Editing The Big Tall Wish (section)

==Production notes==
The all-black principal cast was groundbreaking for television in 1960. Said [[Rod Serling]] at the time (quoted in ''The Twilight Zone Companion'' by Marc Scott Zicree):{{blockquote|Television, like its big sister, the motion picture, has been guilty of the sin of omission... Hungry for talent, desperate for the so-called 'new face,' constantly searching for a transfusion of new blood, it has overlooked a source of wondrous talent that resides under its nose. This is the Negro actor.}}

A few other ''Twilight Zones'' followed the example of this episode and cast black actors in significant roles, including the pastor in "[[I Am the Night—Color Me Black]]" (also played by [[Ivan Dixon]]), a child in the mall in "[[The Night of the Meek]]", and the electrician in "[[The Brain Center at Whipple's]]". These inclusions, though seemingly insignificant by modern standards, were so revolutionary at the time that ''The Twilight Zone'' was awarded the Unity Award for Outstanding Contributions to Better Race Relations in 1961.

Originally cast in the lead role was champion boxer [[Archie Moore]], who later exclaimed, "Man, I was in the Twilight Zone!" when describing the punch delivered by his opponent [[Yvon Durelle]].

This is one of several episodes from season one where some broadcast prints have the opening title sequence replaced with that of season two. This was done during the summer of 1961 to help the season one shows fit in with the new look the show had taken during the following season.

The hallway shown in this episode is also used in "[[Mr. Bevis]]", episode 33, but slightly altered. However, the door and stair railings remain the same.

The boxing match takes place at "St. Nick's Arena", which was the name of a boxing arena in New York City, the [[St. Nicholas Rink]].<ref>[http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone/the-big-tall-wish/episode/12611/summary.html Episode page: The Big Tall Wish], ''[[TV.com]]''</ref><ref>Crocker, John, [http://tzone.the-croc.com/tzeplist/wish.html "The Twilight Zone episode guide: The Big Tall Wish"], [http://tzone.the-croc.com/original-twilight-zone-episode-guide.html "The Original Twilight Zone Episode Guide"].</ref>