Matthew 'Stymie' Beard and Dickie Moore were good friends in real life, as they are in this film. Moore later fondly recalled going to the Beards' home for play and meals.
At one point, when the sickly Dickie Moore switches the syrup with castor oil in retaliation against his nurse and she is repulsed by a mouthful of the foul elixir, she calls him with mock disgust, "a little rascal!"
Dinah the Mule would appear several times with the Gang, and appeared with Laurel and Hardy in The Music Box and Way Out West.
This short became a fan favorite over the years because it contained an endless stream of unforgettable sight gags, stunts, contraptions, and special effects. It also had Spanky and Stymie at their heights.