Woody pays tribute to Claudette Colbert's famous hitchhiking scene here, in the 1934 classic film It Happened One Night.
As in most cartoon shorts, the usual background of the stately Saguaro cactus and colorful red rock formations are used to set the scene for a desert adventure. Some of the cacti shown here are correctly depicted with flowers at the very top of the arms, which is how the plant attracts pollinators. Saguaro honey is a local delicacy produced from those springtime blossoms.