Not only was this one of Art Carney's BEST performances, it was one of Rod Serling's best ever scripts! Art (may he rest in peace) was wholely comfortable in the role, and the script was VERY Rod Serling-ish (may he also rest comfortably), and it was a great, wholesome and very in-the-spirit-of-Christmas story. It also had everything that a solid Twilight Zone script should have - unexpected moments (the great character actor John Fiedler drawing rusting cans out of the bag, followed by Art Carney following that with drawing a wrapped present from the same bag) and an incredibly uplifting ending (with, ironically, a non-standard ending . . . one which didn't end with a reference to the Twilight Zone title).
Anyone who says otherwise is either a Grinch or a Scrooge, and clearly has NO IDEA what goes on as an actor or a producer!!!! (In the words of Gary Trudeau, "A Critic knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.")
Anyone who says otherwise is either a Grinch or a Scrooge, and clearly has NO IDEA what goes on as an actor or a producer!!!! (In the words of Gary Trudeau, "A Critic knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.")
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