Judy being beaten with a stick, Punch dropping the baby, the policeman, the sausages and the crocodile are all references to the original puppet show.
Punch's wife was originally called Joan. In the British Punch and Judy show, Punch speaks in a distinctive squawking voice, produced by a contrivance known as a swazzle or swatchel which the professor holds in his mouth, transmitting his gleeful cackle. This gives Punch a vocal quality as though he were speaking through a kazoo. Joan's name was changed to Judy because Judy was easier to enunciate with the swazzle than Joan.
The town of Seaside, though nowhere near the sea, is so named in reference to the traditional Punch & Judy puppet shows that would often take place on beaches.
Filmed entirely in Australia.
Based on the traditional British puppet show, Punch & Judy.