It consists of musical and comic vignettes connected by an elderly Sunday school teacher telling Bible stories to her young students.

[1][2] The program had the misfortune of airing at the same time as Playhouse 90's special presentation of Mike Todd's Around the World in Ninety Minutes, broadcast live from Madison Square Gardens.

He praised William Warfield's portrayal of The Lord as "a magnificent achievement" as well as Eddie Anderson's "hilarious and warm" performance as Noah.

[5] In the New York Daily News, Ben Gross called it "a complete delight" that "abounds in warmth and is filled with the tenderness of innocent laughter", "mingled with the moving pathos of simple faith."

[8][9] For the television production, Connelly modified the script to omit much of the stereotypical dialogue, even renaming the main character "The Lord" instead of "De Lawd" or "Liver Lips".