Red-Headed Baby is the sixth title in the Merrie Melodies series.

[2] The short is the first in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series to not feature a recurring character; all previous cartoons had featured Bosko, Foxy or Piggy.

[3] Around Christmas Eve, a toymaker creates a red-haired doll, who, after he (the toymaker) departs, comes to life along with the other toys; she subsequently breaks into singing the titular song, in the process meeting a toy soldier (given the name 'Napoleon') who instantly falls for her.

Napoleon fills his body up again and defeats the spider using a toy train.

All the toys rejoice and the doll and Napoleon reunite as the titular song reprises, ending the cartoon.