The fictional TV show "Max Paradise" was obviously inspired by the actual TV series "Coronet Blue," which ran for 11 episodes on CBS in the summer of 1967. Created by Larry Cohen, the series centered around a young man (Frank Converse) with amnesia, whose only memory are the words "coronet blue," being pursued in New York City by would-be assassins. The show was not renewed in the fall and viewers never learned the solution to the mystery. (Cohen later told interviewers that the protagonist was actually a Soviet sleeper agent trained to pass as an American.)