The car company had originally offered to sponsor the show in full but, after the screening of the pilot, a wife of one of the executives complained that Nichols was not Maverick, the popular series that Garner starred in from 1957 to 1961.
The car company initially agreed to fully fund the show but, after viewing the pilot episode, a spouse of one of the executives objected that Nichols was not Maverick, the popular series starring Garner from 1957 to 1961.