In the 1937 Disney short Pluto's Quin-puplets, Pluto has five puppies to care for.
The title uses “quin-puplets,” a playful form of “quintuplets,” meaning five offspring born at the same time. The short places Pluto in a comic struggle to look after the energetic puppies while their mother is away. Their number drives the story’s escalating chaos and gives the cartoon its title.
Pluto had already become one of Mickey Mouse’s best-known supporting characters by the late 1930s. Unlike Mickey, Pluto normally communicates through barking, facial expressions, and physical comedy rather than spoken dialogue. The puppy-centered premise therefore relies heavily on visual gags and Pluto’s reactions.
The title can sometimes cause confusion because “quin-puplets” is not the standard spelling of “quintuplets.” It is a deliberate comic title, but the intended number remains five.