The telecast was live from New York and sponsored by Stopette spray deodorant, with promotional consideration for American Airlines for guest transportation.
Mystery Guest Paul Muni was in New York appearing in the Broadway play, ''Inherit the Wind.'' Moderator John Daly pointed out that it was the 30th anniversary of the ''Scopes Monkey Trial,'' an evolution vs. creationism court case upon which the play was based.
As an in-joke, all four panel members and moderator John Dsly wore glasses to say their goodnights at the end of the program. Two weeks earlier, panelist Fred Allen had mentioned that a viewer had written in to him with her solution for concealing under-eye bags: wear glasses! Fred began to wear glasses to conceal his under-eye bags starting with the very next week's show.