The Crackpot Quail



The Crackpot Quail is a 1941 Merrie Melodies short.

Plot
Looking at a sleek pointer dog on a billboard, goofy Willoughby the Dog dreams of being a great hunting dog. He goes off to hunt quail, but crashes into a tree, which he points out to us ("A tree!"). Hearing somebody whistle at him, he sees little Quentin Quail, who is trying to keep his topknot up out of his face. When the dumb dog finds out that he is a quail, they take off on a chase all over the forest, but the dog keeps running into trees, and pointing them out in a "running" gag. They chase underwater, where the dog sees fish go by, one of which is the quail. They chase back out, the quail using his topknot as a windshield wiper, and the dog corners him. But he gets the dog to "fetch the stick, boy!" Eventually, Willoughby realizes that the quail has left. The dog runs furiously after Quentin Quail, smashing bushes, trees and a log cabin, all of which fall on him. He says, "Lots of trees!"