"A Pluto Cartoon"

Release Date July 9, 1948

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

Pluto

Mickey Mouse

Butch

Credits

Director : Charles Nichols

Videos

Germany

Plutos Tollkühne Abenteuer

Italy

Buon Compleanno Topolino

Le Avventure di Pluto

Video Parade 5

Laserdiscs

Japan

Mickey and All Stars

Mickey's Golden Jubilee

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto : Volume 2

Television

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

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 sends Pluto to buy some weiners for someone. However, Pluto is not aware that they are for Butch the bulldog, so he guards the weiners 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.

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