Bone Trouble

Bone Trouble is a 1940 animated short by Walt Disney. It has historical significance as the official start of the Pluto series. A hungry Pluto desires a bone belonging to Butch his neighbor. Pluto attempts to steal the bone but is exposed. A chase follows and Pluto scares away his foe using the mirrors attraction at a fair.

Plot

Pluto wakes up and sees birds eating his dish. Pluto's dish is empty, and he is hungry. He goes after the bone in the dish of Butch the bulldog, who is sleeping next door. Pluto carefully dug underneath the fence and sneaked passed a tire and a tree. Without waking Butch up, Pluto got the bone. When Pluto tried to reach to his home, Butch eventually wakes up. Noticing that his bone is missing, an angry Butch goes to Pluto's home. While Pluto distracted Butch, he grabbed the bone and a chase pursues. They chased each other through town and into an empty carnival. The air current, during the chase, made a poster of a belly dancer girl look like it was belly dancing. They enter the Tunnel Of Love, which reversed the chase, and Pluto escapes into a hall of mirrors. Pluto has lots of fun with the mirrors that made him look like various animals. Pluto takes advantage of one set of mirrors to successfully scare Butch off, and even gets to keep the bone.

Releases

Television

• One Hour in Wonderland
• Disneyland, episode #3.12: "Pluto's Day"
• The Mouse Factory, episode #2.5: "Pluto"
• The New Mickey Mouse Club, episode C-004, January 20, 1977
• Good Morning, Mickey, episode #10
• Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #8
• Donald's Quack Attack, episode #13
• The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.17: "Pluto's Rival Butch"

Home video

• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Pluto (VHS/laserdisc)
• Bonus on Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure: Special Edition (DVD/Blu-Ray)
• Bonus on Old Yeller (DVD)
• Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto (DVD)
• Pluto's Greatest Hits (VHS)

Gallery

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1930s Pluto's Quin-puplets 1940s Bone Trouble • Pantry Pirate • Pluto's Playmate • Pluto, Junior • The Army Mascot • The Sleep Walker • T-Bone for Two • Pluto at the Zoo • Private Pluto • Springtime for Pluto • First Aiders • Dog Watch • Canine Casanova • The Legend of Coyote Rock • Canine Patrol • Pluto's Kid Brother • In Dutch • The Purloined Pup • A Feather in His Collar • Pluto's Housewarming • Rescue Dog • Mail Dog • Pluto's Blue Note • Bone Bandit • Pluto's Purchase • Cat Nap Pluto • Pluto's Fledgling • Pueblo Pluto • Pluto's Surprise Package • Pluto's Sweater • Bubble Bee • Sheep Dog 1950s Pluto's Heart Throb • Pluto and the Gopher • Wonder Dog • Primitive Pluto • Puss Café • Pests of the West • Food for Feudin' • Camp Dog • Cold Storage • Plutopia • Cold Turkey