Pluto's Sweater (1949) User Reviews

Not a bad cartoon starring Pluto, Figaro and Minnie.

[OllieSuave-007 · 7/10 · 12 November 2015]

In this Disney cartoon short, Minnie has just finished knitting a pink sweater for Pluto, who balks at wearing it. Minnie forces it on Pluto as Figaro watches in delight, resulting Pluto frantically trying to get it off.

I've seen funnier Disney cartoons, but this one is not bad. It's pretty amusing seeing Figaro laugh at Pluto as he tries to get the sweater off of him, only to later see Pluto get the last laugh. The story doesn't have much plot or memorable moments, but it's still laughable at certain moments.

The animation is great, as usual in many of these cartoons. It won't hurt to skip over this cartoon, but it still isn't bad.

Grade B-

This brief cartoon's main "claim to fame" . . .

[oscaralbert · 6/10 · 20 October 2018]

. . . is for being the primary source material of the later live-action feature flick--a well-known classic of the horror genre--which is, of course, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE. Some cinema buffs have quibbled over the question of whether a canine (in this case, "Pluto") can actually inspire a human spin-off character. Maybe this would have been a valid bone of contention when PLUTO'S SWEATER first appeared on screens back in the 1900s. However, now that "Rin Tin Tin" (and his co-star, "Linda Lovelace") has served as the template for the live-action Real Life media sensation currently monopolizing our government with the hit show WHITE HOUSE APPRENTICE, any argument over this issue has become a mutt point. Therefore, observant viewers of both films will see the animated storyboards for CENTIPEDE parading across their screens between three and four minutes into PLUTO'S SWEATER.

Pluto's Sweater

[TheLittleSongbird · 10/10 · 26 April 2012]

I watch a lot of Disney cartoons even now, having grown up on them. Pluto's Sweater is not one of my absolute favourites but I still love it. The story is somewhat unremarkable, but still crisply paced with plenty of funny and cute moments to enable me to ignore this minor discrepancy. The animation is full of vibrancy and fluidity, and the music is just wonderful, jaunty and dynamic as it should be. Pluto is typically cute and energetic and Figaro is still adorable with priceless facial expressions and a suitably antagonistic-foil-air. Minnie also shines although not as prominent as Figaro and Pluto, while there is a blink-and-miss-it appearance from Butch. Overall, hugely enjoyable. 10/10 Bethany Cox

A Knitted Problem For Pluto

[Ron Oliver · 10/10 · 25 March 2003]

A Walt Disney PLUTO Cartoon.

PLUTO'S SWEATER, a gift from Minnie, gives him no end of trouble.

Although not one of Disney's classics, this little film offers some funny moments as the Pup deals with his hideous new possession. Minnie Mouse is given a few moments to shine as the dreadfully dedicated sweater knitter. Making one of his limited appearances in a cartoon short, Pinocchio's pal Figaro proves to be a good antagonist for Pluto. Look fast for a cameo by Butch the bully bulldog.

Walt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by pictures & drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew comic figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney & Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Walt's older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager & counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Walt's imagination, ensuring Disney's immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickey's screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Walt's growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Walt's genius was unbeatable. Mickey's feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Walt's grandest dream - feature length animated films. Against a blizzard of doomsayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi & Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that childlike simplicity of message and lots of hard work always pay off.

Pink, one of my favorite hues, was first discovered by . . .

[pixrox1 · 9/10 · 21 May 2022]

. . . Sir John Pink in Dover, England, about 11 AM July 22, 1361. Sir John had stumbled across some wild flowers which he realized were neither red nor violet, and he immediately named this new color after himself. WHICH exact shade of pink best describes PLUTO'S SWEATER has been a bone of contention for more than 70 years. It's likely that the Dizzy corporation used "Hot pink," aka Hex triplet F. F. B.6. C.1 or "Deep pink," aka Hex Triplet F. F.1493 for its sweater movie posters, which have faded with the passage of time. However, the sweater shade depicted during the actual cartoon is a far funkier hue. Some contend that it may be a washed out Solid pink, aka Hex triplet #893843. Others argue that it is surely China pink, aka Hex triplet #D. E.6. F. A.1. A few outliers swear it is Bright pink, aka Hex triplet #F. F.0.0.7. F, sometimes called "Rose." All I can say is that I'm sure glad that Sir John's surname was not "Punk."