Production Notes
In the Sweet Pie and Pie makes references to several popular songs/series' of the era:
- Moe's comment "I am The Shadow" parodies the 1940 Columbia radio serial The Shadow
- "Bill Stein," who broadcasts a "jerk-by-jerk" description of the hanging of the Mushroom Murder Mob, is a parody of real-life sportscaster Bill Stern.
- The title In the Sweet Pie and Pie is a play on the old song, "In the Sweet By and By"; the names of the sisters, Tiska, Taska, and Baska, were a play on the song, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"; Curly's comment "I Hear a Rhipsody" parodies the 1940 song "I Hear a Rhapsody".
Footage was borrowed and later reused for In the Sweet Pie and Pie:
- The dancing lesson sequence was lifted from Hoi Polloi.
- The cell block footage was re-used in Beer Barrel Polecats.
- Several shots from the pie fight appeared in Pest Man Wins.
In the Sweet Pie and Pie marked the final appearance of supporting actor Richard Fiske. A perfect foil for the Stooges, Fiske's promising career was cut short when he was killed in action during World War II.
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