Cavender Is Coming story

tz1959e3x36 · 1962-05-25

A clumsy theater worker meets her equally bumbling guardian angel. Directed by: Christian Nyby. Story by: Rod Serling.

9 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
money can't buy happiness choice Agnes's guardian angel Harmon summed up their experience like this: "cash and contentment are not necessarily synonymous".
angel major Agnes' guardian angel had 24 hours to improve her life. If successful, he'd earn his wing; otherwise he was to be demoted.
carefree way of life major Happy-go-lucky Agnes didn't seem to much care that she couldn't hold down a job and had trouble making rent.
friendship major Agnes derived happiness not from money, but from having friends.
loser character major Agnes was clumsy and unable to hold down a job. Harmon was a bumbling excuse of an angel, and found himself on the verge of being demoted - to what we know not.
rich character vs. poor character major Agnes felt out of place at the glamorous party with all the rich people, but she felt quite at home in her poor neighborhood.
what if I had a secret guardian major The angel Harmon spent 24 hours trying to improve Agnes' life.
boss and employee minor Agnes was fired by her no nonsense boss at the theater.
first day on the job minor Agnes' clumsiness led to her getting fired on her first day working at a theater.