ABC originally broadcast this episode in black and white.
While it is the third entry of the five Davy Crockett episodes, this one is chronologically the last.
Filmed in color despite its intention for televised broadcast in an era when virtually all television was black and white. This foresight to "future proof" the footage allowed it to be edited for theatrical exhibition and re-aired for decades afterwards.
Hans Conried, who played Davy's newest traveling companion, Thimblerig, was already well ensconced in the Disney brand. He'd played the role of Captain Hook in the animated Peter Pan film, providing both the voice and physical reference for the animators.
Nick Cravat, who plays Bustedluck, has no speaking lines. His character communicates exclusively through a type of sign language. This was not uncommon for Cravat (an Italian American, not a Native American), who spoke with a heavy Brooklyn accent that he could not shake and which would be unsuitable for some of the roles he was given.