Goofy Groceries

The scene opens as winter night falls and the grocery store owner has just closed up for the evening. The labels on food products suddenly come to life and begin to awaken. The store is quiet, serving as the surreal stage for the animated musical numbers.

A cow on Contented Milk sings to a bull labeled Fulla Bull Tobacco, serenading him with a playful tune. Two other cows on cans marked Discontented Milk leer and whistle at the bull, adding to the chaotic display. The living labels set the mood for the ensuing spectacle.

A crab imitates the famous Ned Sparks and declares that this love stuff makes him sick. The crab's quip introduces the idea that romance will be a humorous thread in the routine. The exchange helps shift the tone toward a musical circus.

Rabbit Jack Bunny asks a music maestro, a dish mop caricaturing Leopold Stokowski, to start the show. A label for Big Top Popcorn animates and the crowd is introduced to the circus lineup by Barker's Dog Food. The dog announcer helps set the theatrical mood inside the store.

The circus attractions on display include Little Egypt Wiggly Gum, Billy Posie's Aquackade swimmers, and the Tomato Can Can Dancers. Each act performs as the crowd cheers and the store lights flicker. The scene creates a surreal carnival atmosphere inside the grocery.

An Animal Crackers gorilla parodying King Kong roars into the scene and threatens to abduct a Can Can Dancer. He snarls Gosh, ain't I repulsive? as he scans the performers, then smiles at the audience. The moment marks the first real danger in the otherwise playful sequence.

Jack Bunny watches the gorilla and flees onto a bottle labeled Horse Radish, using it as a make-believe vehicle. An army of Navy Beans and Turtle Soup Turtles opens fire, shooting at the gorilla. The gorilla retaliates with a Roman candle, nearly destroying Jack's improvised ride.

Jack Bunny discovers a box of Chocolate-Covered A1 Cherries and grabs the axe printed on the label. The crowd cheers as the axe is used against the gorilla, but the candle blast causes it to shrink the weapon. The shrinking weapon yields a brief moment of comic relief amid the chaos.

The image of Superman on a box of Superguy Soap Chips comes to life when the gorilla lights dynamite with Bunny's cigar. Superguy confronts the ape from the air, but fear makes him retreat into a whiny baby. The clash adds a surreal, cartoonish twist to the mayhem.

A firm voice shouts Henry, a nod to the opening of The Aldrich Family, causing the gorilla to pause and scurry toward the sound. His apparent mother drags him away by the ear, scolding him for his naughty behavior. The interruption marks a temporary lull in the action.

Jack Bunny sighs with relief but realizes he is still holding the dynamite. The explosive goes off, and the aftermath leaves him smeared in blackface. The moment ends the immediate danger and closes the sequence.

The cartoon wraps with Jack Bunny delivering an Eddie Rochester style aside about tattletales. The finale closes the surreal grocery stage as the living labels settle back into their cans. The night in the store returns to quiet, leaving the memory of the spectacle.