 The title of the 1959 teleplay was originally "Man of La Mancha", but sponsor DuPont Corp. objected and producer David Susskind changed it to the more specific "I, Don Quixote", fearing that the TV audience would not know who Wasserman was referring to if the original title was used.Wasserman reported that he disliked this title "to this very day".When the teleplay was made into the famous stage musical, the original title "Man of La Mancha" was restored.