Goofy
First appearance	Mickey's Revue, 25 May 1932
Created by	Art Babbitt
Voiced by	See below
Also known as	George Geef, G. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Mickey's Revue is a 1932 Walt Disney cartoon, directed by Wilfred Jackson, which features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse Arthur Harold Babitsky, better known as Art Babbitt ( October 8, 1907 &ndash March 4, 1992) was an American Animator Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe. G. Geef, Dippy Dawg, Super Goof, Mr. Super Goof (also Super Pippo) is a Fictional character, the Disney character Goofy 's Superhero alter ego Walker/Wheeler, Mr. X

Goofy is an animated cartoon character from Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse universe. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter The Mickey Mouse Universe ( not an official term used by the Walt Disney Company) is the setting where Mickey Mouse and the characters associated with him He is an anthropomorphic dog and is one of Mickey Mouse's best friends. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely Human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings natural and supernatural phenomena material states and objects Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. His original concept name was "Dippy Dawg" in cartoon shorts created during the 1930s; then his name was given as "George Geef" or "G. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. G. Geef" in cartoon shorts during the 1950s (implying that "Goofy" was a nickname). The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Contemporary sources, show A Goofy Movie, now give the character's full name to be Goofy Goof. A Goofy Movie is a 1995 animated musical Comedy film, produced by DisneyToon Studios and released to theatres by Walt The Goof Troop pilot also refers to "G. G. Goof" on a diploma, likely a reference to the original name. Along with being not extremely intelligent, Goofy's main flaw is, predictably, clumsiness. On the map in A Goofy Movie that shows the trip that Goofy senior and his father took, it says that the map belongs to Benjamin Goof, most likely the given name of Goofy's father.

While his wife was drawn in different styles and shown only during shorts when he was cast in "family man" situations, Goofy is unique in being portrayed as being both a widower and a single father raising a son, Max Goof, instead of having only a nephew like some other major Disney characters including Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Maximilian " Max " Goof is a Fictional character who is the teenage son of the popular Disney character Goofy. Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Goofy does have a nephew, Gilbert, but that relative has hardly been seen since Goofy became known as a father. Goofy also has an adventurer relative Indiana Goof (a spoof of Indiana Jones). Dr (also Col Henry Walton Jones Jr, better known as Indiana Jones or Indy after his pet dog is a fictional Adventurer, Soldier

Goofy's catch phrase is "gawrsh!" which is his usual exclamation of surprise. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance

