Sylvester's carefully constructed Rube Goldberg-like contraption is reminiscent of the many D-I-Y schemes launched by fellow cast member Wile E. Coyote.
Plot would be used for the "The Ant and the Aardvark" cartoon short, "From Bed to Worse".
This skit was used in Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island.
Granny makes a cameo as the nurse.
Granny quotes a line from a popular Doris Day song, "Que sera, sera." It translates to what will be, will be and is an earlier version of the modern expression, "Whatever...."