 "The Paul Lynde Show" (along with the first incarnation of "Temperatures Rising") was created to fulfill the contracts.Lynde had appeared numerous times on "Bewitched" as "Uncle Arthur".Asher designed "The Paul Lynde Show" to be ABC's counterpart to CBS's "All In The Family"; however, the show lacked the controversial and topical issues brought up by "All In The Family", due to ABC's continued restriction on social issues at the time.