bɪkˈʌz ʌv pɹˈɛstənz dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ, pɹədˈuːsɚz wɜː fˈoːɹst tʊ ˈɛɹ ɹᵻpˈiːts ʌvðə sˈɪɹiz ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɐ fjˈuː nˈuː ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz tə kəmplˈiːt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn sˈiːzən.
Because of Preston's departure, producers were forced to air repeats of the series along with a few new episodes to complete the 1958–1959 season.