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 for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.

Will Wright also appeared in the pilot episode of the Andy Griffith Show which was actually an episode of Make Room For Daddy, called "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" which was broadcast on February 15, 1960.

Ben Weaver : I'm talkin' to the sheriff! Andy Taylor : [mockingly] Ben, you know you're smart.

Andy Forecloses: Directed by Bob Sweeney. With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier. When the Scobey family misses a mortgage payment, Ben Weaver insists Andy serve them a foreclosure notice immediately, but Andy aims to save the Scobeys their home.

Resident meany, Ben Weaver, rudely tells Andy how to execute the law & Andy's response is to play a "prank" by helping someone break that law. I don't get it. Even though Andy apologizes at one point & it has a happyish ending, this is a disgraceful episode with bad lessons for …

Ben Weaver : I got contempt for the law around here! Andy Taylor : I tell ya the truth, if a fella was tryin' to get hisself into jail, he couldn't do a better job than...

With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier. Ben Weaver complains to the Mayberry sheriff's office that merchandise has been disappearing from his department store. While Andy investigates, Barney decides to go undercover to catch the crook(s).

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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Will Wright makes his first of three appearances here as stubborn old 'Ben Weaver.' Previously, Wright had appeared as 'Mr. Johnson' in The Danny Thomas Show episode "Danny Meets Andy Griffith," the episode that led to The Andy Griffith Show (1960).