 Professor Carberry has been the subject of articles in a number of periodicals, including "The New York Times", which proclaimed him 'The World's Greatest Traveler' on the front page of its Sunday travel section in 1974, and in "Yankee" magazine, where he was 'The Absent-Bodied Professor' in 1975.Carberry's fictional family originally included his wife Laura, and two daughters, Lois and Patricia.Later, a full-grown son, Zedediah Josiah Carberry, was added, and it was explained that Josiah and Laura were so busy raising the girls that they didn't notice the boy.