Trivia

Chuck Jones, the director of this short, would later heavily criticize it, saying "it is obvious when one views this cartoon, which I recommend only if you are going to die of ennui, that my conception of timing and dialogue was formed by watching the action in the La Brea tar pits. It would be complimentary to call it sluggish."

Elmer Fudd evolved from an earlier character debuting in Tex Avery's "Little Red Walking Hood (1937)", a character created by Fred "Tex" Avery in the mid-'30s. In this cartoon, Elmer still wears the same attire (derby hat, high collar, green coat) as the Egghead-like Elmer prototype, and sports a large, bulbous nose, which was one of Prototype-Elmer's earliest distinguishing traits that Avery had gave to him. This is Elmer Fudd's ninth appearance. And this is also the first time Arthur Q. Bryan voices him in his "milk-sop" and "hewwo" voice that he used earlier in a Merrie Melodie cartoon titled "Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939)" directed by Tex Avery and released in 1939.

Happy Rabbit is more like Bugs Bunny in this short, except he has apricot-colored gloves and mouth, furrier tail, black nose, black-tipped ears, and a different voice. Happy's voice sounds "rural", and at times sounds rather like Daffy Duck's early voice. The laugh at the end of the cartoon is similar to that of another Blanc character, the early version of Woody Woodpecker, which would debut later in the year.

Elmer's attire here dates from an earlier era, including a starched collar, bowler hat, three quarter length coat, ascot, and, of course, shoe spats.

Like his successor, Happy Rabbit breaks the fourth wall in this short. And so does Elmer Fudd.