- Cavender Is Coming
Infobox Television episode
Title = Cavender Is Coming
Series = The Twilight Zone
Caption = Scene from "Cavender Is Coming"
Season = 3
Episode = 101
Airdate =May 25 ,1962
Production =4827
Writer =Rod Serling
Director =Christian Nyby
Guests =Carol Burnett : Agnes Grep
Jesse White : Harmon Cavender
Howard Smith : Polk
John Fiedler : Field Rep
Sandra Gould : Woman
Donna Douglas : Woman
Music =
Episode list =List of Twilight Zone episodes
Prev = I Sing the Body Electric
Next = The Changing of the Guard"Cavender Is Coming" is an episode of the
American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone".Opening Narration
ynopsis
Agnes Grep, unemployed and behind on her rent, gets help from Cavender, her guardian angel who has to make Agnes happier in twenty-four hours to earn his wings. Cavender provides riches and friends, a luxurious apartment and an active social life, but while it is a dazzling run, Agnes realized she is happier with her normal life. Cavender reluctantly restores everything to the way it was and returns to Heaven. To his surprise, he earns his wings once the Head Angel sees Agnes's happiness.
Closing Narration
Episode notes
This episode was originally broadcast with a
laugh track — the only "Twilight Zone" episode to feature one — because this episode was intended as abackdoor pilot for a regular comedy series featuring the Cavender character. The version airing in the US onSciFi Channel has the laugh track removed.References
*DeVoe, Bill. (2008). "Trivia from The Twilight Zone". Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1593931360
*Grams, Martin. (2008). "The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic". Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN 978-0970331090"Twilight Zone" links
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The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
* Episode list
* [http://www.cbs.com/classics/the_twilight_zone/video/video.php?cid=649562032&pid=lX__C_Uh_SHJJD_YEmFOgMtJJq0z8Ljy&play=true&cc=2 Full video of the episode at CBS.com]External links
*imdb title|id=0734559|title=Cavender Is Coming
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