The Bird Came C. O. D.

The Bird Came C. O. D.
The Bird Came C. O. D.
	Title card
Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Rich Hogan (uncredited)
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Philip de Lara
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 17, 1942;
Running time	7 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The Bird Came C. O. D. is a 1942 American animated comedy short film directed by Charles M. Jones. The cartoon was released on January 17, 1942. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series and the first appearance of Conrad Cat.

Plot

Conrad Cat works for the Arctic Palm Co. and is instructed to deliver a palm tree to a theater. He is hindered by his tail and is somehow thrown out of the theater by his own stupidity. He finally enters and after various mishaps, he arrives and replaces a wilted palm.

Before Conrad leaves, he is distracted by a magician's top hat intended for a performance. He aggravates the bird from Stage Fright, who continuously pummels him until he lands in the orchestra pit and destroys all of the instruments. He decides to leave with the wilted palm, but is sent by falling bricks into a room where he finds five of the same angry birds.

Home media

This short is available on disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 2 Blu-ray set.

References

↑ Scott, Keith. ""Pretty Long Wait, Wasn't It?": TEX AVERY'S VOICE ACTORS (Volume 3) |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 119. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
↑ Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 62. ISBN 0-8050-0889-6.
↑ "Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 2 Blu-ray". Blu-Ray.com. December 23, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

[1] Scott, Keith. ""Pretty Long Wait, Wasn't It?": TEX AVERY'S VOICE ACTORS (Volume 3) |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved October 28, 2026.

[2] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 119. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[3] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[4] Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 62. ISBN 0-8050-0889-6.

[5] "Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 2 Blu-ray". Blu-Ray.com. December 23, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2026.