When contestant Victor G. Perry (The Professional Pickpocket) is introduced and his profession is displayed on the television screen, you can clearly hear a female voice say the word "pickpocket". It is unclear if the voice belongs to an audience member, a member of the staff or one of the panelists.
The telecast was live from New York and was sponsored by Remington electric shavers, with promotional consideration for American Airlines for guest transportation.
During her introduction, panelist Arlene Francis displayed the new ''What's My Line?'' board game.
Lucy and Desi appeared live on this 10:30 PM Eastern CBS show, and had also appeared live on another CBS show, ''Toast of the Town'' (aka ''The Ed Sullivan Show'') an hour and a half earlier at 8-9 PM Eastern.
Fred Allen did not appear on this program; Robert Q. Lewis substituted for him while he was on vacation.