Claim: Buck Henry was often presented as an eccentric, received many letters of support from TV viewers and became a cast member on The New Steve Allen Show which had 37 episodes That Was the Week That Was.
Evidence: His long career began on television with work on shows with Steve Allen in The New Steve Allen Show (1961). Henry became a cast member on The New Steve Allen Show (1961) and the US version of That Was the Week That Was (1964–1965). He was often presented as an eccentric, but was otherwise taken seriously by the broadcasters who interviewed him. "Prout" received many letters of support from TV viewers, and even some unsolicited monetary donations, all of which were invariably returned, as neither Henry nor Abel (who had no intention of following through on the Society's stated aims) wanted to be accused of raising money fraudulently. The New Steve Allen Show 5 episodes