Czech born composer Stepán Konícek uses some nice instrumental solos here, including guitar and harpsichord, to set the tone. A few years later, The Addams Family TV show would feature Lurch the butker playing the harpsichord quite regularly.
The name of the ship is the Komquot, a play on the name of the fruit and also the Pequod, Captain Ahab's ship from "Moby Dick".
This reel is withdrawn from American television for inappropriate references. However, it was given minor showings on Cartoon Network and Boomerang.
The captain forces Tom into service aboard his ship, which was also known as impressing. It was used by the British forces against American colonists in the years before the revolution.
One of the Czechoslovakian produced shorts of the Gene Deitch era. Despite numerous shortcomings, some of the background artwork (particularly of the waterfront) is quite nice.