Will Wright is outstanding as Mayberry's Scrooge Ben Weaver. One of TAGS best performances. An unusually good script for season 1 meant Andy didn't have to dominate screen time with his southern fried act. Elinor Donahue is delightful even getting a chance to sing. The vanilla Muggins family didn't have many lines and were mostly in the background. Barney played a big role but his character still is waiting to burst out as one of the best in tv history. The ladies were going to and from the courthouse backroom with food as if there was an imaginary stove back there. Bland Sam Edwards will be in multiple episodes after being Sam Muggins here. His best role will be helpless Fred in "The Bazaar" playing one of many Mayberry menfolk lost in the kitchen Andy miraculously is a cooking whiz in.
Review of Christmas Story
