. . . are sure to love CANINE CADDIE. First off, the lead duffer is pictured as a cheating rodent, literally shaving a path on the putting green from his ball to the hole with an electric razor, forecasting the upcoming Turn-of-the-Century, "anything goes" cursing pro predator who was able to duck a cornucopia's worth of accusations involving cheating on the course, juicing with a renegade foreign doc unlicensed to give injections anywhere in our U. S. Homeland and--of course--blowing up his domestic household and marriage. Certainly the long-tailed fat rat pictured swinging clubs during CANINE CADDIE seems capable of committing all of these crimes against the social order. To top off the plethora of prophetic material, this brief cartoon finds the vermin and his mutt totally destroying their links. What's not to like?

"Canine Caddy" is a 7-minute Disney cartoon from 1941 (the days of WWII),so this one had its 75th anniversary last year and it is from the days of World War II. The names Geronimi and Colvig make obvious of course that this is another Disney cartoon and if you didn't know then already, then you certainly will the moment you see Pluto and Mickey. As the title gives away already, the two are on a golf course here, but Pluto is not really a help at all to Mickey trying to improve his skill and handicap. And when eventually an enemy animal shows up, Pluto does not only destroy Mickey's ambitions, but the entire green. This is certainly not a film where Pluto is on the likable side I must say. It is also not really a particularly funny film or witty film. It is pretty fast yes and good-looking like basically everything from Disney around that time. Maybe you need to be a big Pluto fan or a big golf fan to appreciate this one here or preferrably both and have a soft spot for cartoons. The other animal near the end was an okay addition visually, but story-wise left me unimpressed too. Just like the entire thing. So yeah, I need to give this one a thumbs-down. Not recommended.

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