"Perfect Day" was written in May 1929 and filmed between June 1–8, 1929. The original 1929 release of "Perfect Day" contained no music other than that used over the opening credits. The Roach Studios would reissue the film in 1937 with an added music score being utilized at the time in other Roach comedies. The 1929 version was considered lost until the 2011 DVD release "Laurel and Hardy: The Essential Collection", when the original Vitaphone disc track sans the incidental music became available.