"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date August 30, 1940

Running Time 7:55

Synopsis

"Does you mean a kennel for a canine beast?" An invisible genie with a Rochester voice partially emerges from a lamp and creates a deluxe home for Pluto, nearly driving Mickey to distraction in the process.

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Pluto

Lamp

Credits

Director : Clyde Geronomi

Cut Scenes

Unshown in the 1980s - probably due to to the black-dialect Rochester voice, although no actual black character is shown. Censored today - a short moment in which a painted Pluto appears to be in blackface is removed.

Videos

Germany

Pluto Ein Schlappohr Hetzt die Meute

Swinging Micky

France

Les Nouvelles Aventures de Pluto

Italy

Le Nuove Avventure di Pluto

Video Parade 12

Laserdiscs

Japan

More Tales of Pluto

DVD

United States

Escape from Witch Mountain

Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Living Color : Volume 2

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #46 : Disney Dreams

The Ink and Paint Club : #50 : Storyteller Mickey

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #44

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #43

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

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

From Ryan : Mickey is building a brand new doghouse for Pluto. In another shot, we see the old one all dilapidated (note that there is a sign that says 1926 on it before Mickey and Pluto were even created). I liked the genie's voice (sure it ain't Robin Williams, but who the H-E- double hockey sticks cares). I enjoyed the scene where Mickey was listening to the radio and ordered the genie to give Pluto a bath. As he changed the station, there was a cooking show and the announcer said to add two eggs. Well you can guess what the genie did. It isn't until the end of the short that you find out that it was all a dream, which was kind of disappointing to me when I first saw this cartoon.

From Dino Cencia : I like the image of Pluto with curly hair.

From Baruch Weiss : Mickey builds a doughouse for Pluto. Soon they discover a magic lamp that grants Mickey's wish and builds a dream dog house for Pluto, but it all turned out to be a dream. A fun cartoon with nice music.

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