One feature of each telecast was a lengthy skit, written and directed by Philip Rapp, with Langford and Lew Parker performing as The Bickersons, a quarrelsome married couple that migrated from radio as a distinctively-unhappy sitcom man and wife.

[5] With Wilson's weekly appearances, Star Time became one of the first sponsored national TV series to offer an African-American performer as a cast regular.

[citation needed] In November 1950 Charlie Cantor, John Conte, and Reginald Gardiner joined the cast of Star Time while Goodman, the four-singer chorus, and three dancers.

"[9] Joe Czida's review in the trade publication Billboard began by saying that The Bickersons segment should be a program of its own, noting that it is "so far superior to the rest of the package," citing Rapp's writing as being "basically responsible for the bit's wow qualities.

"[4] The review said that the rest of the show "is a good, average variety hour", less lavish than those on CBS and NBC because of DuMont's more economical budgeting.