"Good Heavens" (1976) TV series

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

29 February 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In this comedy anthology series, Mr. Angel was an emissary of Heaven who came down to Earth each week...

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Angel | Supernatural | Sitcom

Cast

Carl Reiner

...

Mr. Angel (13 episodes, 1976)

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Trivia:

Producer/star Carl Reiner retooled a 1974 unsold sitcom pilot called "Everything Money Can't Buy" which starred Jose Ferrer as the wish-granting angel when he developed this series.

Good enough, but not exactly heavenly

The execution is always the same: somebody does a "good deed" and the angel proves he's a heavenly emissary by snapping his fingers and freezing everybody in motion. The deed is often so simple (e.g., giving up the last appetizer so someone else could eat) that it's less of a morality play, but more of a satire. Reiner as the angel grants the wish but not before the hapless recipient ends up in a series of uncontrollable situations. In the end, he or she gets what she wishes for, in an unexpected form. Light fare, entertaining without moralizing, but not exactly a great actor's venue.