The 9th of 26 cartoons in the Barney Bear series released by MGM from 1939 to 1954. It is similar in plot to his debut cartoon The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939).
Most Americans relied on radio for home entertainment, especially during the wartime years. Radio networks would sign off for the night, usually for a few hours.
Among the critters Barney encounters close up are a coyote, an owl, a porcupine and a chipmunk.