Certainly there was a time in Carol Burnett's career when she was a struggling unknown. Her variety show in the late Sixties was a weekly staple for my family, and she was one of the few genuinely funny comediennes who could make you laugh just by standing there. There are hints of that comic genius showing through in this episode of The Twilight Zone, but I have to side with most of the reviewers for this entry. This was not one of Rod Serling's finer efforts.
The story really plays out more for the lesson imparted than for the way it gets there. True happiness is always within one's grasp if you really pay attention to who you are and stay true to your convictions. You know the outcome of this story well before it plays out, even if you never saw "It's a Wonderful Life". Cavender (Jesse White) earns his wings and Agnes Grep (Burnett) learns the value of friendship by sharing in the lives of the people she touches day in and day out. The odd thing is, I never got the impression she even needed to be tested on that count.
Say, keep an eye on that opening scene when the hotel drill instructor breaks in the new hostesses and then dispatches them to their assignments. One of the new recruits he calls on is 'Burnett'.
The story really plays out more for the lesson imparted than for the way it gets there. True happiness is always within one's grasp if you really pay attention to who you are and stay true to your convictions. You know the outcome of this story well before it plays out, even if you never saw "It's a Wonderful Life". Cavender (Jesse White) earns his wings and Agnes Grep (Burnett) learns the value of friendship by sharing in the lives of the people she touches day in and day out. The odd thing is, I never got the impression she even needed to be tested on that count.
Say, keep an eye on that opening scene when the hotel drill instructor breaks in the new hostesses and then dispatches them to their assignments. One of the new recruits he calls on is 'Burnett'.