Anecdotes

This short is seen as the sequel or successor to Texas Tom (1950), which is often considered one of the more popular Tom and Jerry shorts.

The golden age attention to background detail, from the coffee pot to the water pump and bucket, is exceptional in this short.

Western themes were hugely popular in the postwar years. Movies, cartoons, and the newly emerging phenomenon of TV, all had their share of cowpokes and wide open spaces, as shown so well here.

An essential part of any ranch or cattle drive was the cook, usually called Cookie. As shown here, these unsung heroes made sure all the rootin' rootin' saddle tramps worked on a full stomach. In fact, the storied old chuck wagon has been likened to being the 7-11 of its day.