Beezy Bear

On a bright morning, Humphrey the Bear, James MacDonald (voice), arrives in disguise as a beekeeper and greets the real beekeeper, Donald Duck, Clarence Nash (voice), at his hive. It quickly becomes clear that the visitor is after honey, not friendly pleasantries, and Humphrey brazenly raids the hives. The alarmed bees chase him, forcing the bear to dive underwater into a nearby pond to escape.

Donald Duck, Clarence Nash (voice), complains to Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore, Bill Thompson (voice), about the mysterious thief. The ranger gathers his bears and lines them up so Donald can point out the culprit. Yet Humphrey is the last bear to arrive, still damp from the pond; when Woodlore asks why he’s wet, Humphrey performs body-washing gestures, and Woodlore jokes that he bathes too much. Donald sighs that they all look alike, so Woodlore decides to set new rules.

Woodlore then reveals the boundary line between the bears’ park and Donald’s honey farm, insisting the bears stay on their side and that Donald keep his bees on his side as well. Donald raises a barbed-wire fence to keep the bears out, but Humphrey remains determined. After tasting the honey with reverent enthusiasm, Humphrey tries to outsmart the bees by using flowers to lure them into a barrel, only for the cork to be pulled and the barrel to burst, sending the bees in multiple directions until Humphrey dives back into the pond. Ranger Woodlore catches him, and Humphrey resumes his bathing facade to dodge suspicion.

Humphrey presses on with more schemes: he seals a trash bin to trap the bees and makes goofy faces to annoy them, but the agile bees slip free and end up flying into Humphrey’s mouth while he’s attempting to steal another hive. He spits them out and darts away, breaking through the fence once more. Woodlore notices a strand of Humphrey’s hair stuck on the fence and uses it as a makeshift toupee, a silly detail that earns a faint laugh from the other two.

The hijinks escalate as Humphrey grabs a hose, hoping to siphon honey, but Donald yanks it back. They trade blows and squirts in a quick, chaotic bout until Woodlore steps in to reclaim the hose for Donald, since it’s his property. Water splashes everywhere, catapulting the trio into the pond in a splashy finale. After the chaos subsides, Woodlore delivers the playful zinger that caps the escapade:

You take too many baths!

Donald chuckles in agreement, and Humphrey—wet, defeated, and still plotting—joins in the shared, goofy relief of the moment.

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 12:32