"Kiss me."—One of two lines ever spoken by Pluto, from "The Moose Hunt".
"Mammy!"—The second of two lines ever spoken by Pluto, from "Mickey Steps Out"—although it's technically a shout out to
The Jazz Singer.
Pluto The Pup is an animated cartoon character from the
Walt Disney cartoon studio, the loyal pet of
Mickey Mouse and, for a while, the star of his own series of short subjects during
The Golden Age of Animation. At one point, he even overshadowed the mouse in his own cartoons. He is notable for being one of the few recurring classic Disney animal characters who is not anthropomorphized.
He acted as a foil for
Donald Duck,
Figaro, Butch the Bulldog,
Chip 'n Dale, and sometimes Salty the Seal. In some comic stories he is also the official mascot for the
Junior Woodchucks.For a full history of the character, go
here.
Oh yes, and don't confuse him with the former Planet,
that other Pluto,
the god also known as Hades, and
especially not that
Pluto. And no,
he is not expendable. (Though he sure is
treated that way)
Filmography
1930
- The Chain Gang: Pluto's official debut.
- The Picnic: Pluto—er Rover appears here as Minnie's Pet.
1931
- The Moose Hunt: Pluto's first appearance as Mickey's pet, and first one where he is officially named.
- Blue Rhythm (The cartoon where Pluto is portrayed as a Funny Animal)
- Mickey Steps Out
- Fishin' Around
- The Beach Party
- Mickey Cuts Up
- Mickey's Orphans
1932
- The Duck Hunt
- The Grocery Boy
- The Mad Dog
- Barnyard Olympics
- Mickey's Revue
- Just Dogs: A Silly Symphonies short where Pluto stars in his first role without Mickey.
- Mickey's Nightmare
- Trader Mickey
- The Wayward Canary
- The Klondike Kid
- Parade of the Award Nominees: Makes a cameo at the end.
- Mickey's Good Deed
1933
- Building a Building
- The Mad Doctor
- Mickey's Pal Pluto
- Mickey's Gala Premiere
- Puppy Love
1934
- Playful Pluto: Noteworthy for the famous "Flypaper Sequence".
- Mickey Plays Papa
1935
- Mickey's Kangaroo
- Mickey's Garden
- Plutos Judgement Day: One of the first Mickey cartoons where Pluto is given the major role, with Mickey only briefly appearing in it.
- On Ice
1936
- Mickey's Polo Team
- Mickey's Grand Opera
- Alpine Climbers
- Donald And Pluto
- Mickey's Elephant
- Mother Pluto: A Silly Symphonies short centered around the pup.
1937
- The Worm Turns
- Hawaiian Holiday
- Pluto's Quin-Puplets
1938
1939
- Society Dog Show
- Mickey's Surprise Party
- Beach Picnic
- The Pointer
1940
- Donald's Dog Laundry
- Bone Trouble: Pluto's first standalone short.
- Put-Put Troubles
- Pluto's Dream House
- Window Cleaners
- Mr. Mouse Takes A Trip
- Pantry Pirate
1941
- Pluto's Playmate
- A Gentleman's Gentlemen
- Canine Caddy
1942
1943
1944
1945
- Dog Watch
- The Eyes Have It
- Canine Casanova
- The Legend of Coyote Rock
- Canine Patrol
1946
- Pluto's Kid Brother
- In Dutch
- Squatter's Rights
- The Purloined Pup
- A Feather In His Collar (commercial short)
1947
- Pluto's Housewarming
- Rescue Dog
- Mickey's Delayed Date
- Mail Dog
- Pluto's Blue Note
1948
- Mickey Down Under
- Bone Bandit
- Pluto's Purchase
- Cat Nap Pluto
- Pluto's Fredgling
- Mickey and the Seal
1949
- Pueblo Pluto
- Pluto's Surprise Package
- Pluto's Sweater
- Bubble Bee
- Sheep Dog
1950
- Pluto's Heart Throb
- Pluto & The Gopher
- Wonder Dog
- Primitive Pluto
- Puss Cafè
- Pests of The West
- Food For Feudin'
- Camp Dog
1951
- Cold Storage
- Plutopia
- R'Coon Dawg
- Cold Turkey
1952
- Pluto's Party
- Pluto's Christmas Tree
1953
1990
1995
Tropes:
- Balloon Belly: In "Plutopia".
- Big Friendly Dog: Most of the time. He has a temper and an occasional selfish streak, but is loyal to Mickey and has more limits in his Jerkass tendencies than, say, Donald.
- Breakout Character: Yes, even Pluto was more popular than Mickey Mouse at some point. Poor rodent can't catch a break, can he?
- Butt Monkey: On occasion, but especially later on in many shorts. Sometimes, like in "Plutos Judgement Day," it went too far.
- The Cameo: He makes a brief appearance in the Recess episode "Rainy Days".
- Cats Are Mean: If "Plutos Judgement Day" is any indication. The same goes somewhat with the dog's run-ins with Figaro.
- Character Focus: After Mickey's Flanderization, Pluto pretty much became the star of Mickey's cartoons.
- Chaste Toons: Averted. Pluto has five puppies in "Pluto's Quin-Puplets" and a son named Pluto Jr.
- The Chew Toy
- Deranged Animation: "Plutopia", which was infamous enough to get a Homage in Epic Mickey.
- Disney Acid Sequence: "Plutopia".
- Fire and Brimstone Hell: In "Pluto's Judgement Day".
- Funny Animal: Oddly portrayed as one in the B&W cartoon, "Blue Rhythm."
- Furry Confusion: An age old question which has plagued mankind since the 30's; how can Pluto and Goofy share the same universe, if Goofy is also (allegedly) a dog?
- Not just that, but how can a mouse, even a giant housecat-sized one like Mickey, own a dog?
- The most common answer to the former question is that Goofy is to Pluto what a human is to a chimpanzee.
- Good Angel, Bad Angel: Pluto's become recurring characters in the shorts.
- Hypno Fool: Donald Duck hypnotizes Pluto into acting like a bunch of different animals on command in "The Eyes Have It".
- Jerkass: It shows up, but not as much as in Donald.
- Poorly Disguised Pilot: A year prior to Pluto getting his own individual shorts, one Silly Symphonies cartoon, "Mother Pluto", was centered entirely around him, having virtually nothing in common with the typical Silly Symphonies short.
- Through a Face Full of Fur: In "The Army Mascot", Pluto turns green after swallowing a plug of chewing tobacco. He tries to swallow the green away, but it just comes back up. He then turns other colors as well, including, yes, plaid. Even his tongue!
- In cartoons that are set in some snowy region, such as "Alpine Climbers" and "Mail Dog", there are instances when Pluto gets so cold he turns blue.
- The Voiceless/The Speechless: Sans his sole words in "The Moose Hunt" and "Mickey Steps Out", unless you count barking as dog talk. Occasionally, he would make panting sounds that sound similar to "yeah, yeah!"
- Hilariously lampshaded in the 50's-era MAD spoof "Mickey Rodent" in which Pluted Pup laments being the only animal in the Walt Dizzy universe who can't talk, by way of holding up signs.
- White Gloves: Shown wearing them in the B&W cartoon, "Blue Rhythm."
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