Walt Disney Treasures: THE COMPLETE PLUTO (Volume One)

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Mickey’s best friend starred in his own very popular cartoon short
subjects, made during the height of the Disney
Studio’s first golden age of animation. Featuring fast-paced comedy and
lush animation, Pluto’s shorts easily stand
on par with those of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. Here are many of
Pluto’s most entertaining
animated shorts from the 1930’s through the 1940’s. Bonus materials include
“The Story of Dogs” featurette; Pluto
character designs and production art, and much more.

Liner Notes From Leonard Maltin:


Only in the world of animated cartoons could a mouse have a dog for a best
friend. While Mickey was, of
course, a humanized mouse, Pluto was the very essence of a canine
companion: a dog’s dog.

It was essential that Walt and his animators know and love dogs in order to
bring Pluto to life, and they did.
That’s why his actions, though exaggerated for comic effect, were
recognizable to every dog owner in the audience.

Like so many characters in the Disney stable (no pun intended) Pluto wasn’t
destined for stardom when he
made his debut in the 1930 short The Chain Gang. Yet there was something
about that bloodhound that inspired
the animators and gag writers, and before long, he was a regular part of
the Mickey Mouse series. By the end of the
decade, he was often the focal point of entire cartoons, even those that
were officially “Mickey Mouse” releases.

This collection incorporates all of Pluto’s official starring cartoons
through 1946, along with a selection of
his most memorable appearances in the Mickey Mouse series.

We’ve also included a biographical tribute to Walt Disney’s first canine
star, a profile of his legendary
animator Norm Ferguson, and even a lesson on how to draw Pluto from Disney
artist Andreas Deja. There are also
special segments from the Disneyland television series devoted to the
popular pooch.

THE COMPLETE PLUTO Volume One
CONTENTS

DISC ONE SHORTS
1930: The Chain Gang
1935: On Ice
1937: Pluto's Quin-Puplets
1939: Beach Picnic
1940: Bone Trouble
1941: Pluto's Playmate - Canine Caddy - Lend A Paw
1942: Pluto, Junior
      The Army Mascot
      The Sleepwalker
      T-Bone For Two
      Pluto At The Zoo

DISC ONE BONUS
Leonard Maltin Introduction
The Life And Times Of Pluto
Pluto 101

DISC TWO SHORTS
1943: Pluto And The Armadillo
      Private Pluto
1944: Springtime For Pluto
      First Aiders
1945: Dog Watch
      Canine Casanova
      The Legend Of Coyote Rock
      Canine Patrol
1946:
      Pluto's Kid Brother
      In Dutch
      Squatter's Rights
      The Purloined Pup
1947:
      Pluto's Housewarming

FROM THE VAULT
Pantry Pirate (1940)
Gentleman's Gentlemen (1941)

DISC TWO BONUS
Leonard Maltin Introduction
Leonard Maltin From The Vault Introduction
Pluto's Picture Book (Excerpt From A Story Of Dogs)
Pluto's Pal Fergy
Still Frame Galleries