Headmaster marked the return to series television of Griffith, whose previous eponymous show had been one of CBS's major hits of the 1960s prior to his voluntary departure and a program which was still in production (as Mayberry R.F.D.
The headmaster announced the resumption of Griffith's television series, which had previously been a popular show on CBS during the 1960s until his departure and a program that was still running at the time (Mayberry R.F.D.).