After each week's show, James Stewart would take a moment before the credits rolled to speak directly to the television audience. He'd conclude his remarks by saying, "And, as always, my family and I wish you peace and love and laughter." Some felt the reference to peace was ironic as Stewart supported the Vietnam War.
Some of the young cast members admitted they were troubled by James Stewart's vocal support for the Vietnam War.
NBC producer Hal Kanter recounted in "James Stewart: A Biography" (1996) by Donald Dewey that Stewart had insisted on firing black actor Hal Williams from the show on racial grounds.
On one program Beulah Bondi portrayed James Stewart's mother. She also played his mother in four other films: La vie est belle (1946), Mr. Smith au sénat (1939), Of Human Hearts (1938), and Mariage incognito (1938).
One of few sitcoms in the 1970s to forego a laugh track.