Norm McCabe had previously used a pair of gophers in his 1942 short Gopher Goofy, but they bear little resemblance to Clampett's characters.
Norm McCabe a folosit mai-nainte o pereche de popândăi în desenul din 1942 Gopher Goofy, dar ei au purtat mici reasamblări după personajele lui Clampett.