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Goofy cartoon characters5/26/2023 He then decides to learn, and begins taking lessons from the narrator. ![]() Geef keeps finding himself giving excuses not to dance with the others because he can’t dance. They become two of the funniest “how-to” shorts. This and the next short, How to Sleep, applies the old formula with success. How to Dance (1953) – Towards the end of the Goofy shorts era, animators went back to the “how-to” formula so popular in Goofy’s beginning. The disc features the remaining 24 shorts, and here are the highlights: In the many shorts during this new era, Goofy becomes the average man of the 50s dealing with his job, wife, son, and dog. Geef, a hardworking man living in the suburbs with his wife (we never see her face). In the very first shorts, he already lives in an apartment, and later Goofy becomes George G. Even the theme song for Goofy becomes more contemporary. The second disc begins in the 50’s, when Goofy changed into an everyman character, and his lifestyle improves with the other Disney characters. The short comes to a very funny conclusion and goes crazy towards the end. There are several humorous gags including the referee’s many pucks, and the two casual friends who become bitter enemies during the game. Anteaters) where a narrator talks about the great sport. The story is about a hockey game (Looseleafs vs. Hockey Homicide (1945) – I was actually surprised that Maltin provided no introduction for this cartoon since he claims in the introduction that it is his favorite. Because we live in a politically correct time, Leonard Maltin provides commentary for the more sensitive cartoons by placing viewers in the correct time and context for the cartoons. These span the early Disney years that came after Snow White throughout World War II and beyond. These cartoons have the classic Goofy humor, but they range in style. The cartoons featured in this collection are in chronological order and divided into two discs as follows:ġ941 – Baggage Buster, The Art of Skiing, The Art of Self Defenseġ942 – How to Play Baseball, The Olympic Champ, How to Swim, How to Fishġ944 – How to Be a Sailor, How to Play Golf, How to Play Footballġ945 – Tiger Trouble, African Diary, Californy ’er Bust, Hockey Homicideġ951 – Lion Down, Home Made Home, Cold War, Tomorrow We Diet, Get Rich Quick, Fathers Are People, No Smokingġ952 – Father’s Lion, Hello, Aloha, Man’s Best Friend, Two-Gun Goofy, Teachers Are People, Two Weeks Vacation, How to Be a Detectiveġ953 – Father’s Day Off, For Whom the Bulls Toil, Father’s Week End, How to Dance, How to Sleepĭisc One includes 22 shorts from 1939 to 1948. They became a trio, and finally Goofy graduated into a starring character in 1939 with Goofy and Wilbur. Goofy was first known as “Dippy Dawg”, although those at the studios simply referred to him as “The Goof.” As Goofy, he participated in a series of Mickey Mouse cartoons with Mickey and Donald. After doing some great impressions during the story department meetings, he became a regular doing voices such as the panting for Pluto, the Grasshopper in The Grasshopper and the Ants, and the voices of Grumpy and Sleepy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Coming from a circus background, he knew what would make the audience laugh. Pinto Colvig had been working at Disney for some time in the story department. Goofy became famous in Mickey’s Revue with his now famous laugh, provided by Disney’s own Pinto Colvig. A complete collection of all of his 46 uncut theatrically distributed shorts is found in the excellent Walt Disney Treasures set, The Complete Goofy. ![]() He went from being an extra on the Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey’s Revue (1932) to being a star character in his first short Goofy and Wilbur (1939). It’s also great that we have seen Goofy come a long way over the years. Donald represented our frustrations, Mickey our kindness, and Goofy our carelessness. Goofy, like most great cartoon characters, exemplifies an area of our lives on the screen. Or, it could just be that we all feel a bit like Goofy every now and then. I think it is a combination of his innocence, blind persistence, and warm heart. It is hard to say what it is about him that keeps me craving more and more of his cartoons. Goofy has been one of my absolute favorite cartoon characters of all time.
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