Trivia: This film has more songs and speaking characters than any other Disney film.
Trivia: When Elmer turns around and finds an elephant behind him, the elephant says, "I'll give you such a pinch." This was one of the catchphrases of Stinky, Joe Besser's juvenile character on The Abbott and Costello Show.
Trivia: When the cat falls down the waste bin, a high-pitched "Goofy Holler" can be heard.
Trivia: When we see the parade for the newly elected mayor, look in the background and you can see a building with "P. Julian" on it - a reference to the Warner Brothers background artist Paul Julian.
Trivia: The cat does not speak until the very end of the cartoon, when he and the mouse come to see the dog on the operating table at the hospital.