"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"
Release Date May 30, 1941
Synopsis
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Mickey and Pluto are on the golf links. Pluto fights a mangy gopher and
eventually reduces the highest hill on the course to a Swiss-cheese-like
construct of holes.
Characters
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Mickey Mouse
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Pluto
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Gopher (I)
Credits
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Director : Clyde Geronomi
- Animation : Jack Gayek
- Effects Animation : Art Fitzpatrick
Videos
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United States
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On Vacation with Mickey
Mouse and Friends
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Cartoon Classics : Second Series : Volume 11 :
Mickey and the Gang
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The Spirit of Mickey
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Germany
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Pluto Ein Schlappohr Hetzt
die Meute
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Zeitungsjunge Pluto
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France
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Les Nouvelles Aventures
de Pluto
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Italy
- Topolino and Co. : Avventure Tutte da Ridere
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Le Nuove Avventure di Pluto
- Pluto Amico Quasi Perfetto
- Qua la Zampa Pluto
Laserdiscs
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United States
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Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collection Volume 2
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On Vacation with Mickey and Friends
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Mickey and the Gang
/ Nuts about Chip 'n' Dale
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The Spirit of
Mickey
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Japan
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Mickey and the Gang
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More Tales of Pluto
DVD
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Disney Treasures : The
Complete Pluto Volume 1
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Cartoon Classic Favorites :
Extreme Sports
Fun
Television
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Walt Disney Presents : On
Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
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The Ink and Paint Club : #52 :
Rah! Rah! Disney Goes
Athletic
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Mickey's Mouse Tracks :
Episode #72
Comments
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From Jake Orgman : I just watched this cartoon
on "The Spirit of Mickey" and I think that out of those 11 cartoons on that
tape that this is my favorite. The little run in with Pluto and the gopher
was sweet and really kicked ass. While Mickey was trying to golf, Pluto chases
the gopher and it chews holes in the hill, making it look like swiss cheese.
"Aw you're just a mutt!" was all that Mickey could say at the end.
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From Calvin Daprice : I am normally not a
fan of golf. In fact, I think watching golf games on TV is boring, but if
all golf games were like this, well, I'd probably change my mind.
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From Ryan : This short was definitely one
of my favorites. I loved the part where Pluto chases after the gopher while
the gopher chews holes into the hill, making it look like swiss cheese. My
middle school science teacher would probably love this short since he coaches
golf.
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From Baruch Weiss : Mickey plays golf while
his caddy Pluto plays another game; gopher chasing. Okay for a short but
it is not one of my favorites.
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From Matt : The animation of Mickey at the beginning of this
cartoon looks like Kenneth Muse's animation. He later worked at MGM on Tom and Jerry cartoons after
1941 (when he was apart of the Disney strike.)
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From Jack Buckley : I just recently viewed this cartoon again for the first time in many years and thoroughly enjoyed it. I can clearly recall seeing it in a downtown theater here as a child in the mid-60's. I think it was shown as a prelude to a Disney live-action feature, or possibly as part of a special Disney cartoon marathon. For some reason, it's always stuck in my mind. Upon my recent viewing, I found it as cute as I remembered it. For one thing, it was extremely pleasant to see Mickey Mouse again, the primary reason I wanted to watch it. He's presented at the top of his form here. He's seen as basically a "modern mouse", with his rarely seen three-dimensional ears, and occasional glimpses of 2 front teeth. I knew that Mickey had been drawn with three-dimensional ears for a limited period of time, but was caught off guard by the teeth. He's very human-like in all his movements, expressions, and mannerisms. He's extremely cute in this cartoon, with a very pleasing and likeable demeanor, accentuated by his oversize golf cap and comically disproportionate, and only, club. This short could be classified primarily as a Pluto cartoon, since the hapless hound occupies most of its running time, but since he's acting as Mickey's caddy, this is appropriate, as well as where most of the humor obviously lies. The funniest moment between Mickey and his faithful companion, probably is when Mickey shakily attempts to whack his golf ball off of a small pile-up of sand on Pluto's back. I especially liked Mickey's reaction after one golf shot, when he enthusiastically says, "Oh, boy, what a sock!" Such an old-fashioned or corny kind of exclamation as that seems to personify the mouse's good-natured, very American character. The scenes between Pluto and the gopher are delightful, with fast-moving action and great timing. The rodent's unique "voice" seems to suit the intruded-upon creature's temperament quite well. I wonder how these sounds were cr! eated. T he climax, of course, is when Pluto and his furry little enemy chase and gnaw there way through one of the course's hills that Mickey's about to take a shot from, causing it to collapse in a thunderous, dusty heap. Just when the viewer expects Mickey to severely scold Pluto for his carelessness, he laughs cheerfully, pets him, and says, "Aw, you're just a mutt!" It's a great Mickey line. I also have to applaud the short's artwork and musical score. There's beautiful color throughout, the golf course presented in a simple yet believable way. The music has a great, kind of old-fashioned-sounding, bounciness to it, subtly lending itself very well to the comical action taking place in the foreground. I was surprised to learn that "Canine Caddy" was made as long ago as 1941. As I watched it, I assumed it was from the very late 40's or very early 50's, but I was wrong. It nevertheless captures Mickey at his peak of likeability, and remains an exceptionally cute, creative, and just plain funny cartoon short!
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