I'm not as verbose as others on this site, but I have to say that this show is SO much better than history will claim. I do not understand why this show wasn't a bigger hit, both when it was originally on the air, or since.
On a side note, I hope that it's run on CBN was not the cause of the "Ronnie's Fan Club" episode being pulled from the syndication package. I recently found it online, and I don't understand what could have cause such an uproar that it could no longer be shown, I have seen and heard much worse. In fact, a companion episode to it just aired this morning on Antennae TV. Even for 1958, the episode was tame. It had to be some oversensitive snowflake that got it pulled.
On a side note, I hope that it's run on CBN was not the cause of the "Ronnie's Fan Club" episode being pulled from the syndication package. I recently found it online, and I don't understand what could have cause such an uproar that it could no longer be shown, I have seen and heard much worse. In fact, a companion episode to it just aired this morning on Antennae TV. Even for 1958, the episode was tame. It had to be some oversensitive snowflake that got it pulled.