"In the documentary, White explained 'all through the South there was this whole ruckus, they were going to take the show off the air if we didn’t get rid of Arthur because he was Black.' White never budged however: 'Evidently through the South at that point it was a very heavy [thing], and I said, ‘I’m sorry, but he stays […] Live with it!’' White said. They would go on to be life-long friends."