"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon" (see explanation in comments below)

Release Date September 12, 1936

Running Time 8:22

Synopsis

Donald is a plumber dealing with Pluto and an unwieldy leak. The real fun comes when Pluto accidentally swallows one of Donald's tools - a magnet.

Characters

Donald Duck

Pluto

Credits

Director : Ben Sharpsteen

Animation

Bill Roberts

Al Eugster

Norm Ferguson

Director : Jack Kinney

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 9 : Donald Duck's First Fifty Years

Germany

Donald Duck's 50 Verrückte Jahre

Pluto Räumt Auf

Plutos Größte Hits

France

Bon Anniversaire Donald

Italy

I 50 Anni Folli di Paperino

Cani e Simpatia

I Capolavori di Pluto

Pluto Aiutante Offresi

Laserdiscs

Japan

Donald Duck : A Star is Born

Minnie's Greatest Hits / Pluto's Greatest Hits

Donald Duck's 50 Crazy Years

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald Volume 1 : (1934-1941)

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #26 : Classic Donald

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode 68

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 United Artists Pictures

Gallery

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Comments

From Jerry Edwards : Released as a Mickey Mouse film, but only Donald and Pluto appear. Fun cartoon, full of action and gags. First of several Donald/Pluto duet shorts.

From Ryan : As Jerry Edwards pointed out, Mickey Mouse did appear on the screen at the opening of the short, yet he never appeared in it. It should have been Donald Duck/or Pluto who appeared on the screen. This short got pretty tiring after Pluto was having all those problems with the magnet.

From Ajisai : There's some funny moments in this one, like when Donald winds up in that laundry machine (predating Donald's problems with technology in later years.) And Pluto is funnier than usual.

From Baruch Weiss : Released as a Mickey Mouse cartoon except the famous mouse makes no appearance in it whatsoever, Donald Duck, joined by Pluto, is the star. In it Donald is a plumber until pluto swallows a magnet and destroys Donald's work. Ok for a cartoon, but I wouldn't call it one of my favorites!

From Matthew Cooper : I first saw this short as a kid on the Disney Channel and liked it so much that I wanted to see it again, but I didn't until I found The Chronological Donald Vol 1. There is a blooper in this short that the site didn't pick up on: When Pluto is up on the roof, a green ladder falls on him but when he starts to climb across it, it's brown. Then the next time we see it (When Donald is hanging off it,) it turns green again! Anyway this short was probably released as a Mickey Mouse cartoon because around this time, Donald was just coming onto the screen, so Mickey was still the most popular character. "Donald's Ostrich" was the first cartoon released with Don's name.

Referenced Comments

Beach Picnic (1940)