The series aired fifty-three episodes, having premiered on April 3, 1955, near the end of the regular 1954–1955 television season. It ran throughout the spring and summer of 1955 and began its fall run on October 2, 1955, concluding new segments on April 1, 1956. In effect, the series ran for a full year without the summer rebroadcast period standard for most programs.[2]