Lend a Paw

Lend a Paw
Directed by	Gerry "Clyde" Geronomi
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Walt Disney Teddy Barr John Dehner John McLeish Marcellite Garner
Music by	Leigh Harline
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	RKO Radio Pictures
Released	October 3, 1941
Language	English
Preceded by	Orphan's Benefit
Followed by	All Together
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Lend a Paw is an Academy Award-winning Mickey Mouse cartoon short that was released on October 3, 1941.

Plot

Pluto is sniffing around outside when he hears a noise. It's coming from a bag floating on an ice flow in a creek. Pluto rescues it, then loses interest when it turns out to be a kitten. The kitten follows him home and Mickey takes a liking to it, much to Pluto's disgust.

Pluto's devil and angel sides give him conflicting advice; Pluto puts the cat up to mischief, but Bianca the goldfish fingers Pluto as the real culprit, getting him thrown outside. This causes Pluto to feel bad about what he did.

When the kitten plays with a ball, it rolls and bounces right outside and into a well. The kitten follows and falls in, so it's now up to Pluto to either save it or leave it, but after a push and demand from the angel (and beating the devil), Pluto does his part and saves it.

Mickey, meanwhile, had fallen asleep and is awakened by the sound of Pluto calling him. After getting the kitten out of harm's way, he lifts up the pulley to rescue a now-frozen Pluto, Mickey then forgives Pluto and brings him back inside to warm him up in a tub of hot water.

After warming up, the Kitten gives Pluto a sweet little lick to thank him; this time, Pluto smiles, not minding a bit. His angel side reminds him that kindness to animals is a reward that will be cherished in the end.

Characters

• Mickey Mouse (voiced by Walt Disney)
• Kitten (voiced by Marcellite Garner)
• Pluto (voiced by Teddy Barr)
• Pluto's Angel (voiced by John McLeish)
• Pluto's Devil (voiced by John Dehner)
• Bianca

Other Information

• This is a color remake of the 1933 Mickey Mouse short Mickey's Pal Pluto. In this one, however, there is only one kitten and Minnie Mouse doesn't appear.
• This short won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short of 1941. To date, it is the only cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse to have won that award.
• Despite the short being part of the Mickey Mouse series, the pre-1947 Pluto theme music is heard playing over the opening credits.
• Although Figaro from Pinocchio is seen on the short's theatrical release poster (pictured above), Figaro does not appear in this short at all, instead he is replaced by an unnamed orange kitten. However, both Pluto and Figaro would appear together for the first time in the Pluto cartoon "First Aiders" (1944) three years later.
• As indicated by the title card, this short is dedicated to the TailWaggers Foundation, an organization that is still around today that provides funding to 501(c) non-profit organizations to help heal injured and sick animals in need.

Releases

Television

• Disneyland, episode #1.6: "A Story of Dogs"
• The Mouse Factory, episode #29: "Consciences"
• The Wonderful World of Disney, episode #23.8: "Disney's Greatest Dog Stars"
• Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald, episode #12
• Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald, episode #58
• Walt Disney, episode #29.13: "Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald"
• The New Mickey Mouse Club, episode D-048, March 22, 1978
• Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #7
• Donald Duck Presents, episode #48
• Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #67
• Donald's Quack Attack, episode #15
• Oliver & Company (Syndication Airing)

Home video

VHS

• Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections, Volume Three
• The Spirit of Mickey
• Mickey's Greatest Hits

DVD

• Oliver & Company: Special Edition
• Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto
• Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites: Holiday Celebration with Mickey & Pals
• The Fox and the Hound: 25th Anniversary Edition
• Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition

Blu-ray

• Oliver & Company: 25th Anniversary Edition

Streaming

• Disney+, November 12, 2019

Gallery

This picture is dedicated to the TailWaggers Foundation in recognition of its work in lending a paw to man's animal friends

The fish blames Pluto

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