 The show 's staff worked to create a non @-@ adversarial relationship between producers and researchers ; each side contributed , as Fisch stated , " its own unique perspective and expertise " . Early in the planning process , production staff recognized that it was valuable to have access to researchers who could analyze children 's reactions and help them improve production , and the show 's writers and producers brought their instincts for and experience in children 's television . Though initially skeptical about both the collaboration and the curriculum , the writers eventually came to see both as integral parts of the creative process . 