Appearances

Theatrical cartoons and television

Goofy, AKA Dippy Dawg in his debut cartoon, Mickey's Revue

Goofy first appeared in Mickey's Revue, first released on May 25, 1932. Mickey's Revue is a 1932 Walt Disney cartoon, directed by Wilfred Jackson, which features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Directed by Wilfred Jackson this short movie features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow performing another song and dance show. Wilfred Jackson ( January 24 1906 &ndash August 7 1988) was an American Animator, Arranger, Composer Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Minnie Mouse is an Animated cartoon of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in Animated cartoons Comic strips and Comic book by Horace Horsecollar is a Funny animal Cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney. Clarabelle Cow is a Fictional character created by Ub Iwerks in 1928 for Walt Disney. Mickey and his gang's animated shorts by this point routinely featured song and dance numbers. It begins as a typical Mickey cartoon of the time, but what would set this short apart from all that had come before was the appearance of a new character, whose behavior served as a running gag. Dippy Dawg, as he was named by Disney artists, was a member of the audience. He constantly irritated his fellow spectators by noisily crunching peanuts and laughing loudly, till two of those fellow spectators knocked him out with their mallets (and then did the same exact laugh as he did). This early version of Goofy had other differences with the later and more developed ones besides the name. He was an old man with a white beard, a puffy tail and no trousers, shorts, or undergarments. But the short introduced Goofy's distinct laughter. This laughter was provided by Pinto Colvig. Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig ( September 11 1892 &ndash October 3 1967) was a Vaudeville Actor, Radio He would serve as Goofy's voice actor until 1965. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He was then replaced by (in order) George Johnson, Bob Jackman, Hal Smith, Tony Pope, Will Ryan, and currently, Bill Farmer. George Johnson may refer to In politics George Johnson (English politician (1626&ndash1683 Member of Parliament for Devizes 1669&ndash1679 Harold John "Hal" Smith ( August 24, 1916 - January 28, 1994) was an American Character actor and voice-over Anthony Pope (March 22 1947 - February 11, 2004) was a voice actor Will Ryan is a Voice actor originally from Cleveland Ohio. Something of a prodigy his music career began when while still in high school he signed the first Bill Farmer (born November 1952 is an American Voice actor and Comedian. A considerably younger Dippy Dawg then appeared in The Whoopee Party, first released on September 17, 1932, as a party guest and a friend of Mickey and his gang. The Whoopee Party was a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released in 1932 on September 17. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Dippy Dawg made a total of four appearances in 1932 and two more in 1933, but most of them were mere cameos. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as But by his seventh appearance, in Orphan's Benefit first released on August 11, 1934, he gained the new name "Goofy" and became a regular member of the gang along with new additions Donald Duck and Clara Cluck. Orphan's Benefit was a cartoon made by Walt Disney starring Mickey Mouse in 1934, in which Mickey and his friends put on a Talent show Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Clara Cluck is a character made by The Walt Disney Company in 1934 when she debuted in the Mickey Mouse cartoon Orphan's Benefit.

Goofy's breed of dog is a bloodhound. A bloodhound (also known as the St Hubert hound) is a large breed of Dog bred for the specific purpose of tracking human beings He has a teenage son named Max. He commonly wears a green hat, an orange shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes. He is also a character from Kingdom Hearts. is an Action role-playing game developed and published by Squaresoft (now Square Enix) in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 Video game console

Mickey's Service Station directed by Ben Sharpsteen, first released on March 16, 1935, was the first of the classic "Mickey, Donald, and Goofy" comedy shorts. Ben Sharpsteen ( 4 November, 1895 &ndash 20 December, 1980) was an American Film director and producer. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Those films had the trio trying to cooperate in performing a certain assignment given to them. Early on they became separated from each other. Then the short's focus started alternating between each of them facing the problems at hand, each in their own way and distinct style of comedy. The end of the short would reunite the three to share the fruits of their efforts, failure more often than success. Clock Cleaners, first released on October 15, 1937, and Lonesome Ghosts, first released on December 24, 1937, are usually considered the highlights of this series and animated classics. Clock Cleaners is a Mickey Mouse cartoon released in 1937 In 1994 it was voted #27 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lonesome Ghosts is a 1937 Disney Animated cartoon featuring the Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy trio as Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Progressively during the series Mickey's part diminished in favor of Donald and Goofy. The reason for this was simple. Between the easily frustrated Donald and the always-living-in-a-world-of-his-own Goofy, Mickey—who became progressively gentler and more laid-back—seemed to act as the straight-man of the trio. The Studio's artists found that it had become easier coming up with new gags for Goofy or Donald than Mickey, to a point that Mickey's role had become unnecessary. Polar Trappers, first released on June 17, 1938, was the first film to feature Goofy and Donald as a duo. Polar Trappers is a 1938 Donald Duck cartoon featuring Donald and Goofy in the South Pole trapping polar animals Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The short features the duo as partners and owners of "Donald and Goofy Trapping Co. " They have settled in the Arctic for an unspecified period of time, to capture live walruses to bring back to civilization. The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. The walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus) is a large flippered Marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and Their food supplies consist of canned beans. Canning is a method of preserving food in which the food is processed and sealed in an airtight container Bean is a common name for large plant Seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae used for human food or animal The focus shifts between Goofy trying to set traps for walruses and Donald trying to catch penguins to use as food — both with the same lack of success. Penguins ( order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless Birds living almost Mickey would return in The Whalers, first released in August 19, 1938, but this would be the last short of the 1930s to feature all three characters. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Goofy next starred at his first solo cartoon Goofy and Wilbur directed by Dick Huemer, first released in March 17, 1939. Goofy and Wilbur is a Cartoon released by The Walt Disney Company in 1939. Dick Huemer ( January 2 1898 New York New York &mdash November 30 1979 Burbank California) was an Animator Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The short featured Goofy fishing with the help of Wilbur, his pet grasshopper. Grasshoppers are Insects of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera.

