"A Pluto Cartoon"

Release Date November 20, 1942

Synopsis

Pluto isn't satisfied with his little bone when he sees what the animals in the zoo get. So, he decides to steal one, but then has troubles hanging onto it.

Characters

Pluto

Credits

Director : Clyde Geronomi

Videos

United Sates

Cartoon Classics : Limited Gold Editions : Pluto

Germany

Mit Mir Nicht

Vorsicht Löwe!

France

Disney Parade 3

Italy

Gold Editions : Pluto

Sono Io ... Pluto

Cartoons Disney 6

Pluto

Qua la Zampa Pluto

Laserdiscs

Japan

Cartoon Classics : Limited Gold Editions : Pluto

Disney Cartoon Festival 3

DVD

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto Volume 1

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #42 : Goin' to the Zoo

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #44

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 : The short starts off with Pluto walking down the sidewalk with a small bone in his mouth. He happens to spot a huge bone in a cage at the municipal zoo. He sees a lion asleep and decides to sneak in and steal it. I liked seeing Pluto's encounter with all the animals. The gorilla scene was one of my favorites. Pluto gets so scared of the gorilla that he faints. The gorilla puts the bone on Pluto's head and then puts Pluto on a unicycle. The gorilla then spins Pluto around. Wonderful short! Deserves a B+.

From Baruch Weiss : I can see why Pluto was jealous when he saw a huge bone in the Lions cage. What kind of a dog gets a bone thats the size of a pea?

From Mike : Pluto at the Zoo was always my favorite cartoon. The gorilla scenes were always hilarious, & I always got a kick out of Pluto defeathering the peacock at the end.

From Kristin : I thought it was so funny that Pluto had to go through all those obstacles just so he could chew on a bone. I felt sorry for Pluto when he fainted after seeing that giant gorilla. I'm glad he returned that bone to the lion he knows that you should be thankful for what you have. Animals rule!

Crocodile and Ostrich model sheet from "Pluto at the Zoo"
Courtesy of Animation and Fine Art Gallery

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