The Slick Chick

Widow Hen asks the curmudgeonly Mr. Cackle to watch her young son Junior while she goes out. Mr. Cackle refuses, calling Junior destructive and incorrigible. Foghorn overhears the exchange and volunteers to prove there is no such thing as a bad boy, offering to babysit Junior.

Junior pokes Foghorn in the bottom with a pin, provoking a tense moment. Foghorn tries to strangle him but is ridiculed by Mr. Cackle. Foghorn quickly defends Junior by saying the boy was only playing and decides to watch over him anyway.

Foghorn takes Junior to a box of toys hoping for a calm distraction. Junior dismisses the toys as widdle kids stuff and sets out to cause trouble instead. The two start a back and forth that signals a clash of tempers and play.

Junior discovers a cement mixer in the barn and triggers a false alarm that traps Foghorn inside. He emerges covered in cement and poses like a grim statue. Junior taunts him with the idea of telling Widow Hen about the mischief.

Foghorn threatens to report Junior to Widow Hen, but Junior warns that he will tell his mother that Foghorn is not watching the horses. Foghorn realizes Junior is craftier than he looks but remains committed to the babysitting plan.

Junior blurts out and they are off, prompting Foghorn to pretend to watch a horse race. He quickly discovers he has been outsmarted again. The prank underscores Junior's cunning.

While Foghorn naps in his hammock, Junior slips away from the farm toward new mischief. He heads to the weather station to find a weather balloon. Foghorn remains unaware for a moment.

Junior ties the weather balloon harness around Foghorn and launches him into orbit. Foghorn wakes up midair and panics as he climbs higher above the farm. He pleads for help as Junior watches gleefully.

Junior shoots an arrow to pop the balloon, sending Foghorn plunging toward the ground. He crashes on a bedspring with a heavy thud and bounces. Junior grins at the result.

After the bedspring bounce, Junior brings out a landing pad to soften the fall, but it turns out to be a hidden landmine. Foghorn survives the fall but is shaken and more determined to rethink the day.

Regaining his senses, Foghorn notices that his de-feathered body reveals blue shorts. The incident reinforces that Junior is more than a nuisance. Foghorn declares that Junior is not just bad, but the worst.

The final moment captures Foghorn accepting the dangerous yet fascinating dynamic with Junior. He repeats that there is no such thing as a bad boy, but calls Junior the worst. The two part with a fragile truce and comic respect for each other.