Woody Woodpecker, a 17th-century lamplighter, while making his rounds one night hears that the ship of the notorious pirate Buccaneer Buzzard has been spotted in the harbor. Knowing that a substantial reward has been offered for the capture of the pirate, Woody sets out to capture the pirate and claim the reward. Bucaneer Buzzard has other ideas, one of which involves feeding Woody to a shark.