First of its Kind
This was the very first television series ever created and produced by Paramount Studios, which had only up until that time been a movie studio exclusively. Earlier shows, like Star Trek and Bonanza, were acquired by Paramount when the studio had purchased Desilu Productions.
No, Thanks
Remember the pie throwing episode in season five, “Welcome Aboard”? Well it turns out that Robert Reed refused to take part in the whole thing as there was no dialogue. Moreover he thought it was dumb as it seemed like a silent movie from the Keystone Cops’ era.