Coo Coo, the Bird Brain #57
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeCoo Coo the Bird Brain inadvertently becomes a coal miner when he accepts a ride from some birds who claim they cannot pay their fare and must work their way home; while shoveling coal, the pressure builds dangerously in the boiler, threatening an explosion. In a separate story, "The Cat and the Pelican," Kit Cat and a pelican go fishing in Florida, where they banter about the pelican's large mouth before the bird helps Kit recover stolen money from a criminal, earning the mayor's praise.
A young robin, mistaken for a fellow bird, is tricked into joining a chaotic, globe-trotting mission to announce spring—leading to a wild journey from Alaska to a frozen ship, where he’s forced to stoke a boiler before finally escaping back home. The story follows his absurd, slapstick adventure as he’s mistaken for a robin, chased by polar bears, and nearly eaten by Eskimos, all while trying to outrun his own mistaken identity.
Butch and Buttercup, tasked with hauling water for elephants, accidentally cause a circus mishap that leads to them being mistaken for performers. When Buttercup is forced into a lion-tamer role, he discovers the "lions" are actually real—leaving him terrified and scrambling to survive the chaos.
Buster Bunny lies awake at night, frustrated that he can't fall asleep despite trying everything. He decides a glass of milk might help, only to find none in the house, leading to a comically exaggerated outburst of frustration. As he groans in defeat, the story cuts to a dream sequence filled with exaggerated sound effects and zzz's, suggesting a surreal, sleep-inducing ending — but the real events of the dream remain unseen.
In "Money Magic," Supermouse finds himself falsely accused of stealing candy after a mysterious disappearance of money leaves the city in chaos. When a series of vanishings points to a hidden magician, Supermouse teams up with Mabel and Cheesie to uncover the truth behind the disappearing cash.
Cuffy Cat, operating his taxi service, is thrilled when the famous animal trainer Frank Buckley hails his cab. As they ride, Cuffy, starstruck, recounts the daring feats he’s seen in Buckley’s films, unaware the hunter is actually just a nervous passenger trying to get to his lecture.
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