"A Pluto Cartoon"

Release Date March 28, 1941

Synopsis

Mickey sends Pluto downtown to fetch the paper, but Pluto loses the coin he was to do it with. His effort to retrieve the coin with bubble gum only makes things worse.

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Pluto

Credits

Director : Clyde Geronomi

Animation : Ed Aardal

Videos

Germany

Zeitungsjunge Pluto

Italy

Topolino and Co. : Avventure Tutte da Ridere

DVD

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto Volume 1

Television

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode 11

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

Comments

From David Krause : I like to hear Pluto(nium) cry after he loses his dime and when he comes back with the mud covered paper.

From Baruch Weiss : In this short Pluto (who is called "James" by Mickey at the begining for some reason) is sent out to get the Sunday paper, but looses the dime in a grate. Eventually, he gets it back with bubble gum and proceeds to get the paper and despite other tribulations he finaly presents the paper to Mickey all covered with mud. Wonderful cartoon, but like many other cartoons with Mickey's face on them (e.g. "Canine Caddy") Pluto is the main character.

From Trae Robinson : There is a blackface scene in this cartoon where Pluto splashes in mud trying to get the newspaper. I kind of like the ending where Mickey gives Pluto a mad face and Pluto starts to cry and Mickey chuckles and pats Pluto's back. I even noticed Pluto has a green collar and he looks at himself in the newspaper.

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