Funny Animals #84

Fuzzy Bear finds his job running the roller coaster a tedious affair—until a nap on the job leads to some unexpected chaos. This 1954 tale from Funny Animals #84 captures the slapstick mayhem that erupts when duty takes a backseat to drowsiness.

Hoppy's new tooth filling picks up radio signals, turning his mouth into an unwilling broadcast receiver—and when he and Millie accidentally pick up a pair of escaped killers, Tough-Louie Lumpola and Gus the Goon, the constant interference becomes their only ally in a desperate chase through a carnival funhouse and beyond. With his malfunctioning molar constantly playing crime programs and commercial jingles at the worst possible moments, Hoppy has to use his wits to outsmart two armed desperados who'll stop at nothing to silence him for good.

When Fuzzy Bear is shanghaied aboard Captain Blight's cruel ship, he witnesses the tyrant's brutal treatment of his enslaved crew and decides to take a stand. After breaking free and confronting the notorious bully, Fuzzy shows young Benny Beaver that facing down a bully head-on is the only way to stop them—a lesson Benny puts into practice when his own tormentor shows up looking for trouble.

Willie the Worm enters a ski contest at Icy Inn alongside his friend Sammy, but their plans go awry when three thieves rob the lodge and make their getaway down the mountain. When Willie accidentally joins the chase in a runaway toboggan, a series of wild mishaps—including the thieves' collision and Willie's accidental entrapment in handcuffs—sets off an enormous rolling snowball that transforms the whole situation. It's a fast-paced comedy of colliding plans and winter chaos where one small worm ends up saving the day in the most unexpected way possible.