| Playful Pluto | |
|---|---|
 Pluto struggles with a piece offlypaper. | |
| Directed by | Burt Gillett |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Walt Disney Pinto Colvig |
| Music by | Frank Churchill Larry Morey Paul J. Smith |
| Animation by | Character animation: Norman Ferguson Dick Lundy Art Babbitt |
| Color process | Black and white Color (1991 computer colorized edition) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes 40 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Playful Pluto (1934) is aWalt Disney cartoon, directed byBurt Gillett. It was the first cartoon to showcasePluto as a major character. It was the 65thMickey Mouse short film, and the third of that year.[2]
WhileMickey Mouse is working in his gardenPluto keeps bothering and interrupting him. After a while Pluto swallows aflashlight and gets stuck on a piece offlypaper.[3]
The cartoon is well known for a classic scene wherePluto gets stuck on a sticky piece offlypaper. This scene, animated by Norm Ferguson, has been described as vital in the history ofcharacter animation, because for the first time an animated character really seemed to think and have a mind of his own. The segment is also classic because it demonstrated how Disney artists were able to take a simple circumstance and build humor through a character.[3][4]Clips from the cartoon, including the flypaper scene, were used in thePreston Sturges filmSullivan's Travels (1941), in which the title character (Joel McCrea) has a revelation while viewingPlayful Pluto alongside an audience of church-goers and chain-gang prisoners.[3]
The short was released on December 7, 2004, onWalt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two: 1929-1935.[5] The short was included in bonus on the Diamond Edition blu-ray of 2009 ofSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[6]
It was released toDisney+ between September 5 and 8, 2023.[7]
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