In the 1940s Goofy did a series of solo How to. . . cartoons in which he would demonstrate, clumsily but always determined and never frustrated, how to do everything from snow ski, to sleeping, to football, to riding a horse. Goofy had little dialogue in these cartoons, and a narrator (often John McLeish) was used. The Goofy How to. . . cartoons worked so well they that they became a staple format, and are still used in current Goofy shorts. Later, starting with How to Play Baseball (1942), Goofy starred in a series of cartoons where every single character in the cartoon was a different version of Goofy. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This took Goofy out of the role of just being a clumsy cartoon dog, and into a more complex role of symbolizing the struggles of the common man. The epitome of this staid everyman role for Goofy was in the cartoon No Smoking (November 23, 1951) where Goofy, in a world of Goofys, struggles desperately with nicotine addiction. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Nicotine is an Alkaloid found in the Nightshade family of plants ( Solanaceae) which constitutes approximately 0 The cartoon, a divergence into an edgier subject (something Disney has always tried to avoid), is now rarely if ever seen due to popular culture's aversion to cigarettes.

Interestingly, in his cartoon shorts produced during the 1950s (popularly categorized as the "Goofy the Everyman" period), he is never referred to as "Goofy". While every cartoon continued with the opening, "Walt Disney presents Goofy", before each cartoon's title, he was usually called "George Geef" in the cartoons dialogue. When the stories featured Goofy as multiple characters, then he had numerous other names as well. In the Goof Troop series, a Halloween episode showed that his ancestor was "Gooferamus G. Goof Troop is an animated television series from the The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and his bonding with his son Max Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Goof"! Other Episodes of Goof Troop have Goofy playing roles of relatives which are parodies of famous people-such as "Goofin Hood" {Robin Hood}; "Frankengoof" {Dr. Goof Troop is an animated television series from the The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and his bonding with his son Max Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where Frankenstein}; "Elliot Goof" {Elliot Ness}; and "Hopalong Goof" {Hopalong Cassidy}. Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, generally known as Frankenstein, is a Novel written by the British author Mary Shelley Eliot Ness ( April 19, 1903 &ndash May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Hopalong Cassidy is a Cowboy -hero created in 1904 by Clarence E In addition, the 50's Goofy shorts gave Goofy a makeover. He was more intelligent, had smaller eyes with eyebrows, had flesh-colored skin instead of black, and sometimes had a normal voice. He even lacked his droppy ears and white gloves in some shorts.

