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The Twilight Zone: Why the Spin-off Failed

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In episode #3 of the Atomic Abe series Behind the Backdoor Pilot, we take a look at "Cavender is Coming," the season three episode of The Twilight Zone that attempted to launch a sitcom starring Jesse White and Carol Burnett.
Narrated by Kevin Maher
Written by Nick Nadel, Kevin Maher and Mike Schuster
Edited by Mike Schuster
Produced by Nick Nadel and Kevin Maher
Executive Produced by Tim Finn
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27 авг 2024

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@moviesgalore9947 3 года назад

This would have been a big hit just like Bewitched became a huge hit. They could have titled the show "Cavender & Carol" and each week she gets in trouble and he has to help her out of her predicament and help her save the day. She's klutzy but well meaning, it would have worked for the time, in those days viewers enjoyed shows like this.

@jasonmack2569 Год назад

So happy to find others that like this episode. I used to watch Twilight Zone religiously as a kid. I was about 10 when I first saw this one and even at that age I remember enjoying the change of pace.

@davids2096 3 года назад

I would absolutely and strongly disagree with your opinion It was quite a charming and delightful episode told in a very compassionate and empathetic way It was Carols best and most graceful and down to earth performance ever I am of the opinion that this episode took everyone on an unexpected ride and left them in states of amazement I am done with my comment Goodnye

@mysticloverfairy1 2 года назад

I think it was because it didn’t fit with the theme of Twilight Zone. It probably wasn’t a bad episode, if they hadn’t tried to connect it with Twilight Zone and made it into a completely different show on it’s own , I think it would have worked.

@gamerincorporated154 Год назад

That was one extremely long sentence.

@rozcastillo 2 года назад

I also disagree, I liked this episode. I enjoy that Serling had such a variety of different and strange episodes.

@richardpodnar5039 3 года назад

The version I watched had a laugh track when I originally saw it premiere on Friday night when I was a mere child.

@atomicabe 3 года назад

This is a hotly debated topic. Some people insist they saw it with a laugh track. The DVD audio commentary notes that a laugh track was considered, but CBS opted to not include it. (And maybe there was a version shown to the network that included canned laughter.) In the video we said there wasn't a laugh track, should've noted that it was based on a particular source. I defer to people who saw the original broadcast, thank you for sharing your experience! Did you remember if you liked this episode when you were a kid?

@richardpodnar5039 3 года назад

@@atomicabe I did like it a lot because both Carol and Jesse were staples of my young TV viewing. I was a bit confused why Carol was all of a sudden on another program. I asked my mom, "Is she gonna leave the Garry Moore Show"? I was panicking, but in her usual gentle manner she reassured me that all was well and unchanged.

@atomicabe 3 года назад

@@richardpodnar5039 ha! thanks for sharing these memories.

@bostonblackie9503 3 года назад

There were several episode of the Twilight Zone that were light hearted. You have to have a balance for the audience to stay tuned. Plus they usually use popular series to introduce possible shows. Gives the team on the actual series a break. Never saw anything different regarding the Carol Burnett episode!

@ericpode6095 3 года назад

The nice thing & the whole point of TZ was the unexpected directions it took you. I only saw late night reruns (probably out of order) & enjoyed all the episodes I saw.

@Unfamous_Buddha 3 года назад

"A World of his Own" was lighthearted. A playwright dictates into a tape-recorder and changes reality for himself. At the end, Rod Serling appears and is removed from reality through another dictation from the playwright.

@sarcasmo57 3 года назад

Pretty good Rod Serling impression.

@wdd3141 3 года назад

If you're interested in "Twilight Zone" comedy, look at season 3 episode 13, with Buster Keaton as an unlikely time traveler, in "Once Upon a Time."

@richardpodnar5039 3 года назад

Excellent episode!

@deborahduthie4519 3 года назад

We need Twilight Zone new series. The most famous sound heard when something spooky or unexpected happens in Australia is, the sound of a switched on TV watcher, going “Doodoo doodoo, doodoo doodoo, doodoo”, to the theme of “The Twilight Zone”. It’s a ‘thing we do, to bring someone down to earth, that something sounds outlandish. It’s cool.

