Writer Ivy Ruckman taught creative writing at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. She tasked one of her 1971-year classes with developing the story for this episode. She led the group in understanding how to create a script to work around advertisements within a 30-minute time frame. She was exceptional in convincing producers to let her students participate in the production.
The entire story credit is listed in the Writers section as follows: Story by Ivy Ruckman & the Students of Room 108, Skyline High School [Salt Lake City, Utah]. All nine students received a story credit for this segment.