[1][2] Gus Goose debuted as a recurring character in Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic since 9 May 1938.

[4] The short was directed by Jack King, and animated by Lee Morehouse, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Don Towsley.

Gus shows Donald Duck his pocket alarm clock, which is divided into, "Dinner, tea, supper, lunch."

Hoping to get the jump on Gus, Donald finds a "barking hotdog" in his icebox, with the label, "A sure way to get rid of hungry relatives."

Having driven Gus away by throwing a bone out onto the lawn, he bolts and locks the door with a drawbar, laughing.