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In his exhaustively researched 2008 book The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic, Martin Grams concludes that the episode did indeed air as originally scheduled on February 12, 1960, despite Reynolds ' statements.

Though there is still some controversy surrounding this point, to date no-one has offered proof that the episode did NOT air on that date in any US market.