Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Year: 1941

Runtime: 78 mins

Language: English

Director: Dave Fleischer

ComedyFamilyAnimation

Music, laughter, love and joy fill the air in Bugville, a tiny town where peace has long reigned. That serenity is shattered when residents learn a massive skyscraper is slated to rise over their homes, threatening their way of life. The community rallies, determined to protect their beloved town.

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1

Hoppity returns to Manhattan

Hoppity returns to Manhattan and finds his insect friends living in the Lowlands just outside a bungalow. The humans are trampling the broken fence and threatening the bugs' homes. The Lowlands grow more perilous as the outside world closes in.

Manhattan; Lowlands outside Dickens's bungalow
2

Threats from the human ones grow

Old Mr. Bumble and his daughter Honey fear for the Honey Shop and the community's future. The human intruders press in and Beetle begins plotting against Hoppity and Honey.

Lowlands
3

Dickens' check intercepted

Dick and Mary Dickens await a check from Famous Music for their song, hoping the money will fund repairs to the fence. The check is intercepted by C. Bagley Beetle and his henchmen, derailing their plan. Without the funds, the Lowlands' safety remains at risk.

Dickens' bungalow
4

Foreclosure and waning faith

With the check hidden away, the Dickens' home is foreclosed and faith in Hoppity wanes among the Lowlanders. The community loses hope as the fence remains unrepaired and the threat grows.

Dickens' home
5

Skyscraper threat and Beetle's plan

Beetle discovers a skyscraper will be built on the site, encroaching on both the Lowlands and his property. He hatches a plan to gift his valuable-looking property to the other bugs on the condition that Honey marry him.

Lowlands site
6

Envelope trap

Beetle realizes Hoppity is nearby and seals him inside the envelope containing the check, hiding it in a crack in a wall. The plan is to prevent Hoppity from rescuing the Lowlands and to force Honey's hand.

Dickens' house wall crack
7

Chapel chaos during wedding

Construction begins on the skyscraper while Beetle and Honey's wedding proceeds. A weight from a surveyor's level rips through the chapel, sending the bugs into a panic and triggering an emergency evacuation.

Chapel (wedding site)
8

Envelope freed; Hoppity acts

Hoppity escapes when the wall is demolished and the envelope is freed. He retrieves the envelope from the construction zone, determined to deliver the check and save his community.

Dickens' house vicinity
9

Showdown with Beetle

Hoppity confronts Beetle and his henchmen in a climactic battle and defeats them. He rescues Honey and secures the check to help Mr. Dickens recover the funds.

Lowlands
10

Check reaches Dickens; song becomes a hit

Hoppity delivers the check to Mr. Dickens, and the song 'We're the Couple in the Castle' becomes a massive hit. The renewed finances enable repairs to the fence and allow the Lowlands to begin rebuilding.

Dickens' home
11

Exodus to the skyscraper top

Hoppity leads the exodus from the Lowlands to the top of the skyscraper, where the Dickens have built a new home for the bugs. The initial view from the top appears barren, but hope remains.

Top of skyscraper
12

Garden of Paradise and hopeful ending

On the rooftop, Honey and the Lowlanders discover a Garden of Paradise the Dickenses have created. They move in and celebrate their happy ending, and a final remark hints that humans down below resemble bugs.

Top of skyscraper; Garden of Paradise

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