 At the end, Doc and Suzy go off to La Jolla to collect marine specimens together.Originally, Feuer, Martin and Steinbeck intended the work to be composed by Loesser, but he was busy with a project which eventually became "The Most Happy Fella".With Loesser's refusal, Feuer and Martin approached Rodgers and Hammerstein with their project, then titled "The Bear Flag Café".