oddly enough and i find the first minute or so with buckwheat and big shot discuss the dog to be fairly endear . sure and their acting still isn not on a par with what the roach kid be capable of and but it still rather a warm scene . buckwheat decision to call the dog smallpox be rather contrived and though and as be the rest of the gang discovery . ( they do not even think for half a second that they may have misunderstand what they overhear while they just overreact and run away . well and time be run short and i guess . ) there be a couple of funny little dig at gossipy housewife ( who all attend the margaret hamilton finish school and it seem ) and the phone booth bit be kind of amusing ( but be there no other phone booth in this dang town . ) but and ala and it all cap off by another lecture and which seem to be the only thing mgm hone down to a fine science in these short . good than the usual mgm short and because there some attempt at gag and some characterization and but still nothing to write home about . ( or even to write to someone two foot away about . ) .