@Unfamous_Buddha 3 года назад

"Night Gallery" was also a Twilight Zone spinoff.

@atomicabe 3 года назад

NIGHT GALLERY was born out of the only thing Rod Serling wrote for specifically for print publication -- a collection of 3 novellas titled "The Season to Be Wary" -- the book contained the story that became "Eyes" and "Escape Route" were adapted for the NIGHT GALLERY pilot movie. It's a great book, beautifully written -- and it's dedicated to Sammy Davis Jr.

@Unfamous_Buddha 3 года назад

@@atomicabe -- I had read that Rod Serling was not happy with the Night Gallery productions. And I think I remember that he didn't have as much control (or any?) over the Night Gallery productions than he did with Twilight Zone. I was born in 1952. Twilight Zone is my favorite TV show ever. I've often thought that if someone decided to colorize those B&W episodes, they'd diminish the show's impact.

@atomicabe 3 года назад

@@Unfamous_Buddha You're correct, Serling was unhappy with NIGHT GALLERY for a number of reasons. He didn't have the same creative control. The producer wanted horror, instead of Serling's signature social commentary. And also those gag sketches at the ends of episodes. (Maybe that is more my gripe than his.) I agree with you that the original Twilight Zone would lose some of its power if colorized. It's one of my favorite series, too. Did you ever see the RU-vid re-edit of PLANET OF THE APES? It's 30 minutes, presented in black and white with Twilight Zone credits, music and narration. Really inspired, I bet you'd like it.

@wdd3141 3 года назад

"Night Gallery" was predicated on horror and mystery. "Twilight Zone" often used the mysterious, the frightening, the macabre, and science fiction, but was not based on them. Serling's widow said he had certain ideas on politics, society, and human nature that were not well-received by some people, but he cloaked his ideas in the mysterious, the macabre, etc. to make them more palatable to people.

@laurallewien2165 2 года назад

Oh I loved Night Gallery!

@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115 2 года назад

I love this episode! I think that "Cavender is Coming" is one of the best episodes of all time! 📺😂🤣

@dnds4 2 года назад

3:21 This guy sounds like Bob Saget. 😊

@insocal6713 Год назад

A version of Cavender is Coming did have a laugh track and was shown in syndication for many years until the early 1980s.

@shawnengle6801 10 месяцев назад

I like the MeTV promo where Carol Burnett of today interacts with herself in this episode.

@billlonee9470 Год назад

They should have added the laugh track, then have the characters in the show look around, trying to find the source of the laughter. So meta...

@kevingiven3463 2 года назад

Two comic books, one came from NOW comics which gave us 11 comics. Dynamite also published Twilight Zone comics

@bluefood726 Год назад

are you nuts this is one of the BESTTTTT episodes!

@vickieharris9834 3 года назад

I love this episode of twilight zone

@deadhorse1391 3 года назад

Carol Burnet was kind of hot back then

@JayAyers 3 года назад

Dude, was thinking the same thing.

@DerekWill-qp5ge Год назад

She is still warm and beautiful and charming!

@nichettucker8972 3 года назад

This was episode was also supposed to be a sitcom for Carol Burnett called Here's Agnes. The Usherette scene was based on Carol's real life experience working at a movie theater.

@FeverDreamlandTheater 3 года назад

I'll take this comedy episode over 'The Bard' any day. That one is rough.

@jwlundgren 2 года назад

I don't remember that episode. but Covid took alot of my tv memory.

@jescis0 9 месяцев назад

Parody of "The Twilight Zone" as well!! Futurama's "The Scary Door" is a spoof of "The Twilight Zone" 😉😉😉😉

@atomicabe 9 месяцев назад

There's a few parodies, but SCARY DOOR is my favorite.

@amcaesar 3 года назад

I guess we don't talk about Carol Burnett enough these days.

@KevinGeeksOut 3 года назад

Didn't she win an Emmy for a guest appearance on LAW & ORDER. I keep meaning to see that.

