The unnamed kitten appears in the 1941 animated short Lend a Paw, where he was abandoned in the snow and discovered by Pluto and Mickey.
Role in the short
Pluto is sniffing around outside when he hears a noise. It's coming from a bag floating on an ice flow in a creek. Pluto rescues it, then loses interest when it turns out to be a kitten. The kitten follows him home and Mickey takes a liking to him, much to Pluto's disgust.
Pluto's Devil and Angel sides give him conflicting advice. Pluto puts the cat up to mischief, but Bianca the goldfish fingers Pluto as the real culprit, getting him thrown outside.
When the kitten plays with a ball, it rolls and bounces right outside and into a well. The kitten follows and falls in, so it's now up to Pluto to either save him or leave him, but after a push and demand from the angel (and beating the devil), Pluto does his part and saves him.
Mickey, meanwhile, had fallen asleep and is awakened by the sound of Pluto calling him. After getting the kitten out of harm's way, he lifts up the pulley to rescue a now-frozen Pluto, Mickey then forgives Pluto and brings him back inside to warm him up in a tub of hot water.
After warming up, the kitten gives Pluto a sweet little lick to thank him, but this time, Pluto does not seem to mind and his angel side reminds him that kindness to animals is a reward that will be cherished in the end.
Trivia
- On the release poster, the kitten looks similar to Figaro. However, in the short, he is beige and white instead of black and white.
- The kitten is a color version of one of the nameless kittens featured in the black-and-white short, Mickey's Pal Pluto.
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