 The reel where Shemp practices his dentistry was actually filmed for  _Merry Mavericks (1951)_ (qv) but was too long for inclusion as it  ran, and too funny to edit or throw out.  _Merry Mavericks (1951)_ (qv) had come in ahead of time and somewhat  under budget, so producer Hugh McCollum (qv) persuaded Columbia to  allow him two days extra to film additional material to round it  out, and used the dental school sequence to set up this short.