Mr. Bevis

Mr. Bevis
"Mr. Bevis"
The Twilight Zone episode
Mr. Beavis.jpg
Orson Bean as "Mr. Bevis"
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 33
Directed by William Asher
Written by Rod Serling
Production code 173-3631
Original air date June 3, 1960
Guest stars

Orson Bean: James B. W. Bevis
Henry Jones: J. Hardy Hempstead
Charles Lane: Mr. Peckinpaugh
Sarah Selby: Margaret
William Schallert: Policeman
Vito Scotti: Tony, the Fruit Peddler
Horace McMahon: Bartender
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"Mr. Bevis" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.

Synopsis

A kindly fellow's life is turned topsy-turvy when he receives "help" from his guardian angel.

Mr. Bevis loses his job, gets tickets on his car (also tipped over) and gets evicted from his apartment, all in one day. Bevis then meets and gets assistance from his guardian angel, one J. Hardy Hempstead. Bevis gets to start the day over again, except now he is a success at work, his rent is paid and his personal transportation is now a sportscar (Austin-Healey) instead of Bevis' previous jalopy, a soot-spewing 1924 Rickenbacker.

But of course there's a catch. In order to continue in his new life, Bevis must make some changes: No strange clothes, no loud zither music, no longer can he be the well-liked neighborhood goofball. Realizing all these things are what makes him happy, Bevis asks that things be returned to the way they were. Hempstead obliges, initially warning him that he'll still have no job, car or apartment—but, perhaps moved by his kindness and the warmth people have for him, arranges for Bevis to get his old jalopy back.

In the final scene of the episode, Mr. Bevis is shown finishing his fifth shot of whiskey, and he pays his total tab of $5.00 with one bill. He then leaves the bar, where his Rickenbacker was parked in front of a fire hydrant. When Bevis is about to be ticketed for this infraction, the hydrant suddenly disappears and then reappears next to the officer's motorcycle. 'J. Hardy Hempstead' is still watching over him after all.

References

  • DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-136-0
  • Grams, Martin. (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9703310-9-0

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