The title and general premise of this Our Gang entry derives from the 1899 popular song "Stay in Your Own Back Yard" composed by Lyn Udall and written by Karl Kennett. The song concerns a black mother consoling her young son after he has been teased by neighboring white children, with a chorus written in dialect advising the little boy to "stay in your own back yard." The song's popularity was revived in the late 1920s when it was recorded by popular radio artist Vaughn De Leath.