"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date February 19, 1943

Synopsis

Mickey stays pretty much in the background as Pluto befriends an armadillo while on a South American trip. He at first fights with the animal, but not after thinking he's killed it.

Characters

Pluto

Mickey Mouse

Credits

Director : Clyde Geronomi

Videos

Germany

Heir ist Pluto

Italy

Winnie Puh a Tu per Tu

DVD

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto Volume 1

Cartoon Classics Favorites : Best Pals: Mickey and Pluto

Television

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode 55

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 Jerry Edwards : While awaiting a refueling stop at Belem, Brazil, Mickey and Pluto get off the plane to stretch and relax. Pluto chases his rubber ball into the forest where he comes across a curled-up armadillo, who Pluto mistakes for his ball - since the ball and armadillo are the same colors. After playing with the armadillo, Pluto chases it after it laughs at him. The armadillo hides, leaving the ball in view. When Pluto attacks the ball so violently that it explodes, he mistakenly thinks he has killed the armadillo. The armadillo comes out from hiding, leaving Pluto very relieved. At that moment, Mickey runs up and scoops up Pluto and the "ball," hurrying to get back on board before the plane takes off. Mickey is very surprised when the ball turns into an armadillo after the plane has taken off.

Not one of my favorite cartoons, but the armadillo is cute and I'm a nature fan of real armadillos.

I count this cartoon among Disney's World War II shorts because it was originally planned to be part of The Three Caballeros, developed from the South America Disney "Good Neighbor" trip.

From Baruch Weiss : This short was great and the armadillo was cute, especially when the narrator calls the armadillo (or tattoo) an odd shaped basket and the little critter pops out and gives a look that says "I beg your pardon?"

I have seen "Pluto and the Armadillo" and would like to
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