While on the wires, Popeye and Bluto sing parodies of two popular songs: "Love in Bloom" and "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" The latter was also at the center of the earlier Popeye short A Dream Walking (1934).
At the time of this short, telephones in the home were a rarity, and most people who owned one were on a party line. That's, as 'tis said, Hollywood.
Olive is seen wearing a stylish pair of slippers in this short, rather than her usual high-button shoes.