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According to executive producer Gil Fates, Daly was resistant to changes that would have appealed to a younger audience but might have diminished the show's dignity.

For example, Daly usually referred to the panelists formally, such as " Mr. Cerf ".

The producers, Fates said, were unable to challenge Daly for fear of losing him as the show's moderator.

The series spawned a brief radio version in 1952, which was also hosted by Daly.

The series also inspired a multitude of concurrent international versions, and a syndicated U. S. revival in 1968 that Daly did not participate in.