The Heckle and Jeckle Show
Heckle and Jeckle were two inseparable black magpies, identical in appearance but distinguishably different in personality. Though both were remarkably witty, Heckle spoke with a New York accent, while Jeckle's tone was much more refined. Together, they sought to con free meals and shelter out of the upper class, who in all honesty, presented little difficulty for the clever and mischievous birds.
Two magpies are looking for a nesting place. Nowhere is there a vacancy. Finally they rent a nest in a treetop just outside the bedroom window of an old man (Farmer Al Falfa). His sleep disturbed, he asks them to be a little quieter. Instead, the magpies squawk on relentlessly. Try as they might, those birds just can't stay quiet. Farmer Al Falfa starts after them with his gun. As he rounds the corner, one of the magpies has slipped into the radio and is broadcasting a show on "how to rid your farm of magpies." The farmer realizes that he has been tricked, and the hunt is on. The magpies trick him into a barrel and turn his own gun on him.
Farmer Al Falfa and his dog try to have a private picnic, but Heckle & Jeckle decide to freeload. The usual hijinks ensue as the farmer and his dog try to get rid of the magpies. Eventually, the farmer gives them a stick of dynamite disguised as a hot dog. As they try to roast it, the farmer drives away in his car to avoid the explosion, but Heckle & Jeckle throw the dynamite into their car.
Heckle & Jeckle along with other magpies decide to build a birdhouse on a quiet rest farm. But it's private property, and the magpies are ordered to move right out again by a watchdog. After several battles, the watchdog sees that he can't win. The watchdog eventually corners them with his shotgun, but he doesn't have the heart to shoot them. He joins up with them, saying that he's really not a watchdog, but a birddog. The watchdog ends up living with them in the birdhouse.
Heckle & Jeckle try to steal food from under the watchful eye of Dimwit the dog.
Heckle and Jeckle see a seemingly helpless baby bird (who keeps saying he is "only three years old") in danger as a cat is trying to capture it. The magpies play their usual tricks on the cat to keep him from getting the baby bird. When the cat starts shooting at the birds, the baby bird gets angry, marches straight towards the cat and gives him a sound thrashing, much to the amazement of Heckle and Jeckle.
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| Language | English |
| Release | 1956-10-21 |
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