This date in “Twilight Zone” history
The most head-on treatment of Christmas in the show's run, "Night of the Meek," first aired on Dec. 23, 1960.
Starring Art Carney as a tattered store Santa with a drinking problem and a big wish, this episode's heart is in the right place. But primitive production values, iffy writing and wooden acting from the supporting cast make this one a stocking full of coal.
If this had been the pilot, the series never would have gotten the green light.
It's too bad, really. Christmas-loving TZ fans wish "Night of the Meek" rang the bell. It just doesn't.
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