The theme park adaption of the Goof during Disneyland's 50th Anniversary in 2005

After the 1965 educational film Goofy's Freeway Troubles, Goofy was all but retired except from cameos and a brief appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as in the Sport Goofy in Soccermania which was originally intended to be released theatrically in 1984, but was aired as a 1987 TV special instead. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released Sport Goofy in Soccermania is a Disney cartoon It was released in 1986. In the 1990s Goofy got his own TV series called Goof Troop. Goof Troop is an animated television series from the The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and his bonding with his son Max In the show Goofy lives with his son Max and his cat Waffles, and they live next door to Pete and his family. Maximilian " Max " Goof is a Fictional character who is the teenage son of the popular Disney character Goofy. Black Pete could refer to one of the following characters in fiction Zwarte Piet, a character in Dutch folklore and companion of Sinterklaas. Goof Troop eventually led to Goofy starring in his own movies: A Goofy Movie in (1995) and An Extremely Goofy Movie in (2000). A Goofy Movie is a 1995 animated musical Comedy film, produced by DisneyToon Studios and released to theatres by Walt Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 An Extremely Goofy Movie is a 2000 Direct-to-video Animated film made by The Walt Disney Company. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Goofy reverted back to his traditional personality on Mickey Mouse Works and appeared as head waiter on House of Mouse (2001 to 2004). Mickey Mouse Works is a television show that features the cartoon character Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of animated segments Disney's House of Mouse is an American Animated Television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from Goofy's son Max Goof also appeared in House of Mouse as the nightclub's valet, so that Goofy juggled not only his conventional antics but also the father-role displayed in Goof Troop and A Goofy Movie. Maximilian " Max " Goof is a Fictional character who is the teenage son of the popular Disney character Goofy. Disney's House of Mouse is an American Animated Television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from In both Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse Goofy also seemed to have a crush on Clarabelle Cow, as he asks her on a date in the House of Mouse episode "Super Goof" and is being stalked by the bovine in the Mickey Mouse Works cartoon "How To Be a Spy. Mickey Mouse Works is a television show that features the cartoon character Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of animated segments Disney's House of Mouse is an American Animated Television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from Clarabelle Cow is a Fictional character created by Ub Iwerks in 1928 for Walt Disney. Disney's House of Mouse is an American Animated Television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from Mickey Mouse Works is a television show that features the cartoon character Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of animated segments " Clarabelle has been noted as Horace Horsecollar's fiance in early decades, but according to comics from the 1960s and 1970's and more recent cartoons like "House of Mouse," "Mouseworks," and Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, Goofy and Clarabelle seem to have affections for one another; perhaps as an attempt for Disney to give Goofy a girlfriend to match his two male co-stars. Horace Horsecollar is a Funny animal Cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney. Mickey Donald Goofy The Three Musketeers (also known as simply The Three Musketeers) is a Direct-to-video animated adaptation

Goofy also appears in the children's television series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with his trademark attire and personality. Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a Children's television series, that premiered in prime time on Disney Channel on May 5, 2006.

Goofy appeared in The Lion King 1½. The Lion King 1½ (also known as The Lion King 3 Hakuna Matata in some countries is an American Direct-to-video

Recently, Goofy starred in a new theatrical cartoon short called How To Hook Up Your Home Theater, which premiered at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. How to Hook Up Your Home Theater is a 2007 theatrical cartoon from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Kevin Deters and co-directed The Ottawa International Animation Festival was created in Ottawa, Canada in 1976 and it celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2006 The short received a positive review from animation historian Jerry Beck[1] and then had wide release on December 21, 2007 in front of National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955) is a well known animation historian with ten books and numerous articles to his Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. National Treasure 2 Book of Secrets is a 2007 Adventure film and is the second movie in the National Treasure franchise.

List of Goofy episodes

Pilot (1939)

• 1. Goofy & Wilbur (1939)

Season 1 (1940-1949)

• 2. Goofy's Glider (1940)
• 3. Baggage Buster (1941)
• 4. How To Ride A Horse (1941)
• 5. The Art of Skiing (1941)
• 6. The Art of Self Defense (1941)
• 7. The Art of Self Defense is a Cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company in 1941. How To Play Baseball (1942)
• 8. The Olympic Champ (1942)
• 9. How To Swim (1942)
• 10. How To Fish (1942)
• 11. El Gaucho Goofy (1943)
• 12. Victory Vehicles (1943)
• 13. How To Be A Sailor (1944)
• 14. How To Play Golf (1944)
• 15. How To Play Football (1944)
• 16. Tiger Trouble (1945)
• 17. African Diary (1945)
• 18. Californy'er Bust (1945)
• 19. Hockey Homicide (1945)
• 20. Hockey Homicide is a Cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company in 1945 A Knight For A Day (1946)
• 21. Double Dribble (1946)
• 22. Double Dribble is a 1946 theatrical cartoon starring the Disney character Goofy, and directed by Jack Hannah. Foul Hunting (1947)
• 23. They're Off (1948)
• 24. The Big Wash (1948)
• 25. Tennis Racquet (1949)
• 26. Goofy Gymnastics (1949)

