[1] The show is a salute to American comic strips, and features interviews with cartoonists, including Rube Goldberg, Chester Gould, Chic Young, Milt Caniff, Al Capp and Charles Schulz.

[4] In one sequence, Reiner interacts with animated comic strip characters, leading production supervisor David Crommie to brag, "This is, perhaps, the most difficult show that has ever been done for television.

"[7] The cartoonists featured in the special are: The next day's review in The New York Times was not kind, saying that the show "unfortunately turned out to be little more than a superficial look at one of the more interesting aspects of this country's kitsch culture.

"[9] On the other hand, the Ludington Daily News was enchanted with the show: "It was first cabin all the way, thanks in great measure to that gifted and civilized showman, Carl Reiner, who not only provided the link for the animated sequences, musical numbers, film clips and interviews with cartoonists — but set a new standard for video hosts as well.

Despite the excellent organization and format of the show, it was the ubiquitous Reiner — participating in the animation, clowning, narrating with style and even singing "Little Orphan Annie" — who gave the hour its final touch of high gloss.