▁One ▁of ▁my ▁spons ors ▁happens ▁to ▁sell ▁instant ▁coffee ▁( S anka ), ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁great ▁um bra ge , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁minor ▁um bra ge ▁anyway , ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁saying ▁tea . ▁Well , ▁we ▁had ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁sw ings ▁back ▁and ▁forth , ▁nothing ▁serious , ▁and ▁we ▁decided ▁we ' d ▁ask ▁for ▁a ▁t ray ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁bridge . ▁But ▁in ▁eigh teen ▁scripts , ▁that ' s ▁the ▁only ▁conflict ▁we ' ve ▁had ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁issue ▁of ▁Broadcast ing , ▁Ser ling ▁compla ined : ▁" You ▁can ' t ▁' ford ' ▁a ▁river ▁if ▁it ' s ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Che vy ; ▁you ▁can ' t ▁offer ▁someone ▁a ▁' match ' ▁if ▁it ' s ▁spons ored ▁by ▁R ons on ▁l igh ters ." ▁The ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone ▁Comp an ion ▁j oked ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁thing ▁the ▁spons or ▁did ▁not ▁realize ▁that ▁people ▁could ▁drink ▁water , ▁or ▁else ▁the ▁episode ▁would ▁have ▁happened ▁on ▁dry ▁land . ▁ ▁References ▁Z ic ree , ▁Marc ▁Scott : ▁The ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone ▁Comp an ion . ▁ ▁S ill man - James ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁ ▁( second ▁edition ) ▁De V oe , ▁Bill . ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁T riv ia ▁from ▁The ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone . ▁Alb any , ▁G