Pluto (Disney) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pluto |
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| First appearance | The Chain Gang (1930) (unnamed) The Picnic (1930) (as Rover) The Moose Hunt (1931) (as Pluto) |
| Created by | Walt Disney |
| Voiced by | Pinto Colvig (1931–39; 1941–61) Clarence Nash (1939) Lee Millar (1939–1941) Bill Farmer (1990–present) |
| Developed by | Norm Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi, Charles Nichols |
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| Aliases | Rover Pluto the Pup |
| Species | Dog |
| Gender | Male |
| Relatives | Pluto Junior (son) K.B. (brother) |
| Breed | Bloodhound |
| Owner | Mickey Mouse |
Pluto, also called Pluto the Pup, is a cartoon dog created in 1930 at Walt Disney Productions. He is a yellow-orange color, medium-sized, short-haired dog with black ears. Unlike most Disney characters, Pluto is not anthropomorphic beyond some characteristics such as facial expression.
He is Mickey Mouse's pet. Officially a mixed-breed dog, he made his debut as a bloodhound in the Mickey Mouse cartoon The Chain Gang. Together with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Goofy, Pluto is one of the "Sensational Six"—the biggest stars in the Disney universe. Though all six are non-human animals, Pluto alone is not dressed as a human.
Pluto debuted in animated cartoons and appeared in 24 Mickey Mouse films before receiving his own series in 1937. All together Pluto appeared in 89 short films between 1930 and 1953. Several of these were nominated for an Academy Award, including The Pointer (1939), Squatter's Rights (1946), Pluto's Blue Note (1947), and Mickey and the Seal (1948). One of his films, Lend a Paw (1941), won the award in 1942. Because Pluto does not speak, his films generally rely on physical humor. This made Pluto a pioneering figure in character animation, by expressing personality through animation rather than dialogue.
Like all of Pluto's co-stars, the dog has appeared extensively in comics over the years, first making an appearance in 1931. He returned to theatrical animation in 1990 with The Prince and the Pauper and has also appeared in several direct-to-video films. Pluto also appears in the television series Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000), House of Mouse (2001–2003), Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016), and the new Mickey Mouse shorts (2013–present).
In 1998, Disney's copyright on Pluto, set to expire in several years, was extended by the passage of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. Disney, along with other studios, lobbied for passage of the act to preserve their copyrights on characters such as Pluto for 20 additional years.
Images for kids
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Bone Trouble (1940); Butch the Bulldog is a common antagonist of Pluto
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Pluto as seen at Toontown at Disneyland, California.
See also
In Spanish: Pluto (personaje de Disney) para niños
