ɹᵻkˈæstɪŋ bˈoʊθ ˈæktɚz wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd, bˌʌt sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs, ˌʌnɪmpɹˈɛst wɪððə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm lˈuːzɪŋ ˈɔːdiəns fɹʌm ɪts lˈiːdɪnðə ɹˈɛd skˈɛltən ʃˈoʊ, kˈænsəld ðə ʃˈoʊ ɪnstˈɛd.
Recasting both actors was considered, but CBS, unimpressed with the program losing audience from its lead-in The Red Skelton Show, canceled the show instead.