 This was the first film in the series that did not use the character  of Alvin Fuddle. The child actor who portrayed him,  Danny Mummert (qv), was appearing in Frank Capra (qv)s  _Its a Wonderful Life (1946)_ (qv). Mummert would return as Alvin  in the next entry in the series, _Blondie Knows Best (1946)_ (qv).