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Very enjoyable Disney animated short featuring Pluto; it deals with a couple of cats - one smart, the other dopey - who live inside a trash can and their attempts to raid the front-garden of a house, guarded by Pluto, for various types of food (milk-bottles left on the porch, birds in their wooden nest and fish in a swimming-pool). Their antics to avoid or antagonize Pluto, coupled with their own contrasting personalities, results in some delightful irreverence on the level of a typical "Looney Tunes" cartoon (somehow, I tend to take for granted the fact that Disney's work in this field would be inferior or, if you like, less appealing than that emanating from either Warners or MGM - which, I guess, explains why I still have a handful of Limited Edition DVD tins from this stable to go through!). Among the most inventive touches is when the dopey cat is made to go underwater by his brighter sibling wearing a make-shift scuba gear in the form of an empty milk-bottle and a water-hose; the final gag is also amusing, as Pluto chases the two cats to their 'abode' (while we are never shown the inside of the trash can, one can hear footsteps on stairways and doors being shut!) only to be met by their considerably larger parent.

A Walt Disney PLUTO Cartoon.

Two mangy alley cats, Milton & Richard, decide to turn the estate Pluto is guarding into a PUSS CAFE.

The animation is routine, but the story is humorous & lively in this little film. This was one of only two cartoons Milton the cat would appear in; Richard disappeared immediately.

Walt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney & Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Walt's older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager & counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Walt's imagination, ensuring Disney's immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickey's screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Walt's growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Walt's genius was unbeatable. Mickey's feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Walt's grandest dream - feature length animated films. Against a blizzard of doomsayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi & Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that simplicity of message and lots of hard work always pay off.

Conceptually it is somewhat unexceptional and routine, even that doesn't stop Puss Café from being as enjoyable as it is. The gags are inventive and never less than very amusing, especially the ending and when the dopey cat is made to go underwater. The lively pacing and interplay between the characters are further good points. Pluto is immensely likable as always and the energy is there, but the two Siamese cats steal the show, they are both sweet and, with their contrasting personalities, hilarious. The animation is bouncy and colourful, if you're expecting the fluidity of most Disney shorts you won't be disappointed in the slightest. The music is every bit as good, one of the strong points always was how it matched the visuals, that is still evident here as well as how characterful and lush it sounds.

To conclude, not among the very finest of Disney but thoroughly enjoyable and most pleasurable so it's still a winner. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Pluto deals with Milton the cat again, this time along with one of the cat's pal, Richard. The two spots a yard full of milk, birds and fish and decides to make a meal out of them. But, Pluto chases them out, only to return to try to outsmart the dog, resulting in some very hilarious tricks and slapstick comedy.

I enjoyed watching the sneaky Milton and the inferior-minded Richard try to work together to outsmart Pluto, but ending up outsmarting themselves. Pluto does get some of the brunt of the tricks, including being sent flying through the air from this hammock, but gets to stage a funny comeback. A cartoon with many laughs!

Grade A-

This is my above all favorite Disney short,i especially like the Three Siamese Cats(the thirds is at the end) but the two main one's,Richard and Milton,and their own private Meow language.It's hilarious!