In newspapers of the time, this episode got more publicity than usual because it was to be part of Hutton's return to acting after a four-year absence. Hutton had a dwindling fan base at the time and had already experienced failure on CBS television with the short-lived Desilu sitcom Goldie in 1959-1960, after which she took a sabbatical. Several articles were written about this guest appearance, including Hutton revealing that Amanda Blake was "very mean" to her on the first day and the next day Blake did not even show up to the set. Another article was an interview with Blake where she said she did not approve of episodes with major guest stars like Hutton and Jean Arthur because she felt audiences watched Gunsmoke for the main characters. Publicity revealed that this episode was originally scheduled to be broadcast on Saturday, April 24, 1965. However, NBC then countered by scheduling a showing of Hutton's Annie Get Your Gun (1950) in the same time spot. At the last minute, CBS moved this episode to one week later, May 1, 1965.