Season 2 (1950-1953)

• 27. Motor Mania (1950)
• 28. Motor Mania is a Cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company in 1950 Hold That Pose (1950)
• 29. Lion Down (1951)
• 30. Home Made Home (1951)
• 31. Cold War (1951)
• 32. Tomorrow We Diet! (1951)
• 33. Get Rich Quick (1951)
• 34. Fathers Are People (1951)

No Smoking

• 35. No Smoking (1951)
• 36. Father's Lion (1952)
• 37. Hello, Aloha (1952)
• 38. Man's Best Friend (1952)
• 39. Two-Gun Goofy (1952)
• 40. Teachers Are People (1952)
• 41. Two Weeks Vacation (1952)
• 42. How To Be A Detective (1952)
• 43. Father's Day Off (1953)
• 44. For Whom the Bull's Toil (1953)
• 45. Father's Week End (1953)
• 46. How To Dance (1953)
• 47. How To Sleep (1953)

1960s

• 48. Aquamania (1961)
• 49. Aquamania is a Cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company in 1961. Freewayphobia Or The Art of Driving The Super Highway (1965)

Theatrical Short (2007)

• 50. How To Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007)

In comics

Comic strips first called the character Dippy Dawg but eventually his name changed to Goofy by 1936. How to Hook Up Your Home Theater is a 2007 theatrical cartoon from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Kevin Deters and co-directed

The comic strips drawn by Floyd Gottfredson for Disney were generally based on what was going on in the Mickey Mouse shorts at the time. Arthur Floyd Gottfredson ( May 5, 1905 &mdash July 22, 1986) was an American Cartoonist best known for his defining work But when Donald Duck's popularity led to Donald Duck gaining his own newspaper strip, Disney decided that he was no longer allowed to appear in Gottfredson's strips. Accordingly Goofy remained alone as Mickey's sidekick, replacing Horace Horsecollar as Mickey's fellow adventurer and companion. Horace Horsecollar is a Funny animal Cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney. Similarly in comics the Mickey Mouse world with Goofy as Mickey's sidekick was usually very separate from the Donald Duck world and crossovers were rare.

In the comics Goofy also had a secret identity known as Super Goof, who appeared again later in one episode of Disney's House of Mouse, when a space ray reaches his peanuts, giving him super-powers. Super Goof (also Super Pippo) is a Fictional character, the Disney character Goofy 's Superhero alter ego Disney's House of Mouse is an American Animated Television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from

A character called Glory-Bee was Goofy's girlfriend for some years.

In 1990, when Disney was publishing their own comics, Goofy starred in Goofy Adventures, which featured him starring in various parodies. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) This article is about Disney Comics a Publisher of Comic books. Goofy Adventures is a Comic book published by Disney Comics featuring Goofy as the main character Unfortunately, perhaps because of poor sales, Goofy Adventures was the first of the company's titles to be cancelled by the Disney Comics Implosion, ending at its 17th issue. Oddly enough, Goofy Adventures was the only one of the cancelled titles to declare its cancellation right there; the other unfortunate titles ended abruptly with no immediate announcement of their cancellation.

