Playful Pluto
| Playful Pluto | |
|---|---|
| Mickey Mouse series | |
| Directed by | Burt Gillett |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Voices by |
Walt Disney Pinto Colvig |
| Music by |
Frank Churchill Larry Morey Paul J. Smith |
| Animation by |
Norman Ferguson Dick Lundy Art Babbitt |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 1934 |
| Color process | Black and white |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Playful Pluto (1934) is a classic Walt Disney cartoon, directed by Burt Gillett showcasing Pluto. It was the first cartoon in which Pluto was developed as major character.
Plot
While Mickey Mouse is working in his garden Pluto keeps bothering and interrupting him. After a while Pluto swallows a flash light and gets stuck on a piece of fly paper.
Legacy
The cartoon is well known for a classic scene where Pluto gets stuck on a sticky piece of flypaper. This scene, animated by Norm Ferguson, has been described as vital in the history of character 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.
Clips of the cartoon were used in Preston Sturges' movie Sullivan's Travels (1940). In this film, the title character realizes that having fun is important in life, when he laughs along with his comrades in a movie theater watching this cartoon.