September 2, 1933 – The Mickey Mouse Short Film Puppy Love Premieres in Theaters
“Just want to show you what I thought of you!”
On September 2, 1933, the Mickey Mouse short film Puppy Love premiered in theaters. It was directed by Wilfred Jackson.
Minnie and Fifi are preparing for their dates with Mickey and Pluto, and the boys arrive with gifts in hand, surrounded by examples of love. Mickey enters Minnie’s house while Fifi goes outside to meet Pluto. Mickey hands Minnie a gift of a box of chocolates, along with a bouquet of flowers. Pluto and Fifi mirror Mickey and Minnie’s shy exchange before Fifi invites Pluto inside. Minnie gives Mickey the “cutest song” to play called “Puppy Love”, which she sings while he plays the piano. They then play the piano together while Pluto tries to get closer to Fifi. Feeling rejected, Pluto takes Minnie’s box of candies and presents it to Fifi, who gives him a kiss. Pluto, elated, jumps around the room in bliss. To hide what he’s done, he places Fifi’s bone in the empty candy box and replaces it, with Mickey and Minnie none the wiser. When Minnie opens the candy box, she is furious at finding a bone, and thinks he made a fool out of her. Fifi, seeing her bone in the box, gets mad at Pluto, and the two storm out, with Mickey shutting the door hard enough to break the windows. Minnie cries at the piano, declaring that she hates all men, while Mickey proclaims that women never listen. Fifi, in an attempt to cheer Minnie up, offers her some of the candies, and Minnie realizes that Mickey did bring her candy after all. She calls out for Mickey, and he runs right back in her arms after she apologizes. They declare that they will always be in puppy love, and the short ends with Fifi and Pluto also making up.
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