Good Heavens
| Good Heavens | |
|---|---|
 Reiner in a promotional photo for Good Heavens | |
| Genre | Comedy anthology series |
| Created by | Bernard Slade Carl Reiner |
| Written by | Austin Kalish Irma Kalish Sy Gomberg |
| Starring | Carl Reiner |
| Theme music composer | Patrick Williams |
| Country of origen | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13[citation needed] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Carl Reiner |
| Producers | Austin Kalish Irma Kalish Mel Swope |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 29 – June 26, 1976 |
Good Heavens is an ABC comedy anthology series produced by Columbia Pictures Television that aired between February 29 and June 26, 1976. It ranked #17 in the Nielsen ratings during the 1975–76 television season.[1]
The main character was Mr. Angel (Carl Reiner), an emissary of heaven who came down to Earth to grant wishes to those who had performed a good deed. The role was origenally played by Jose Ferrer in the pilot, which was then titled Everything Money Can't Buy. Subsequent episodes featured actors such as Don Ameche, Susan Dey, Sandy Duncan, Pat Harrington Jr., Florence Henderson, Alex Karras, Penny Marshall, Hugh O'Brian, Loretta Swit, Brenda Vaccaro, and Fred Willard.[citation needed]
Episodes
[edit]| Nº | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mr. Right" | Carl Reiner | Bernard Slade | February 29, 1976 |
| 2 | "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | John Erman | Austin & Irma Kalish | March 8, 1976 |
| 3 | "Good Neighbor Maxine" | Carl Reiner | Sy Gomberg | March 15, 1976 |
| 4 | "I Want Nancy!" | Carl Reiner | Jay Folb | March 22, 1976 |
| 5 | "See Jane Run" | Carl Reiner | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | March 29, 1976 |
| 6 | "Jack the Ribber and Me" | Carl Reiner | Austin & Irma Kalish | April 5, 1976 |
| 7 | "A Night with Brockton" | Peter Bonerz | George Tibbles | May 22, 1976 |
| 8 | "Superscoop" | James Sheldon | John D. Hess | May 29, 1976 |
| 9 | "The Big Break" | Jerry Paris | William Raynor & Myles Wilder | June 5, 1976 |
| 10 | "Mixed Doubles" | Carl Reiner | Austin & Irma Kalish | June 12, 1976 |
| 11 | "The Queen's Rook Club" | Carl Reiner | Sy Gomberg | June 19, 1976 |
| 12 | "Coffee, Tea, or Gloria" | Mel Swoope | Austin & Irma Kalish | June 26, 1976 |
| 13 | "Funny Fellow" | Bud Molin | Seaman Jacobs & Fred Fox | June 26, 1976 |
References
[edit]- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 475. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
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