Beautiful attention to the smallest of background details is shown here in the cut-crystal lamp base and the intricate piano construction; details like these were the hallmark of the era's cartoon shorts.
The hobo character seen here was popularized first by circus clown Emmett Kelly, with his Weary Willie clown in the 1930s. Later, comedian Red Skelton would incorporate a similar character into his TV appearances, Freddie the Freeloader.