Private Pluto

Private Pluto
Directed by	Clyde Geronimi
Produced by	Walt Disney
Written by	Carl Barks Ralph Wright
Starring	Pinto Colvig
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	RKO Radio Pictures
Released	April 2, 1943
Language	English
Preceded by	Pluto at the Zoo
Followed by	Springtime for Pluto

Private Pluto is a Pluto cartoon released on April 2, 1943. In this cartoon, Pluto is in the army and he gets antagonized by Chip and Dale. The cartoon marks the first appearance of Chip and Dale.

Synopsis

This short showcases Pluto as a soldier. Pluto is a guard dog on a military base. He's told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). First, Pluto tries to follow marching orders, contorting himself into quite a mess. Then, he engages in hijinks with Chip and Dale who are using a cannon to store and crack their nuts, and a war of wits naturally ensues.

Characters

• Pluto (voiced by Pinto Colvig)
• Chip and Dale (debut; Jimmy MacDonald (Chip), Dessie Flynn (Dale))

Trivia

• The Pluto VHS release of the cartoon uses the original opening and closing titles, while the remastered DVD version of the cartoon uses the reissue opening and closing titles.

Releases

Television

• Good Morning, Mickey, episode #67
• The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.4: "Disney Firsts"

Home video

• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Pluto
• Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines
• Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto

Gallery

Pluto crying in defeat.

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1930s Just Dogs • Mother Pluto • Pluto's Quin-puplets 1940s Bone Trouble • Pantry Pirate • Pluto's Playmate • Pluto, Junior • The Army Mascot • The Sleep Walker • Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line • 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

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1940s Private Pluto • Squatter's Rights • Chip an' Dale • Three for Breakfast • Winter Storage • All in a Nutshell • Toy Tinkers 1950s Crazy Over Daisy • Trailer Horn • Food for Feudin' • Out on a Limb • Chicken in the Rough • Corn Chips • Test Pilot Donald • Out of Scale • Donald Applecore • Two Chips and a Miss • Pluto's Christmas Tree • Working for Peanuts • The Lone Chipmunks • Dragon Around • Up a Tree • Chips Ahoy Park Life episodes "Thou Shalt Nut Steal"/"The Baby Whisperer"/"It Takes Two to Tangle" • "The Whole Package"/"Bird Brains"/"Acorn In My Side" • "The Jungle"/"The Flight"/"Deep Dive" • "A Nut You Can't Refuse"/"Chipmunks Away"/"Ruff Justice" • "Dog in the House"/"Cone Alone"/"Highway to Hugs" • "The Hazelnut King"/"Egg Baby"/"Mega Muscle Chip" • "Struggling Duckling"/"Friends of the Family"/"Top Dog" • "The Ghost"/"The Imperfect Crime"/"Nut Soup" • "The Unusual Nutspects"/"An Evening With Clarice"/"Craft Craze" • "Too Late to Hibernate"/"Sorry Nut Sorry"/"Never Trust a Sausage" See Also Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers • Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life