Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthday. Michael doesn't fully understand where he is, or why he's there. A guardian angel named Patience is given the task of showing Michael the joys of Heaven and helping him find his place in the Hereafter.

• NBC Productions
• Johnny Whitaker
• Fred Gwynne
• Cab Calloway
• E.G. Marshall
• John McGiver
• Tony Randall
• George Rose
• Connie Stevens