 The same gag was used in the end of "The Ren and Stimpy Show" episode "Rubber Nipple Salesmen" (show creator John Kricfalusi was apparently a big fan of the Three Stooges, using a good number of Stooge gags as part of his tenure with Ren and Stimpy; the character of Stimpy is himself based on Larry).The plot device of performers traveling via rail and enduring sleeping hardships was previously used by Laurel and Hardy in 1929's "Berth Marks".Female comedy team ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd also borrowed the plot device for their 1932 short "Show Business" (directed by Jules White).