[4] The storylines were fictionalized accounts from the case files of Dr. Peterson, a clergyman and associate professor of sociology at USC, who trained graduate students to become professional marriage counselors.
[7] Another felt the stories might better have been presented as pure fiction, as the writing for each episode seemed forced, in order to illustrate a specific point by Peterson.
[9] Columnist Harriet Van Horne was more scathing: "Every point was made three times and then reviewed for the hard of hearing.
[5] He had used Dr. Peterson on another TV program, Art Linkletter's House Party, where he proved popular with home audiences.
[3] Made at a studio in CBS Television City, the actors' performances and the analysis by Dr. Peterson were recorded on Quadruplex videotape a week in advance of the actual broadcast.
[1] It was slotted at 2:00 pm on CBS' daytime schedule, directly following As the World Turns and right before Art Linkletter's House Party.