It's Mother's Day and Hans and Fritz have bought their mom a new hat. After exiting the store, they trip and fall into a puddle of mud and spoil the hat. Nearby, a hat-wearing workhorse, sees what happens and laughs. The kids look up, see his hat and grab it, giving the nag the dirty one. The horse, thanks to a nearby mirror, sees his "new" hat, shakes it off, stomps on it and goes racing after the kids, who get away safely.
At home, Mama is very pleased with the gift. She looks in the mirror and suddenly is transformed into Marlene Dietrich. "Hmm, not bad," she says, admiring herself. She goes out to show off the hat to her neighbor. Meanwhile, the horse, with a nose like a bloodhound, is out sniffing around trying to get the scent of his hat. He soon sees it and smells it as Mama parades by, but it unable to get it back. He chases Mama all the way to her house. Later, the two chase each other in the house! Finally, the kids corral the animal and try to please it by showing it mama's other hats.
What happens after that is truly insane stuff, incredibly wild. Overall, it is the best of the Captain and the Kids cartoons I've seen. It was appropriate that it was included in an equally- insane Marx Brothers movie DVD presentation of "A Day At The Races."
At home, Mama is very pleased with the gift. She looks in the mirror and suddenly is transformed into Marlene Dietrich. "Hmm, not bad," she says, admiring herself. She goes out to show off the hat to her neighbor. Meanwhile, the horse, with a nose like a bloodhound, is out sniffing around trying to get the scent of his hat. He soon sees it and smells it as Mama parades by, but it unable to get it back. He chases Mama all the way to her house. Later, the two chase each other in the house! Finally, the kids corral the animal and try to please it by showing it mama's other hats.
What happens after that is truly insane stuff, incredibly wild. Overall, it is the best of the Captain and the Kids cartoons I've seen. It was appropriate that it was included in an equally- insane Marx Brothers movie DVD presentation of "A Day At The Races."