Pluto's Purchase

A Pluto Cartoon

Release Date : July 9, 1948

Running Time : 6:43

Synopsis

Mickey sends Pluto to buy some sausages, not telling them they're a gift for neighbor pooch Butch - so when the tough bulldog tries to take them, Pluto defends himself, having no idea what the wursts are really meant to be used for.

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Pluto

Butch, the Bulldog

Credits

Video

Germany

Plutos Tollkühne Abenteuer

France

Les Aventures de Pluto

Joyeux Anniversaire Mickey

Italy

Video Parade 5

Qua la Zampa Pluto

Le Avventure di Pluto

Buon Compleanno Topolino

Laserdiscs

Japan

Mickey's Golden Jubilee

Mickey and His All Stars

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto Volume 2

Television

The Ink and Paint Club: Episode 17: Pluto's Rival Butch

The Mickey Mouse Club : December 26, 1956

Technical Specification

Color Type: Technicolor

Animation Type: Standard animation

Sound Mix: Mono

Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

Negative Format: 35mm

Print Format: 35mm

Cinematographic Process: Spherical

Original Language: English

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

From Ryan : Mickey sends Pluto to buy some wieners for someone. However, Pluto is not aware that they are for Butch the bulldog, so he guards the wieners on his way home. Mickey's personality has become so bland that he has now become a minor character. Okay of a short, but not one of my favorites.

From Rich : There was a cartoon made by Warner Bros. (I can't remember the name of it though) that was very similar to this, but the only difference is the dog who has been given the package is trying to keep it away from two cats instead of a dog. I also agree with Ryan's opinion on Mickey during this period, and it's true. His personality was deteriorating short after short. Looks like Social Darwinism, with it's "survival of the fittest" slogan, applies to everything, including animated cartoons.

From Baruch Weiss : The short that Rich mentioned up above was "Dogone Cats" and yes that short is very similar too this cartoon. I also agree with Ryan how Mickey's personality got bland in this period.

Pluto's Purchase

A Pluto Cartoon

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