Pluto
About Pluto
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.
Cartoons
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Bone Trouble
Pluto's dog dish is empty, so he tries to steal a bone from Butch next door. Pluto gets chased into a carnival ball of mirrors, but although he is frightened by the distortions, he uses the…
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Pantry Pirate
Pluto is banished to his doghouse after trying to raid the pantry. But the smell of roast ham is more than he can resist.
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Pluto's Playmate
At the beach, Pluto gets into a fight with a baby seal, but the seal soon has to come to Pluto's rescue from an attacking squid.
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A Gentleman's Gentleman
Mickey sends Pluto downtown to fetch the paper, but Pluto loses the coin he was to do it with. His effort to retrieve the coin with bubble gum only makes things worse.
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Canine Caddy
Mickey's going golfing, with Pluto as his caddy.
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Lend A Paw
Pluto is mean to a pesky little kitten, but saves it from drowning in a frozen river, thanks to his good conscience (the angel and devil in his head battle it out). Pluto almost kills himse…
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Pluto Junior
Pluto's young son wants to play and fight- to the exasperation of Pluto, who only wants to take a nap.
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The Army Mascot
Pluto longs to be an Army mascot (especially after he sees how well they are fed) so he hatches a plan to take the place of the real mascot.
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The Sleepwalker
Pluto gives Dinah his bone while sleepwalking, but can't understand how she got it when he wakes up!
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T-Bone For Two
Pluto tries differing ways of attempting to steal a bone from Butch.
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Pluto At The Zoo
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.
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Pluto And The Armadillo
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.
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Private Pluto
Pluto is in the infantry guarding a pillbox from saboteurs.
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Springtime For Pluto
Pluto gets spring fever! But too much fever can be a bad thing as nature begins to intrude on his pastoral romp.
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First Aiders
Minnie practices first aid on Pluto... to Figaro's delight and amusement.
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Dog Watch
Pluto is assigned to guard a ship at port from intruders, and is almost bested by a sly wharf rat.
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Canine Casanova
Pluto's first meeting with Dinah, as he falls head over heels and tried to woo the cute, little dachshund.
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The Legend Of Coyote Rock
Sheepdog Pluto protects his flock from a coyote, and carves out a desert landmark in the process.
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Canine Patrol
As a member of the Coast Guard, Pluto tries to keep a newborn turtle from off-limits beach territory.
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Pluto's Kid Brother
Pluto and his little brother steal some wieners and have to elude other dogs and the dogcatcher.
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In Dutch
Delivering milk in Holland, Pluto falls for a pretty Dutch girl dog, and gets in trouble for ringing the "Broken Dike Emergency Bell" to help his lady love. When the dike starts to break fo…
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Squatter's Rights
Chip an' Dale take up residence in Mickey's stove while Pluto vainly attempts to chase them out.
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The Purloined Pup
Ronnie is dognapped by Butch, so Pluto- as a police dog- must come in to rescue her.
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Pluto's Housewarming
Pluto's brand new beach house is invaded by a wandering turtle, and then Butch the Bulldog, who are both looking for new homes of their own.
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Rescue Dog
Pluto is a rescue dog in the snow-covered mountains of the frozen north. But when he tangles with a playful baby seal, it turns out that he is the one who needs to be rescued.
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Mail Dog
Pluto is pressed into duty to deliver a sack of mail to a remote arctic outpost... helped along by a playful arctic rabbit.
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Pluto's Blue Note
Pluto loves to sing, but no one (not even the radio!) will sing along with him. But success comes when he finds that his tail makes an excellent phonograph needle. He learns to play with an…
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Bone Bandit
Pluto just wants to dig up one of his bones, but has to deal with an angry gopher to get at it.
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Pluto's Purchase
Mickey sends Pluto to buy some sausages, not telling them that they're a gift for neighbor pooch Butch- so when the tough bulldog tries to take them, Pluto defends himself, having no idea w…
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Cat Nap Pluto
Pluto comes home after a long night and has to fight Figaro for the right to take a nap.
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Pluto's Fledgling
Big-hearted Pluto helps Orville the bird learn to fly.
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Pueblo Pluto
Vacationing in South America, Mickey leaves Pluto to fight with a St. Bernard pup and roll around the desert in a huge vase.
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Pluto's Surprise Package
A package arrives in the mail for Pluto... but he has terrible trouble trying to get it into the house.
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Pluto's Sweater
Minnie knits a red sweater for Pluto, much to his disgust. Pluto is then teased by the neighbor dogs and Figaro.
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Bubble Bee
Pluto discovers Spike the Bee's hive full of gum balls.
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Sheep Dog
Pluto protects his sheep against ever-hungry coyotes. Bent-Tail disguises his son as a lamb to secretly get his prey.
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Pluto's Heart Throb
Pluto once again falls in love with Dinah the dachshund, but has to compete with Butch for her affections.
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Pluto And The Gopher
Pluto tries to rid Minnie's garden of a pesky gopher, and pretty much destroys the garden in the process.
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Wonder Dog
Pluto envisions himself as a circus dog in order to win the heart of Dinah, who has fallen for a poster of Prince, the Wonder Dog.
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Primitive Pluto
Primo, a wolf, convinces Pluto to go native and go out hunting for his own food like a 'real' dog.
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Puss-Café
Pluto is up against a band of cats who are out trying to steal food.
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Pests Of The West
Pluto guards the chicken house from a hungry coyote and his hungrier son.
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Food For Feudin'
A feud begins when Pluto wants to hide his bones in the same tree where Chip an' Dale store their acorns.
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Camp Dog
While camping out, Pluto must protect the food from a hungry coyote and his son.
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Cold Storage
In the dead of winter, Pluto has to fight a stork who has taken over his nice warm doghouse.
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Plutopia
Vacationing at a lodge, Pluto has a surreal nightmare where Milton is his butler and will fulfill any wish when Pluto bites him on the tail.
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Cold Turkey
Pluto and Milton feud over a roast turkey they plan on cooking but the end their fight has the turkey end up a little overcooked.
