The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
Derived from the 1947 movie with the same name, a house is haunted by a deceased sea captain who wreaks havoc with the new tenants who were not advised of his existence.
Seasons & Episode
A particulary funny episode where the ghost of a seaman comes looking for his former Captain in dire need. It seems that even though Elroy has been dead for over a hundred years, he can't seem to get a handle on the haunting aspect of his existence. It seems that Elroy is afraid of people. The Captain is beyond himself it what to do with him. Not being able to stand him when he was alive, he isn't doing much better now that both him and his former crewman are both not alive; as Carolyn words it. Captain Gregg scares Elroy more than helps him and becomes frustrated with the bumbler so Carolyn takes a hand in helping the poor ghost learn to haunt. She assures Elroy that he can scare people, he just has to get the right kind of person to practice on. Claymore is the perfect candidate and after breaking a window to get the landlord to come up to Gull Cottage , she persuades Elwood to scare him out of his wits. Elroy is delighted with the results and goes off to haunt the house h
Christmas is ringing in Schooner Bay, bringing that special ""spirit"" in everyone. Claymore discovers a baby in his car and brings the small boy to the Muir home, trying to decide what to do with the tot. Carolyn eagerly takes care of the baby thrilled with the cradle the Captain brings down out of the attic for him to sleep in. While Carolyn and Captain Gregg watch the baby fall asleep, Carolyn asks the Captain what his best Christmas had been. To which he replies, that his best Christmas could never be, because it is only a dream. As each family memember falls asleep, they each share the same dream. The time is set in the 1800's and Captain Gregg is alive just returning from sea to spend Christmas with his loved ones. Each dream becomes specialized according to the person --Jonathan dreaming of toys, Candy of the beauty of Christmas and Claymore getting a good haunting ala Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol.' Carolyn's dream takes a different turn as well, with a special time al
