 Lockhart was quoted as saying Provost's mother wanted too much money, and Reilly later stated that the producers' decision was based upon trading four advanced salaries for [actor Robert Bray's] starting salary.Associate producer Bonita Granville Wrather kept the audience guessing through the summer of 1964 about the show's future by stating,"We have built up such an adult audience; we are looking for stories with a wider scope.That's what our whole purpose will be in making any change that people might think we're making...our ratings have jumped in the past two years and it's because we do new things."