A short clip from this cartoon can be seen in the opening credits of the Futurama episode A Fishful of Dollars (1999) .
The 1936 Chaplain film Modern Times would also show an automatic corn eating mechanism.
One of the show patrons is seen from behind attired only in a pair of shorts shorts and shoes, a likely wink at rival animator Walter Disney's Mickey.
The drip-sensing wiper cleaning device is actually an early example of what would become mechatronic engineering. And auto windshield wipers would eventually be developed that activate when rain is detected on the windscreen.