[1] The show garnered press in February 1956 for actor Lloyd Bridges's emotional performance in an episode titled "Tragedy in a Temporary Town", directed by Sidney Lumet.

[5][6][7] The episode, during which an innocent Puerto Rican man is targeted by a mob for a sexual crime, was cited by the Anti-Defamation League as "the best dramatic program of the year dealing with interethnic group relations".

[6] One episode was the telecast of The Stingiest Man in Town, a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, starring Basil Rathbone, Johnny Desmond and Vic Damone.

The Stingiest Man in Town was remade in 1978 as a Rankin-Bass animated cartoon featuring the voice of Walter Matthau as Scrooge, and was also sponsored by Alcoa.

[13] He commended the director's and producer's conveying the story "to the home screen with deeply understanding fidelity", and noted that the episode "was one of the most rewarding programs yet seen" for viewers who had color receivers.