When Culp first met Ellison at the Bradbury building location for the film, Ellison introduced himself in a loud voice and told Culp that he wrote the episode just for Culp. Culp also stated that he felt it was one of the best written episodes of television in the history of the medium. Culp indicated that he felt the success of the series and this episode was due to the fact that it was, essentially, a morality play.