After being canceled in 1962, the fact that the series only produced 32 episodes prevented it from becoming successful in syndication. The original films moved from storage vault to storage vault over time, and at one point most thought the elements were lost or had been destroyed. Then, in 2006, creator/producer Leonard Stern asked TV historian Jim Benson to investigate the fate of the series and see if he could track down the original elements. After a long search, Benson located all of the original 35mm fine-grain films and optical tracks in a storage facility in Los Angeles. In 2012, the episodes were digitally remastered and released on DVD 50 years after the show first premiered.
The program followed the cartoon series "The Flintstones" and preceded "77 Sunset Strip" on Fridays at 9 pm Eastern time, but did not attract a sufficient audience. It ran opposite "Sing Along with Mitch," starring Mitch Miller, on NBC and Route 66 on CBS.
The series was filmed in front of a live audience which, in that era, was unusual for a show not built around an established star such as Lucille Ball or Danny Thomas.
On April 10, 2012, Lightyear Entertainment & TV Time Machine Productions released "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster- 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition: Volume 1" on DVD in Region 1. The 3-disc set contains the first 16 episodes of the series as well as several bonus features.
Created by and produced by Leonard Stern and filmed at Desilu.