Pluto's Housewarming (1947)

Pluto has just finished moving his bones into a spiffy new doghouse when a turtle comes along and starts moving them out. While Pluto is dealing with the turtle, Butch takes up residence. ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles A. Nichols

Writers:

Eric Gurney (story), Bill de la Torre (story)

Stars:

Pinto Colvig

Cast

Credited cast:
Pinto Colvig	...	Pluto (voice)

Storyline

Pluto has just finished moving his bones into a spiffy new doghouse when a turtle comes along and starts moving them out. While Pluto is dealing with the turtle, Butch takes up residence. Butch chases Pluto back to his grungy old doghouse, and now it's his turn to deal with the tenacious little turtle. The turtle wins, and he and Pluto become friends.

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Plot Keywords:

turtle | butch the character | dog | cartoon dog | home sweet home sign | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pluto trova un amico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The weather vane atop Pluto's house is not there when the house shakes as Pluto and Butch fight inside. It reappears a couple of shots later.

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Connections

Featured in Ink & Paint Club: Pluto's Rival Butch (1997)

User Reviews

Cute More Than Funny, But It Has Its Moments

Wow, what an amazing-looking new doghouse Pluto has, and it's just about done with it, except to back to his old beat-up house and get the "Home Sweet Home" sign. His new place even has a big wooden compartment where his bones are categorized and given separate slots (t-bone, sirloin, ribs, etc.)

When he returns from getting that last piece from his old house, he sees some little turtle is taking over his house, throwing out his bones and dog-dish. Pluto has a few unsuccessful attempts and keeping the little guy out of his new house.

The humor doesn't really start until the second half when a big bulldogs also makes himself at home in Pluto's place. What follows is good stuff with the little turtle providing some humor and surprises.

Kudos to the team which restored this animated short. It looks fabulous on DVD. The colors were bold and magnificent. It was part of the "Best Pals - Mickey & Pluto" DVD.