The Scarlet Pumpernickel Daffy fails to perform a stunt, he mutters, "That's funny - that never happens to Errol Flynn," and his costumed appearance is more like Zorro, with cape, mask and sword, none of which the Pimpernel used. The "Nobleman disguise," is, however, more in line with wealthy English fop Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel's alter ego. Michael Barrier's commentary on the DVD pointed out that Errol Flynn had nothing to do with "The Scarlet Pimpernel"; rather, the star was actually Leslie Howard. But, since Flynn was better-known, his name was referenced in the gags. "The Scarlet Pumpernickel" is available, uncensored,
George Bulman (fictional character) George Bulman (fictional character) Detective Sergeant George Bulman was a fictional detective created by Kenneth Royce in his series of books about The XYY Man (semi-reformed cat burglar Spider Scott), where the character's name was initially Alf Bulman. Here Bulman is presented as a 'bent copper', though the only examples of his corruption given are that he gained promotion to sergeant by persuading down-and-outs to confess to unsolved robberies, in return for a prison sentence which would put them inside during the coldest months of winter. These books were turned into a Granada TV series in the mid-1970s, with actor