@amcaesar 3 года назад

@@KevinGeeksOut I believe you are correct.

@bostonblackie9503 3 года назад

Didn't even know she was in Law & Order!

@johnboys4697 3 года назад

Where is she what she doing anymore

@amcaesar 3 года назад

@@johnboys4697 Probably being a happily retired legend.

@kurtb8474 2 года назад

Hey, there was a comedy called The Flying Nun in the 60s. So, a series with Jesse and Carol probably would have worked pretty well.

@ukmedicfrcs 2 года назад

I really liked this episode. It was sweet and I didn't find it goofy at all.

@teddyfurstman1997 2 года назад

This episode is my favorite due to how weirdly light hearted and comedic it is. Also, has Carol Burnett in it to boot. Still weird for a Backdoor Pilot. I also like the other comedic episode with Buster Keaton. Love The Twilight Zone a lot.

@JayAyers 3 года назад

Looking forward to the CHiPs spinoff lol

@atomicabe 3 года назад

It's coming soon!

@paulcarpenter7844 Год назад

Funny because of the Twilight Zone on Netflix was recently made Jordan Peele

@msch7620 2 года назад

The character had ADHD (The clumsiness, inability to keep a job and sensory overload at the party). Forced to accept it won’t change in the end. The writer knew what he was doing.

@tlnn6598 3 года назад

Too bad that goofy lady didn’t go onto play something else. She was pretty funny. Perhaps even have her own TV show. She reminds me of another funny fella....What’s his name?....Tom?.. Jim?....Tim!....That’s it - Tim Conway!

@jimmyju76 2 года назад

I so would've watched that show since i liked bewitched and i dream of Jeanie

@alfredmartinez6166 3 года назад

Jesse White often played a con man or used car salesman.

@atomicabe 3 года назад

He was great in those kinds of roles. He's also put to good use in Joe Dante's MATINEE.

@Ram-2112 Год назад

The likes were at 666 but I'm sorry but I had to like the video. Been watching all of your videos after finding this channel from the Brady bunch video. Fantastic job btw!

@atomicabe Год назад

That's great. Thanks very much.

@JustAPrayer 9 месяцев назад

This is the spin off that makes the most frustrated. I would have loved Carol Burnett’s show if it had aired

@davidbanner7804 2 года назад

Cavander was great you're nutz

@stephenconnors5638 3 года назад

Without a doubt this is the oddest episode out there. Rod obviously had his series hijacked.

@rager1969 4 месяца назад

This was such a weird episode because of the laugh track.

@williamsheets9539 3 года назад

I thought I saw that this was actually Serling and company's second try at a spinoff, and was a retooling of 'Mr. Bevis', the first try with a similar concept.

@hassledvania 2 года назад

Anyone else get Stranger Things vibes from this situation? lol

@bennyboy7693 2 года назад

are there any back door pilots that do work?

@y4j1981 2 года назад

All in the Family-Maude. Happy Days-Mork n Mindy. Diff'rent Strokes-Facts of Life. JAG-NCIS. There are others..

@RR-on4sk 2 года назад

Empty nest.

@garethtrevor2920 2 года назад

twight zone episode cavender is come feel like bad version of the movie it wonderful life

@browngaymethodistjesuschri1361 2 года назад

Twilight Zone is a discount One Step Beyond

@dragongeraldb 2 года назад

Well, if you care about popularity then yes, this does not perform well but who cares, if an artist wants to try new things they should be allowed and the ass-hats who sit around, creating nothing themselves, should just allow it, how could anyone get better without trying and failing once in a while?

@azmike3572 2 года назад

This explains the different segment in the series. Still don't think it was funny.

@frankcabanski9409 3 года назад

Narrator = awful.

@rjb1216 2 года назад

Awful episode

@atomicabe 2 года назад

In Stephen King's DANSE MACABRE he really rips on The Twilight Zone -- about how its reputation is so much better than the weak episodes. He's too harsh. That said, I think there are a couple of weak episodes and this is one of them.