Mickey's dog Pluto has appeared in nearly fifty cartoons. Pluto first appeared in 1930's The Chain Gang. He remained a relatively minor character until 1934's Playful Pluto.
Pluto was the first major Disney character to break out of the rubber-hose animation style so common in the twenties. Pluto had a real dogs form, and moved as a canine normally would. With his more realistic build, Pluto broke out of the anthropomorphized animal model so common in cartoons of this era.
As to who came first, the dog or the planet, there is no debate. The planet was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February 18, 1930, and officially named on March 24, 1930. The pup first appeared exactly six months later on August 18, 1930, and was not actually named "Pluto" until May 8, 1931 (with the release of The Moose Hunt). So the planet had the name- officially- first, and you can be assured the planet was named after the Roman god of the underworld, not the Disney cartoon character.
Pluto was the first major Disney character to break out of the rubber-hose animation style so common in the twenties. Pluto had a real dogs form, and moved as a canine normally would. With his more realistic build, Pluto broke out of the anthropomorphized animal model so common in cartoons of this era.
As to who came first, the dog or the planet, there is no debate. The planet was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February 18, 1930, and officially named on March 24, 1930. The pup first appeared exactly six months later on August 18, 1930, and was not actually named "Pluto" until May 8, 1931 (with the release of The Moose Hunt). So the planet had the name- officially- first, and you can be assured the planet was named after the Roman god of the underworld, not the Disney cartoon character.
Pluto Theatrical Cartoon List :
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Bone Trouble
- 1940
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Butch. |
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Pantry Pirate
- 1940
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Mammy Twoshoes, Delilah. |
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Pluto's Playmate
- 1941
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Seal, Octopus. |
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A Gentleman's Gentleman
- 1941
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Mickey Mouse. |
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Canine Caddy
- 1941
Walt Disney Studios featuring Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Gopher. |
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Lend A Paw
- 1941
Walt Disney Studios featuring Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Bianca, Pluto's Angel, Pluto's Devil. |
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Pluto Junior
- 1942
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Pluto Jr. |
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The Army Mascot
- 1942
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Gunther Goat, Bulldog, Mouse. |
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The Sleepwalker
- 1942
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Dinah. |
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T-Bone For Two
- 1942
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Butch.
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Pluto At The Zoo
- 1942
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Zoo Animals. |
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Pluto And The Armadillo
- 1943
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Mickey Mouse, Armadillo. |
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Private Pluto
- 1943
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Chip, Dale, Pete. |
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Springtime For Pluto
- 1944
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, The Spirit of Spring. |
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First Aiders
- 1944
Walt Disney Studios featuring Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Figaro, Fifi. |
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Canine Casanova
- 1945
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Dinah, Butch.
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The Legend Of Coyote Rock
- 1945
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Bent-Tail, Blackie. |
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Canine Patrol
- 1945
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Turtle. |
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Pluto's Kid Brother
- 1946
Walt Disney Studios featuring Pluto, Pluto's Kid Brother, Butch, Lucifer, Dog Catcher. |


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