The title is based on the Aesop Fable about Androcles and the Lion. George Bernard Shaw also wrote a play based on the same story of the man who helps a lion and who's kindness later saves him.
One of the few times Jerry makes a sound.
The fireplace slot machine gag was likely a wink at the increasingly popular destination of Las Vegas, just a relatively short drive from Los Angeles. The El Rancho had opened in 1941 as the city's first casino resort.
Television was not yet a mainstay in early postwar homes. Most people relied on radio and movies for entertainment. A fine cabinet console radio, such as the one Tom is listening to, was what everyone aspired to own.
Beautiful attention to background detail is shown here, one of the hallmarks of animation's golden age. Even the shine of a state of the art linoleum kitchen floor is depicted. The house has all the very latest furnishings and appliances, which adult cinema goers would have appreciated.