In video games

In the Kingdom Hearts series

Goofy, as he appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. His attire was designed by Tetsuya Nomura. (born October 8, 1970) is a Japanese video game director and character designer working for Square Enix (formerly Square)

Goofy is captain of the royal guard at Disney Castle in the Kingdom Hearts video game series. is a series of Action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square) Averse to using actual weapons, Goofy fights with a shield. This job doesn't involve much, since the castle is usually a peaceful place, until King Mickey Mouse, husband of Queen Minnie Mouse, disappears. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Minnie Mouse is an Animated cartoon of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in Animated cartoons Comic strips and Comic book by Following a letter the King left, he and Donald (the court magician) meet Sora and embark on a quest with him to find the King and Sora's missing friends. Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing video games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square) In the game series, Goofy still suffers from being the butt of comic relief, but also is the constant voice of optimism and, surprisingly, selectively perceptive, often noticing things others miss and keeping his cool when Sora and Donald lose it. When Sora, Donald, and Goofy enter the realm known as Timeless River, Goofy states that the world is kinda familiar; a reference to his cartoons done in the mid 1900s.

Around the middle of Kingdom Hearts II, Goofy pushes King Mickey out of the way of an oncoming boulder and is hit directly on the head instead, at which point he falls to the ground and lands against a wall, supposedly dead. However, Goofy later catches up to the heroes completely unscathed, and explains that he gets "bonked" on the head all the time, perhaps a reference to many of his cartoons.

In other video games

Goofy was the star of an early platformer, Matterhorn Screamer for the Apple II and Commodore 64.

Goofy also starred in Super Nintendo adventure game Goof Troop alongside his son Max and in Goofy's Hysterical History Tour for the Sega Genesis where he's a head janitor and he must recover the missing pieces of some museum exhibits. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was Goof Troop is an Action-adventure game, developed and released by Capcom in 1993 for the Super NES and based on the TV series by the Goofy's Hysterical History Tour is a video game released in 1993 for the Sega Genesis by Absolute Entertainment. The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990

He also was in the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance game Disney Party as one of the playable characters. The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. Disney's Party is a Video game of the party game genre released in 2003 by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo GameCube and Jupiter

Two games for kids were released: Goofy's Fun House for the PlayStation and Goofy's Railway Express for the Commodore 64. Goofy's Fun House was a video game released for the PlayStation in 2001 The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console

A skateboarding game called Disney's Extremely Goofy Skateboarding was released, starring Goofy, where he must do the goofiest moves to win the whole game.

Concept and creation

During the mid to late 1930s, classes were held at the Disney studios for aspiring animators. Led by more experienced artists, these classes taught the methods, techniques and lowdowns of each character and how they should be approached once and for all. Although many of such lectures were dry and technical, the lecture on the analysis of Goofy as taught by Art Babbitt, who is most regarded at the studio for the creation of the character, was so fairly remarkable that it deserves to be reprinted here in this article in its entirety. Arthur Harold Babitsky, better known as Art Babbitt ( October 8, 1907 &ndash March 4, 1992) was an American Animator Here is exactly what Babbitt said in his own words:

It is difficult to classify the characteristics of the Goof into columns of the physical and mental because they interweave, reflect and enhance one another. Therefore, it will probably be best to mention everything all at once. Think of the Goof as a composite of an everlasting optimist, a gullible Good Samaritan, a halfwit and a shiftless, good-natured hick. He is loose-jointed and gangly, but not rubbery.

He can move fast if he has to, but would rather avoid any overexertion, so he takes what seems to be the easiest way. He is a philosopher of the barber shop variety. No matter what happens, he accepts it finally as being for the best or at least amusing. He is willing to help anyone and offers his assistance even when it is not needed and just creates confusion. He very seldom, if ever, reaches an objective or completes what he has started. His brain being rather vapory, it is difficult for him to concentrate on any one subject. Any little distraction can throw him off his train of thought and it is extremely difficult for the Goof to keep to his purpose. Yet the Goof is not the type of halfwit that is to be pitied. He doesn't dribble, drool or shriek.

He has music in his heart, even though it is the same tune forever and I see him humming to himself while working or thinking. He talks to himself because it is easier for him to know what he is thinking if he hears it first.

