hiː wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə ʃˈoʊz dɪzˈaɪn, ɪnsˈɛpʃən, ænd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððə pɹədˈuːsɚ, ˈændɹuː dʒˈeɪ. fˈɛnædi, hˌuː ɐpˈɪɹd twˈaɪs ɪnðə sˈɪɹiz, wˈʌns æz juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fˈɪlɪp ʃˈɛɹɪdən ɪnðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd "dʒˈɑːni jˈuːmə æɾ ɐpˈɑːmɐtˌɑːks", wɪð dʒˈɔːɹdʒ mˈækɹɛdi æz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɹˈɑːbɚt ˈiː. lˈiː.
He was involved in the show's design, inception, and writing, along with the producer, Andrew J. Fenady, who appeared twice in the series, once as United States Army General Philip Sheridan in the episode "Johnny Yuma at Appomattox", with George Macready as General Robert E. Lee.