Eli Bloodshy's (Jim Dale's) #11 Iron Donkey train seen in the film is now located at the Big Thunder Railroad at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Although promotional material for this film prominently featured Don Knotts, he was only fourth-billed, and in a supporting role.
The film's theatrical support accompaniment was a remake of the earlier Disney short The Wind in the Willows (1949) remade as The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad (1975).
Darren McGavin passed away just one day after Don Knotts' death in February 2006.
First of two consecutive Disney comedy westerns with Don Knotts. The second was The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979).