is very close to him was told that he was traveling the world. What will happen if she discovers the truth? |
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1948
02/20/1948
Approved
Film
74 minutes
C
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Drama
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Roy Rowland
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| 00:32:14 |
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4th of July block party |
| 00:45:53 |
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Labor Day |
| 00:45:56 |
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Thanksgiving |
| 00:49:55 |
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one more shopping day to Christmas (sign) |
| 00:53:56 |
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all the chumps will be out celebrating Christmas Eve |
| Cast:
Margaret O'Brien
/ Flavia Mills
Angela Lansbury
/ Susan Bratten
George Murphy
/ Steve Abbutt
Phyllis Thaxter
/ Helen Mills
Warner Anderson
/ Joseph Mills
Rhys Williams
/ Blind Mac
Barry Nelson
/ Al Parker
Connie Gilchrist
/ Mrs. Murphy
Tom Trout
/ Daniel Oliver Madson
Richard Tyler
/ Jimmy Madson
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