Cavender Is Coming

"Cavender Is Coming" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. 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 realizes she is happier with her normal life, despite all its sho... more

"Cavender Is Coming" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. 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 realizes she is happier with her normal life, despite all its shortcomings. Cavender reluctantly restores everything to the way it was and returns to Heaven. To his surprise, he earns the Head Angel's approval upon sees Agnes' happiness. However, the Head Angel determines that, before Harmon can earn his wings, he must help "other deserving subjects down there", and those will be his assignments for future evaluation. "In a strange way", the Head Angel muses, "I feel sorry for them...". This episode was originally broadcast with a laugh track — the only Twilight Zone episode to feature one — because this... less