On this day, December 23, 1960, "The Twilight Zone" episode "The Night of the Meek" was shown.

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The Night of the Meek (The Twilight Zone, 1959)

"The Night of the Meek" is episode 47 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on December 23, 1960 on CBS. One of six episodes shot on videotape in a short-lived experiment aimed to cut costs.

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The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)

The Night of the Meek

TV-PG | 25min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | Episode aired 23 December 1960
Season 2 | Episode 11

After a derelict Santa Claus is fired on Christmas Eve, he finds a mysterious bag that gives out presents. With this bag he sets out to fulfill his one wish - to see the less fortunate inherit the bounties of Christmas.

Art Carney, Santa Claus Speech
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ReptarasuaresRex
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"The Twilight Zone" The Night of the Meek
23 Dec. 1960
Season 2, Episode 11

The man who walks down the flight of steps and sits down to talk with Santa is the ubiquitous Burt Mustin.

Twilight Zone Night of the Meek -- Merry Christmas! -- final and best scene
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JesseTheMindless
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The best [in my opinion] Christmas story on film or TV. It has the brilliant writing of Rod Serling and an Emmy-worthy performance by Art Carney as a down and out alcoholic department store Santa who is redeemed by a magical gift-giving bag.

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1. This is an all-time great.

Art Carney was wonderful, and paired with Rod Serling's writing, it's a magical moment in TV. Although I wasn't around for decades after when this episode was first broadcast, I did show it to my family. I wanted to demonstrate that the Twilight Zone was more about magic, morality, and redemption than it was about creepiness.

This lovely tale is a perfect example of that!