Barris accepted but resisted the requirement that he wear a tuxedo; he only caved in when the executive threatened not to take the show at all-and then usually ended an episode with undone bowtie and disheveled tails.
Barris accepted but resisted the requirement that he wear a tuxedo, only caving when NBC threatened to drop the series altogther. Even then, Barris usually ended an episode with undone bowtie and disheveled tails.