[3] An advertisement for the program in the October 2, 1940, issue of the trade publication Variety described the two characters as follows: There's the Bishop, for example.

A retired gentleman of the cloth — cultured, benevolent and infinitely wise; a man whose worldly grasp and shrewd wit are no less strange than his hobby of crime detection!

The Gargoyle's untiring loyalty and direct, elemental approach to the facts and conditions of life is a constant source of polite astonishment to the Bishop.

[4] Richard Gordon acted as the bishop; Milton Herman first had the role of the Gargoyle, with Ken Lynch replacing him later.

[1] On November 29, 1941, NBC-Television presented "The Item of the Scarlet Ace" (an episode of The Bishop and the Gargoyle) as an early experiment of television broadcasting.