Mickey et Pluto golfeurs

The next short film in Disney Plus' "Shorts" section is "Canine Caddy" a Pluto short from 1941. I only made one note to myself about this "Why is Mickey such a Jerk?"

Mickey Mouse goes for a round of Golf and takes his trusty hound Pluto with him to act as Caddy. Though initially a distraction, Goofy proves himself more than capable of tracking and locating a wayward ball and not above helping his owner out if the ball looks in trouble. Unfortunately, Mickey's game disturbs a gopher and Pluto ends up chasing the animal around the greens, causing untold damage to the area.

I mean, we'll ignore for the sake of the cartoon logic that Mickey believes that Pluto is capable of operating as a Caddy, making club selections, etc whilst being an actual dog. Why is Mickey so angry with Pluto when he does minor things like scratching, the noise of which puts him off? Then the big eared jerk has no issues with Pluto cheating to help him out, even though it seems like Mickey isn't playing against anyone. Once the Gopher arrives were in much more familiar territory for the shorts from this sort of era we've seen.

It was fine, if not particularly memorable.

This is a very funny cartoon. I think my favorite part is when Mickey's golf ball gets into a sand trap and when he swings it, the sand goes onto Pluto and he starts to look like the Egyptian Spynx. I saw this down in Walt Disney World.

Starting off with the good things, the animation is not bad at all, more pristine and colourful than it was in a short like Boat Builders(for example). The music was also wonderful, and the voice acting from Walt Disney and Pinto Colvig was pretty much top notch.

As for the not so good things, the gags come by thick and fast and are entertaining on the most part, but others are predictably done. While a day at the golf course is an interesting concept, the cartoon was a little uneven. One reviewer summed it up pretty well, it is a case of too much gopher, not enough golf. Don't get me wrong the gopher was cute and funny, but I wished I could see more of Mickey. Also the pacing was a tad too fast.

Overall, not a bad cartoon by all means, quite the contrary, it is just a little too predictable and uneven that is all. 7/10 Bethany Cox

This is another adorable cartoon short from Walt Disney, featuring Mickey Mouse golfing with pluto.

I like how Pluto makes his mark where he points to where the golf ball lands each time after Mickey swipes it, delivering another classic reaction of these cartoons.

Caught in the game is a gopher, which Pluto gives chase to. What results is a hilarious cat and mouse game, where Pluto chases the rodent all over the golf course, while Mickey struggles to score.

It is an entertaining cartoon that would sure delight an audience of all ages, as do most cartoon shorts from Walt Disney.

I first saw this short on an episode of the Wonderful World of Color. It's still timeless.

Grade B

"What a swell day for a game of golf," proclaims Mickey as he and his caddy "Goofy" set out to enjoy a round. In the end, his caddy demolishes the golf course by chasing a gopher around and around. the 18-hol course.

In between are some funny scenes with Goofy "pointing" to the ball, having the ball land on his butt and Mickey knocking it off and a few other things.

Too much of this animated short involves chasing the gopher and overall, it's just a "fair" cartoon. It just have stuck more with the golf story.