Working for Peanuts

While gathering acorns, Chip and Dale stumble upon a peanut that had been tossed from the nearby zoo. They sample the peanut and savor its taste, curious about how such a snack arrived here. Their discovery coincides with a crowd nearby throwing peanuts at Dolores the Elephant, who is being cared for by Donald Duck.

Dale attempts to steal more peanuts while Donald is away, but Dolores spots him. She traps him with a crafty ploy and uses her trunk as a branch to guide the prize toward her mouth. In the process, she also drains Chip's peanut load from the tree.

Angered by the theft, the chipmunks retaliate by yanking a branch on their tree and giving Dolores a sharp jab in the rear. Dolores complains to Donald, escalating the confrontation and drawing him back toward the scene.

Realizing the theft, Donald uses Dolores' trunk like a vacuum to suck up the stolen peanuts. He then blasts the remaining peanuts at the chipmunks as fast as a machine gun, but soon runs out of ammo. The relentless onslaught leaves the chipmunks scrambling to dodge the peanut spray.

Unable to outrun the chaos, the chipmunks retreat into a mouse hole, and Donald charges after them, colliding with a wall and being left dazed on the ground.

The chipmunks watch as other animals receive peanuts, growing more determined to steal more themselves. Dale tries to imitate a sea lion to attract attention, but a fish is thrown at him and Chip mocks the effort. In a final burst of frustration, Dale slaps Chip with the fish.

Dolores notices Donald and snaps him out of his stupor, refocusing their efforts on the dancing chipmunks.

Donald and Dolores locate the chipmunks dancing in exchange for peanuts. The duo resumes pursuit to drive the cheeky rodents away from the peanuts, but the chipmunks keep up their performance.

Dale trips in a bucket of white paint and the duo cover themselves in the paint, slipping into a box and posing as albino chipmunks for a peanut-only feeding strategy. They instruct Donald to feed only peanuts as part of the ruse.

Donald creates an albino chipmunk exhibit and fills it with peanuts, while Dolores outfits the display with a miniature swimming pool. Dale attempts to cannonball into the pool, but Chip stops him and the white paint begins to wash off his bottom half.

Dolores alerts Donald, and Dale draws two lines across his body to imitate suspenders. Donald, convinced by the ruse, leads Dolores away to admire the display.

With the ruse complete, the chipmunks celebrate the success as Donald and Dolores walk off. Chip says they fooled him, while Dale pulls on his now-real suspenders, and Chip shrugs at the camera.