This was Lucille Ball's fourth prime time special after the end of "Here's Lucy" in 1974. They include "Happy Anniversary and Goodbye" (1974), "Lucy Gets Lucky" (1975), and "Three for Two" (1975).
This special was the #16 show for the week and won its time slot with a 22.6 rating and 36% share of the audience. Variety said "Lucille Ball delivers an outstanding performance."
All three acts take place in Catherine Cutis's New York City apartment. The special was filmed in Hollywood at 20th Century Fox Studios and includes stock footage of a New York City street (at the start) and a jet flying through the clouds (at the end).
The special opens with sepia toned photos of Lucille Ball drawn from her actual scrapbooks including baby and wedding photos of Ball's real-life daughter Lucie Arnaz and ending with a (prop) divorce decree between Catherine Curtis and Bennett Curtis. All three acts begin with a voice over by Lucille Ball.
Peter is 14 years younger than Catherine. In reality, Joseph Bologna is 25 years younger than Lucille Ball. Catherine facetiously calls Peter a "40 year-old virgin" when he says that there were no women before her. Based on this comment, Catherine Curtis is age 54. At the time of filming, Lucille Ball was 65 and Joseph Bologna 42.