"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"
Synopsis
- Mickey enters Pluto in a ritzy dog show where they are hopelessly outclassed and have little chance of winning until the building catches on fire and Pluto saves the day.
Characters
Credits
- (Note : credits verified through original animators drafts with help from Dave Smith of The Disney Archives)
- Director : Bill Roberts
- Animation
Videos
- United States
- Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volume 2
- Cartoon Classics : Second Series : Volume 10 : Starring Pluto and Fifi
- Mickey Loves Minnie
- Germany
- Italy
- France
Laserdiscs
- United States
- Japan
DVD
- Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Living Color (Volume 2)
- Region 1 : United States
- Region 2 : Germany
- Region 2 : Italy
- Region 2 : Sweden
- Region 2 : United Kingdom
- Region 1 : United States
- Mickey and Minnie's Sweetheart Stories
- Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Living Color : Volume 2
Television
- The Ink and Paint Club : #37 : Mickey's Pal, Pluto
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.
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From Ryan : While watching this short, I noticed that all of the "people" at the dog show were actually dogs themselves (except for Mickey). That seems quite ironic. This is one of those shorts where a character is rejected by the group until they save someone's life. In this case, Pluto saves Fifi who is trapped in the building while it is burning. Pluto certainly deserved that big medal labeled PUBLIC HERO NO. 1 (rather than the usual PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1). The short itself was full of humor and the animation was wonderful, especially the burning building scene.
From Baruch Weiss : I like this short a lot but I hated when the building got on fire thanks to that stupid photographer who used to much flash powder, but Boruch Hashem (that means Thank G-D in Hebrew) that no dogs were killed.
From Michelle I. : Being a dog show fan myself, I quite like this short. As someone pointed out, it is very ironic that most of the handlers and judges at this show seem to be dogs themselves. A few pretty show dogs are seen, and out of them Pluto chooses the future wife, Fifi the Pekingese. Other than that, his luck isn't so hot at the show, until he winds up saving Fifi from the burning building.
From Jeff Wiener : This short displays a very good example of the sympathetic relationship between Mickey and Pluto. I think that this is the last cartoon where Mickey's eyes took the form of two big black ovals. After this short was produced, the Disney artists altered Mickey's design. Mickey had pupils in his eyes in all of the subsequent shorts. Like all of of the other Disney cartoons of this period, the technical quality of the animation is superb.
From Bryan Hensley : Pluto was proclaimed "Public enemy #1" in the 1935 short "Pluto's Judgement Day". But at the end of this short from 1939, he was proclaimed "public hero #1" for saving Fifi's life! You wouldn't believe what he went through to save her, and on roller skates yet! So much for Mickey and Pluto being "riff-raff" when they arrived at the dog show at the beginning! Nearly all the dog owners were dogs themselves (except Mickey of course!), as well as the judge! Don't try to use too much flashpowder in an old-fashioned camera, or a whole building will burn to the ground! This is Mickey's last short for him to have Oswald-esque eyes. The next shorts in 1939 featured Mickey very much as he looks today. ("The Pointer" and "Mickey's Surprise Party") Pluto had trouble with ice-skating 4 years earlier in "On Ice", but he didn't have quite as much trouble in roller-skating in this short. I hope you enjoy this "wags to riches" story from 70 years ago, as of 2009!
Referenced Comments
- "The Pointer" (1939)
