[1] It was an original musical for Producers' Showcase, although it adapted a 1954 episode of The Philco Television Playhouse written by Elliott.
[2] A European monarch, the King of Brandovia, comes to America when there is a revolution at home, and works as a dancing instructor.
Variety wrote "the kind of tongue-in-cheek comedy which tv viewers rarely get to enjoy, and which in fact is extremely difficult to put over, was managed with considerable gusto.
"[3] NBC enjoyed great success with a musical transmission of Peter Pan and decided to musicalise The King and Mrs Candle.
NBC publicised the musical by promoting songs from the soundtrack recorded by Tony Martin ("Young Ideas") and Eydie Gorme.