John McGiver really cracks me up in this episode--but his performance is totally caricatured and cartoon-y. Penny Singleton (of moviedom's "BLONDIE" fame) is several cuts above the standard harried housewives of TZ's latter seasons, and the arguments between her and her blowhard husband are quite funny, overblown as they are.
Also in the cast is "Billy" Benedict as the office worker with the horn-rimmed glasses, whose Hollywood career goes WAY back, including his tenure as a member of the "Dead End Kids". So there's a lot to enjoy in this show. (Oddly, two of the four office workers do not receive any screen credit, even though they are fairly prominently featured; they have not been identified here on IMDB).
The problem with this show, however, is writer fatigue; it's just another re-tread script that Serling churned out to keep the show going in its final months. So.... John McGiver loves loud noise, alienates everyone around him, goes to a shrink, and ends up not being able to hear anything...just like Mickey Rooney ("Last Night of a Jockey") who hates being short, and ends up being a giant, trashing the miniature prop furniture for the show's big finale.
Director Donner does a very good job keeping things zipping along, but there's only so much he-- or anyone else involved in the production-- can do to overcome such a tired, predictable, ONE-NOTE script. LR
Also in the cast is "Billy" Benedict as the office worker with the horn-rimmed glasses, whose Hollywood career goes WAY back, including his tenure as a member of the "Dead End Kids". So there's a lot to enjoy in this show. (Oddly, two of the four office workers do not receive any screen credit, even though they are fairly prominently featured; they have not been identified here on IMDB).
The problem with this show, however, is writer fatigue; it's just another re-tread script that Serling churned out to keep the show going in its final months. So.... John McGiver loves loud noise, alienates everyone around him, goes to a shrink, and ends up not being able to hear anything...just like Mickey Rooney ("Last Night of a Jockey") who hates being short, and ends up being a giant, trashing the miniature prop furniture for the show's big finale.
Director Donner does a very good job keeping things zipping along, but there's only so much he-- or anyone else involved in the production-- can do to overcome such a tired, predictable, ONE-NOTE script. LR