Pluto and the Gopher

Pluto and the Gopher
Directed by	Charles Nichols
Produced by	Walt Disney
Written by	Milt Schaffer Dick Kinney
Starring	Pinto Colvig (uncredited) Ruth Clifford (uncredited)
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	RKO Radio Pictures
Released	February 10, 1950
Language	English
Preceded by	Pluto's Heart Throb
Followed by	Wonder Dog

Pluto and the Gopher is an animated short starring Pluto and Minnie Mouse.

Synopsis

Pluto tries to rid Minnie's garden of a pesky gopher, and pretty much destroys the garden in the process.

Characters

• Pluto (voiced by Pinto Colvig)
• Minnie Mouse (voiced by Ruth Clifford)
• Gopher (voiced by Pinto Colvig)

Releases

Television

• The Mickey Mouse Club, February 12, 1958
• The New Mickey Mouse Club, March 2, 1977
• Good Morning, Mickey, episode #3
• Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #53
• Donald's Quack Attack, episode #76
• Have a Laugh!, episode #14

Home video

• Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections, Volume One (VHS/laserdisc)
• Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites: Best Pals - Mickey and Minnie (DVD)
• Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume Two (DVD)
• Have a Laugh!: Volume 3 (DVD)

Streaming

• Disney+, November 12, 2019

Have a Laugh! changes

The following scenes were omitted from the short release due to time constraints:

• Pluto catching the gopher in his paws as it eats some flowers.
• Pluto digging up the gopher's hole.
• Minnie glowering at Pluto, who tries to explain to her the gopher that is responsible for digging up the yard.
• The gopher running into the glass door in trying to find its way out.
• The gopher sucking down some flower-themed images on the carpet.
• Pluto rolling up the carpet to uncover the gopher.
• The gopher leading Pluto on a chase through the living room, as it runs through a footstool and across a heating grate.
• The gopher landing in the opening to a bottle of soda, after being launched out of a bellows by Pluto, the carbonation of which launches the gopher across the room to bounce off some guitar strings.

Trivia

• This marks the final cartoon short in which Minnie appears without Mickey, and the only 1950s short for Minnie to appear without Mickey.

Gallery

Original title card

Reissue title card

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