Original release date: March 21, 1947

Rating: TV-G. “It may contain outdated cultural depictions.”

Length: seven minutes

Background:

Can you believe we are already in 1947 in the chronological Disney+ experiment?

Well y’all, I’m going to be honest. I have no real background on this – thanks for nothing, Internet – but it’s a Pluto short!

Review:

It’s cold and snowy as Pluto looks out from his special rescue dog doghouse, before coming out and prancing around… or trying to prance, as he quickly falls though snow.

After taking a plunge to save his fallen canteen, Pluto skims across ice before losing his canteen to a seal in icy water. This freaks out Pluto because, well, most dogs don’t interact with seals.

Pluto grabs the canteen and attempts to march away, but the seal would rather play. Pluto is a brat though and kicks him into his icy water hole.

The seal just wants to play, marching under Pluto’s legs before playfully running off with the canteen again. We end up in an ice cave, where we get the neat echo effect for sound effects and music. This was a well-done effect for 1947.

Well, things go bad and Pluto falls down a cliff, through the ice and into frigid waters. The rescue dog gets stuck under the ice and things get dire. Is Pluto going to die? That would be a different short.

Rescue seal makes the save, diving under and pulling out the near-death dog, ice block and all. The warm contents of the canteen come in handy and our little dog friend is saved, now becoming quick cuddle buddies with the seal.

Extras:

Nothing.

Should you watch it?

Yes, watch it! So far most of the Pluto shorts haven’t landed well with me, but this one was a good ones. The seal steals the show.