In each episode, Meikle would tell a story using her “magic chalkboard”, from which colorful fairy-tale characters would appear, including Maxwell the Mouse.
The series was produced by Hal Cooper (February 23, 1923 - April 11, 2014), Meikle's husband.
[1] Your Television Babysitter, which aired Monday through Friday 8:30am to 9am ET, led to a spin-off, Meikle and Cooper’s The Magic Cottage, which was aimed at slightly older children, and aired on weekday evenings from 6:30 to 7 pm ET.
[2] Variety praised Meikle and stated that "her knowing method of not talking down to her moppet audience, is probably the answer to a mother's prayer.
She's already being touted as a new TV star..."[3] The Magic Cottage continued on DuMont’s flagship station WABD until 1955.