"A Pluto Cartoon"

Release Date June 28, 1940

Running Time 8:44

Synopsis

An empty dog dish is all that awaits Pluto when he gets up in the morning, so he tries to steal a bone from the dog next door.

Characters

Pluto

Butch

Credits

Director : Jack Kinney

Animation

John Lounsberry

Rueben Timmins

Story : Carl Barks

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 2 : Pluto

Germany

Heir ist Pluto

Plutos Größte Hits

Italy

Cartoons Disney 1

Topolino e Soci

Laserdisc

United States

Pluto

Japan

Minnie's Greatest Hits / Pluto's Greatest Hits

DVD

Lady and the Tramp II : Scamp's Adventure

Old Yeller

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto Volume 1

Old Yeller / Savage Sam

Lady and the Tramp II : Scamp's Adventure (Special Edition)

Television

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

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode 8

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode 13

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Production Number : 3503

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

Includes one of the best Pluto sequences involving Pluto walking through a hall of mirrors.

From Ted : I bought this on silent 8mm film a long time ago. It holds up beautifully as a silent, as most of the footage is the funhouse mirror sequence, probably inspired by the Marx Brothers "mirror" routine. Is a good cartoon for repeated viewings, so I am giving it a 9.

From Per Nilsson : Not much of a plot. Pluto steals a bone, Pluto enters a house of mirrors, Pluto use the mirrors to scare Butch. The mirror sequence is fun to watch but there is not much else to keep your interest. At least Pluto wins in the end over his foe, and because of that I will give the short a better than average rating.

I noticed that a non-standard music score was used during the title presentation, not the usual with Mickey calling for Pluto. Perhaps this is an earlier version?

From Michelle I. : Cute and fun to watch, this one is nonetheless average compared with other Disney and Pluto cartoons. The story becomes most interesting and amusing when Pluto is inside the house of mirrors at the carnival.

From Baruch Weiss : Wow! Pluto was really hungry and I'm suprised he got the upper hand, Mickey should have just fed him. Pluto sure went to a lot of trouble to get into trouble!

From Dino Cencia : Funny Pluto cartoon. All Pluto wants is a big juicy bone so he digs under the fence and crawls very slowly and tries not to wake up Butch. The funny part is when Butch chases Pluto with his bone and goes into a carnvial and chases around the carnvial. Then Pluto when into a house of mirrors and there were funny images of Pluto in the mirrors. Also in the mirrors, he was some different animals like a crocodile, a camel, a gorilla, a kangaroo, and a seal. These parts of animals of Pluto were really funny! Then Butch chases Pluto in the house of mirrors and he uses the mirrors to scare Butch. Funny too. Then Pluto goes home with his bone that he got and he's proud of himself. Pluto is my favorite Disney dog. I give this short a 900.

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