In the Bag (1956): Cast & Plot

Tourists have departed Brownstone National Park where Humphrey the Bear James MacDonald lives, leaving trash everywhere, despite signs asking visitors not to litter. The park ranger Bill Thompson, who acts as the boss, starts by trying to tidy up himself but quickly decides that the job shouldn’t fall entirely on his shoulders. He calls in the resident bears and, with a jaunty tune in the air, orders them to “put it in the bag” while they sing and dance along. The bears eagerly collect the debris, bouncing and jostling to the rhythm as if the chore is a game. It isn’t long before the ranger’s nap breaks the illusion, and the bears sense his real motive behind the request.