Wissenswertes

In the tradition of a repertory theater company, each episode featured predominantly the same ensemble of guest actors, cast as different characters in each episode/story.

In part 1 of "Prisoner's Base," Archie's paycheck reveals his weekly salary ($200) and Wolfe's address (914 West 35th Street). Both of these are well known by all loyal readers of Rex Stout's books, which are written in the first person by Archie Goodwin who, as a good investigator, records every detail that concerns himself and his employer.

While the episodes are taken from the original stories written by Rex Stout, they are not presented in the order written. Thus, early in the first season, a reference is made to a trip taken in 1956, while a second season story takes place sometime between March 1943 and November 1945, when meat was rationed in the United States.

The original stories were published in the following order:

1940 - Over My Dead Body (S01E10/11) 1946 - The Silent Speaker (S02E13/14) 1949 - Before I Die (S02E11) 1949 - Help Wanted, Male (S02E12) 1950 - Door to Death (S01E08) 1951 - Disguise for Murder (S01E07) 1952 - Cop Killer (S02E15) 1952 - Prisoner's Base (S01E04/05) 1953 - The Golden Spiders (pilot) 1956 - The Next Witness (S02E03) 1956 - Die Like a Dog (S02E04) 1957 - Immune to Murder (S02E16) 1958 - Christmas Party (S01E09) 1958 - Champagne for One (S01E02/03) 1960 - Poison a la Carte (S02E08) 1960 - Too Many Clients (S02E09/10) 1962 - Eeney Meeney Murder Moe (S01E06) 1963 - The Mother Hunt (S02E06/07) 1964 - Murder is Corny (S02E05) 1965 - The Doorbell Rang (S01E01) 1966 - Death of a Doxy (S02E01/02)