April 12, 1946 – The Pluto Short Film Pluto’s Kid Brother is Released to Theaters
On April 12, 1946, the Pluto short film Pluto’s Kid Brother was released to theaters. This short is one of the few that contains Pluto’s nemesis, Butch the Bulldog. It was directed by Charles Nichols, with story by Harry Reeves and Jesse Marsh.
Pluto is snoozing in his doghouse, when he hears his kid brother, K.B., whimpering. K.B. has gotten into the hen house, and the rooster chases him away, and as K.B. runs past Pluto, the rooster crashes into the alarmed dog. Pluto then scares away the rooster, and K.B. finds himself in trouble with his brother, who ties him up again. K.B., unafraid and adventurous, frees himself from the rope and goes outside the fenced in yard to explore. As he sniffs a trashcan, he comes across an alley cat, who doesn’t take too kindly to the pup. The cat then crashes into Pluto, and the two duke it out, with the cat using his claws and static electricity to attack Pluto. The cat then walks away, but cries out in fear when he comes across Pluto’s nemesis, Butch the Bulldog.
Pluto runs to defend K.B. from the persuasion of Butch
Impressed by Butch’s demeanor, K.B. decides to follow and emulate the bulldog. Butch stops by a butchershop, ready to steal some meat, when he realizes he’s been followed by the pup. Seeing as K.B. is just the right size to steal the meat from the deliveries slot, Butch takes the pup under his wing. K.B. readily agrees to the task, and starts removing some sausages. However, once K.B. has delivered the sausages, Butch snarls at the pup, taking away every link. Pluto, meanwhile, has been looking for K.B., and when he spots the pup with Butch, he goes on the defensive. Pluto and Butch begin to fight, and Pluto is thrown against the burglar alarm, which goes off. The dogcatcher chases the three dogs, and K.B. is caught on the front bumper until Pluto saves him. The dogcatcher then scoops up Butch and takes him to the pound. Pluto then lectures K.B. again, and the two head back to their doghouses, although both are tempted to eat the sausages that Butch stole.
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