Pluto becomes a parent to baby chicks after they hatch in his doghouse, where the mother hen inadvertently laid the eggs. When the mother hen discovers that Pluto seemed to have taken the chicks, she attempts to get them back and later asks the rooster for help. The rooster then grapples with Pluto, but the chicks seem to have a liking to Pluto.Not a whole lot of laughs in this cartoon, but I do like the bond between Pluto and the little chickens, and the music (especially the little rendition of the Battle Hymn of the Republic). With all the fuss the chickens made, you wonder why the hen chose Pluto's house of all things to lay her eggs.Grade B-

A fat hen, who has built a nest in Pluto's kennel, is distracted by a butterfly and goes off to chase it, leaving Pluto in charge of looking after her newly-hatched chicks. Like any sensible man Pluto would rather have his freedom and not be anchored by needy children. His attempts at ditching them fail however, and he eventually is suckered into caring for them after being smitten by the runt.Mother hen soon returns and is shocked that her neglectful parenting has resulted in wayward offspring. She calls on the alpha cockerel to sort out Pluto's interference, which he solves with violence and intimidation.Underlying message of cartoon: if you cannot be bothered looking after your children properly just let them go free and have nature take its course. If this does not work out for the best then blame whatever entity your children chose instead.Second underlying message of cartoon: everyone involved with your children are a bad and/or dangerous influence and must be viewed with suspicion and dealt with in violence/hostility.

Mother Pluto is an adorable and hilarious silly symphony, that is just living proof of how much you can love Disney. Here, the animation is bright, colourful and fluid, and the music is a real treat to the ears, and very playful.I thought the little chicks were truly adorable, and Pluto was really likable as usual. Two of the highlights were the grasshopper and the fight between Pluto and the Rooster- these two scenes never fail to crack me up. You do feel sorry at the end of the short though for Pluto.Overall, perfectly watchable, adorable and hilarious are the two words I can think of to describe this. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Pluto stumbles into a henhouse when chicks are being born, and they think that he is their mother. The joke I refer to is when one of the chicks eats a grasshopper as big as he is, and bounces around when the grasshopper refuses to stop. This is a very funny cartoon to be found on the new Silly Symphonies DVD collection.