# Good Heavens

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For the Australian rock band, see [Good Heavens (band)](/source/Good_Heavens_(band)).

1976 American TV series or program

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 origin 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 (1976-02-29) – June 26, 1976 (1976-06-26)

***Good Heavens*** is an [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) comedy [anthology series](/source/Anthology_series) produced by [Columbia Pictures Television](/source/Columbia_Pictures_Television) that aired between February 29 and June 26, 1976. It ranked #17 in the [Nielsen ratings](/source/Nielsen_ratings) during the [1975–76 television season](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_United_States_network_television_schedule#Monday).[1] Despite relatively strong initial ratings as a midseason replacement, it was canceled[2] and the remaining episodes of its thirteen episode order were burned off in May and June 1976.

The main character was Mr. Angel ([Carl Reiner](/source/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 originally played by [Jose Ferrer](/source/Jose_Ferrer) in the pilot, which was then titled *Everything Money Can't Buy*. Subsequent episodes featured actors such as [Don Ameche](/source/Don_Ameche), [Susan Dey](/source/Susan_Dey), [Sandy Duncan](/source/Sandy_Duncan), [Pat Harrington Jr.](/source/Pat_Harrington_Jr.), [Florence Henderson](/source/Florence_Henderson), [Alex Karras](/source/Alex_Karras), [Penny Marshall](/source/Penny_Marshall), [Hugh O'Brian](/source/Hugh_O'Brian), [Loretta Swit](/source/Loretta_Swit), [Brenda Vaccaro](/source/Brenda_Vaccaro), and [Fred Willard](/source/Fred_Willard).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Episodes

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No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date 1 "Mr. Right" Carl Reiner Bernard Slade February 29, 1976 (1976-02-29) 2 "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" John Erman Austin & Irma Kalish March 8, 1976 (1976-03-08) 3 "Good Neighbor Maxine" Carl Reiner Sy Gomberg March 15, 1976 (1976-03-15) 4 "I Want Nancy!" Carl Reiner Jay Folb March 22, 1976 (1976-03-22) 5 "See Jane Run" Carl Reiner Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx March 29, 1976 (1976-03-29) 6 "Jack the Ribber and Me" Carl Reiner Austin & Irma Kalish April 5, 1976 (1976-04-05) 7 "A Night with Brockton" Peter Bonerz George Tibbles May 22, 1976 (1976-05-22) 8 "Superscoop" James Sheldon John D. Hess May 29, 1976 (1976-05-29) 9 "The Big Break" Jerry Paris William Raynor & Myles Wilder June 5, 1976 (1976-06-05) 10 "Mixed Doubles" Carl Reiner Austin & Irma Kalish June 12, 1976 (1976-06-12) 11 "The Queen's Rook Club" Carl Reiner Sy Gomberg June 19, 1976 (1976-06-19) 12 "Coffee, Tea, or Gloria" Mel Swoope Austin & Irma Kalish June 26, 1976 (1976-06-26) 13 "Funny Fellow" Bud Molin Seaman Jacobs & Fred Fox June 26, 1976 (1976-06-26)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present*. [Ballantine Books](/source/Ballantine_Books). 2003. p. 475. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-345-45542-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-345-45542-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [‘Marcus Welby’ Canceled With 8 Other ABC Shows.](https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/01/archives/marcus-welby-canceled-with-8-other-abc-shows.html) New York Times, April 1, 1976

## External links

- [*Good Heavens*](http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/shows/good-heavens) at [Archive of American Television](/source/Archive_of_American_Television)

- [*Good Heavens*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074000/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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