When the story begins, it's snowing and Barney Bear is getting ready for a long hibernation for the winter. Part of that involves chopping down trees and collecting logs for his fireplace. After all, Barney is a VERY civilized bear and lives in a lovely house. But when Barney chops down one tree, it turns out to be rthe home of a squirrel...and the squirrel complains to Barney that it has no place to live...so nice bear Barney invites the squirrel to live with him. He'll come to regret the decision, as the squirrel is anything but a good house guest!
I just kept thinking...'Barney...you're a bear...just eat the squirrel and be done with it'. But of course, this is a cartoon and it just doesn't work that way.
So is this any good? Well, it IS made by MGM during a period in which the studio was making some very nicely animated cartoons. By the mid-50s, the quality was not as exquisite as the 1940s but still, compared to their competitors, it was very nice. As far as the cartoon itself goes, it was surprisingly shallow on laughs. Enjoyable but I was expecting so much more.