Goofy

Character

Goofy is a great friend with a golden heart. Cheerful and careless, Goofy conquers everyone with his innocence. He often makes mistakes, but his enthusiasm, optimism and energy attract good luck to him. Goofy is a real gentleman, athlete and just loves his friends. Goofy inspires everyone with his humor and fun, and whatever he does, it always causes a smile.

Appearance

Typically, Goofy appears in a sweater, trousers, shoes and white gloves, typical of some Disney characters. Often wears a high hat.

Goofy's wife appeared in cartoons of the 1950s, although her faces were not shown. In the 1995 A Goofy Movie, it appears that she is dead. Goofy has a son, Max, who was featured in the 2004 animated film Mickey Mouse Twice Upon a Christmas and A Goofy Movie.

First appearance

Goofy first appeared on May 25, 1932 in the cartoon "Mickey's Revue" ^{[1] [2]} . It was a typical cartoon of that time with Mickey Mouse, but it was distinguished from others by the appearance of the character Dippy Dawg (as Frank Webb called him). Dippy Dawg appeared on the screen only 6 times (4 times in 1932 and 2 times in 1933). The seventh appearance of the character was in 1934 in the cartoon “The Orphans' Benefit” (from the English - “Concert for Orphans”). It was then that he was first named after Goofy.

Mickey, Donald, and Goofy

The cartoon “Mickey's Service Station” marked the beginning of the simultaneous appearances of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy in short animated films. They usually showed how Mickey, Donald and Goofy did work together. The first shorts were most successful: “Mickey's Fire Brigade” (Mickey Fire Team), “Moving Day”, “Clock Cleaners”, “Lonesome Ghosts” ( Lone Ghosts ) and “Mickey's Trailer” ( Trailer Mickey) ^[3] . Then came “ Boat Builders ” (The Shipbuilders), “The Whalers” ( Kitolovs ) and “Tugboat Mickey” (Mickey Tug).

Major roles

The first time Goofy played a major role in the 1939 film “ Goofy and Wilber ”. The story is based on the story of how Goofy was fishing with a grasshopper.

How Series

In 1939, Pinto Colwig , voiced by Goofy since 1932, left Disney Studios, leaving his character without a voice. According to Leonard Maltin, this is precisely what led to the appearance of the How series (How to Play Baseball, How to Swim, etc.) in the 1940s, in which Goofy practically did not speak, and the narrator led the story. In these cartoons, Goofy showed quite ineptly how to perform various actions - from skiing and playing soccer to sleep. These episodes were so successful that they became the main format for short films about Goofy (“How to Connect a Home Theater”, 2007).

In 1944, Colwig returned to Disney's studio and continued to voice the character until 1965.

1. Goofy and Wilber (1939)
2. Goofy Pilot (1940)
3. Baggage Luggage (1941)
4. The Art of Skiing (1941)
5. The Art of Self-Defense (1941)
6. The Art of Riding (1941)
7. How to play baseball (1942)
8. Olympic champion (1942)
9. How to swim (1942)
10. Fishing Lessons (1942)
11. Victory Over Cars (1943)
12. El Gaucho Goofy (1943)
13. How to become a sailor (1944)
14. How to play golf (1944)
15. How to play football (1944)
16. Problems with the Tiger (1945)
17. African Diary (1945)
18. California Tramp (1945)
19. Hockey Passion (1945)
20. Knight for the Day (1946)
21. Double Leading (1946)
22. Hunting not by the rules (1947)
23. Bath Day (1948)
24. Horse racing (1948)
25. Tennis Racket (1949)
26. Goofy Athlete (1949)
27. Passion for the motor (1950)
28. Do not move (1950)
29. Lions - from below (1951)
30. DIY House (1951)
31. Cold War (1951)
32. Going on a Diet (1951)
33. How to get rich quick (1951)
34. Fathers are also People (1951)
35. No smoking (1951)
36. Dad vs. Lion (1952)
37. Allah, Hawaii (1952)
38. Man's best friend (1952)
39. Two Goofy Pistols (1952)
40. Teachers are People, too (1952)
41. Two weeks of vacation (1952)
42. How to be a detective (1952)
43. Dad's Day Off (1953)
44. For whom the bull roars (1953)
45. Daddy's Weekend (1953)
46. How to learn to dance (1953)
47. How to fall asleep (1953)
48. Aquamania (1961)
49. Autostradophobia or the art of driving on a freeway (1965)
50. Goofy on the freeway (1965)
51. Mickey's Christmas Story (1983)
52. Goofy and his team (1992-1993), TV series
53. Goofy Holidays (1995)
54. Incorrigible Goofy (Extreme Sports) (2000)
55. The Three Musketeers: Mickey, Donald and Goofy (2004)
56. Mickey Mouse Club (2006-2016), TV series
57. How to connect a home theater (2007)
58. Mickey and Fun Racing (since 2018), TV series

Goofy was chosen as the official mascot of the French team at the 1980 Olympics , and in 1983 as the mascot of the first youth tennis tournament at Wimbledon ^[4] .

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• Goofy (neopr.) . Disney Date of treatment June 6, 2019.
• Goofy on the Internet Movie Database