Trivia: Just after Linus seals his letter to the Great Pumpkin in an envelope, he walks past Lucy who is sitting on the floor watching TV. In her hands, Lucy is holding an issue of TV Guide Magazine. On the cover? Lucy, sitting on the floor in the same position, wearing the same blue dress. (00:07:00)
Trivia: At the end of the cartoon, traditional Bavarian music is played over the "That's All Folks!" title card instead of the normal closing theme.
Trivia: The first Tom and Jerry cartoon. The duo were originally named "Jasper and Jinx" by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, though only Tom was identified on screen by his original name (Jasper). Hanna-Barbera would later use the name "Jinx" in their television creation "Pixie and Dixie", where their adversary was the cat, Mr Jinx.
Trivia: When Elmer reports to the box office, look in the background and you can see a poster for a film entitled "Backwash." The star is Pete Burness, an American animator who worked for Warner Brothers.
Trivia: When the dog shoots his hand when trying to catch Reginald Fox at the log, part of "Tom's scream" can be heard.
Trivia: This was the first non-Disney film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Trivia: At the beginning of the cartoon, we see Donald wearing an army hat instead of his usual sailor hat. This would be repeated in the other army-themed Donald Duck cartoons.
Trivia: This was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon to be released in CinemaScope, as well as the first not to have Mammy Two-Shoes as the owner of the house.
Trivia: At the beginning of the cartoon, we see a long line of books at the book shop. The last book we see is entitled "Life and Times" by Bugs Bunny.
Trivia: "A Wild Hare" is considered by many historians as the first "official" Bugs Bunny cartoon.
Trivia: Look out for a caricature of director Friz Freleng on a dollar bill in the opening credits.
Trivia: The mine that the Coyote comes out on his rocket has a sign outside saying "Selzer Mining Co" - a reference to the Warner Brothers producer Eddie Selzer.
Trivia: When Jerry phones the club and informs Mammy Two-Shoes about the party, she runs back home. You can see Mammy Two-Shoes' face for about two frames as she runs back to the house.
Trivia: Mel Blanc, not Arthur Q. Bryan, voices Elmer Fudd's brief appearance.