When Zasu Pitts is introduced as "Nugie," no one ever asks what it stands for. The character's name is Elvira Nugent.
On November 3, 1956, this was one of the shows preempted for the first telecast of The Wizard of Oz (1939), which was shown as the last offering of the CBS series "Ford Star Jubilee". The other shows preempted that evening were a long-forgotten sitcom called Hey, Jeannie! (1956), and an episode of Gunsmoke (1955).