Director Tex Avery was a native of Dallas, Texas. He based the story for this cartoon on one true fact. At Founders Plaza in downtown Dallas, surrounded by skyscrapers, is a replica of a cabin owned by John Neely Bryan, the founder of the city.
Ed Benedict provided uncredited layout designs for this cartoon. Benedict would later work for Hanna-Barbera Studios (which was started by MGM alumni William Hanna and Joseph Barbera), where he would use some of the caveman designs from this cartoon as the basis for characters in The Flintstones (1960).
Postwar housing for returning G. I. 's is mentioned here. The suburban building boom was at its height at the time.
The short features narration by singing cowboy Tex Ritter.
Tex Ritter, the narrator, was the father of actor John Ritter.
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