Ed Wynn has one of those faces it's impossible to dislike and his character is so utterly charming and lovable that you really want him to succeed against Death (superbly played by Murray Hamilton). Although he would feature several times throughout this series, there is something about Hamilton's performance that makes Death seem extremely sinister because he is utterly omnipotent and omnipresent.
It probably would have been a cop out if Death had gone away empty-handed which makes it all the better that Lou goes out on his own terms: having made the world's greatest sales pitch.
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