One of the lines from the song "Hooray for Hollywood" was changed for this cartoon. The original lyric is, "Go out and try your luck / You might be Donald Duck." For obvious reasons, the name was changed to Daffy Duck.
Porky's boat is named "Petunia." Petunia Pig was Porky's significant other.
The title is based on the concept of the variety store originated with the five and ten, nickel and dime, five and dime or dime-store, a store where everything cost either five cents (a nickel) or ten cents (a dime). The originator of the concept may be Woolworth's, which began in 1878 in Watertown, New York.
The radio announcing "Gangster Busters" is a nod to the longtime radio crime drama, "Gang Busters".
