The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as Lady Larken, Ken Berry as Prince Dauntless, Ron Husmann as Harry, and Wally Cox as The Jester. It was directed by Ron Field and Dave Powers. Again, several songs were eliminated and characters were combined or altered. Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing "Many Moons Ago" as a bedtime story.
La muerte en extrañas circunstancias de un conocido playboy, no sólo moviliza a la policía de Acapulco, sino que inquieta e incluso alarma al amplio círculo de amistades y conocidos del muerto. entre ellas se encuentra el matrimonio Yordan, unos millonarios sobre los que corre el rumor de que ella era la amante del fallecido, y que él solamente se casó por dinero.
