Rated #25 on TV Guide's "100 Most Memorable Moments in Television."
Two pairs of glasses were used for Burgess Meredith's character: one with thick lenses for the closeups, and one with clear glass for the long shots so he could see.
The exterior, long library steps were filmed some months later and used as the steps up into an Eloi public building, in MGM's 1960 film The Time Machine (1960). They were also seen in John Brahm's later work, A Nice Place to Visit (1960).