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Fair and Worm-er is a 1946 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones.

Title[]

The title is a play on the 1915 play Fair and Warmer.

Plot[]

A small worm is attempting to dine on a large delicious apple, when he is attacked by a hungry black crow. The crow pursues the worm until he is suddenly attacked by a hungry cat. The cat chases the crow, only to be attacked by a vicious bulldog. The bulldog harasses the cat until he is suddenly set upon by the local dog catcher. In a rigorous chase between all the protagonists, each generation of characters help some while hindering others. For example, the crow reasons: Dogs chase cats, cats chase birds, I'm a bird, therefore, I gotta help the dog. Intermixed in the action are also the dog catcher's wife, armed with a rolling pin, who professes the she is afraid of neither man nor beast, and a tiny mouse, who informs her that he is a beast, sending her into a screaming fit. Also, there is a brief cameo by a skunk who may or may not be Pepé Le Pew.

An unseen narrator asks the worm if he must go through this routine every day just to get something to eat. The worm does not wish to eat the apple, but rather move into it, as it is the last furnished apartment in town.

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