His posture is nil. His back arches the wrong way and his little stomach protrudes. His head, stomach and knees lead his body. His neck is quite long and scrawny. His knees sag and his feet are large and flat. He walks on his heels and his toes turn up. His shoulders are narrow and slope rapidly, giving the upper part of his body a thinness and making his arms seem long and heavy, though actually not drawn that way. His hands are very sensitive and expressive and though his gestures are broad, they should reflect the gentleman.

Never think of the Goof as a sausage with rubber hose attachments. Though he is very flexible and floppy, his body still has a solidity and weight. The looseness of his arms and legs should be achieved through a succession of breaks in the joints rather than what seems like the waving of so much rope. He is not muscular, yet has the strength and stamina of a very wiry person.

His clothes are misfits: his trousers are baggy at the knees and the pants legs strive vainly to touch his shoe tops but never do. His pants droop at the seat and stretch tightly across some distance below the crotch. His sweater fits him snugly except for the neck and his vest is much too small. His hat is of a soft material and animates a little bit.

The Goof's head can be thought of in terms of a caricature of a person with a pointed dome; large, dreamy eyes, buck teeth and a weak chin, a large mouth, a thick lower lip, a fat tongue and a bulbous nose that grows larger on its way out and turns up. His eyes should remain partly closed to help give him a stupid sleepy appearance, as though he were constantly straining to remain awake. But, of course, they can open wide for expressions or accents. He blinks quite a bit.

He is very bashful. Yet when something stupid has befallen him, he mugs the camera like an amateur actor with relatives in the audience, trying to cover up his embarrassment by making faces and signaling to them. He is in close contact with sprites, goblins, fairies and other such fantasia. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Each object or piece of mechanism, which to us is lifeless, has a soul and personality in the mind of the Goof.

The improbable becomes real where the Goof is concerned. He has marvelous muscular control of his fanny. He can do numerous little flourishes with it and his fanny should be used whenever there is an opportunity to emphasize a funny position.

Well, this little analysis has covered the Goof from top to toes, and having come to his end, I end.

Ironically, according to biographer Neal Gabler, Walt Disney himself hated the character of Goofy due to his unrealism and lack of human characteristics, and often threatened to discontinue the character. Neal Gabler is a professor journalist author and political commentator ^[1] He kept Goofy because his studio's animators needed the continuous work. However, it is important to note that many of Gabler's claims about Walt Disney have come under dispute,^[2] including Gabler's own unsourced assertion of Disney hating Goofy. ^[3]

Actor portrayal

Disney has gone through seven voices for Goofy, compared to three for Mickey and only two for Donald. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company.

• Pinto Colvig 1932 - 1938; 1944 - 1965 (his death in 1967)
• George Johnson 1939 - 1943
• Bob Jackman - 1951
• Hal Smith - 1983
• Tony Pope - 1986;1988 (Sport Goofy in Soccermania; Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
• Will Ryan - 1987
• Bill Farmer (current) 1986 - present

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In Spanish media, Goofy was voiced by David García Vázquez. In Latin America, Goofy was voiced by Carlos Segundo and Mario Filio. Mario Filio is a Latin American voice actor Filmography Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars The Clone Wars (2008 Eishun Konoe in In Poland Goofy voiced by Krzysztof Tyniec, and in Russian voiced by Vladimir Antonik and Mihail Vasserbalm.

Also, Goofy's trademark scream ("YAAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOEY!"), known as the "Goof yell" or Goofy holler, was provided by Hannès Schrolle[2], who did all the yodeling in The Art of Skiing. Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe. Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe. Similar to the Wilhelm scream, the Goof-yell is a very recurring sound effect that appears in many Disney movies. The Wilhelm scream is a repeatedly used film and television stock Sound effect first used in 1951 for the film Distant Drums.

Confusion concerning Pluto

Disney has needed to deal with a certain amount of confusion concerning the fact that the anthropomorphic Goofy, and dog-like Pluto often appear on screen together, yet are the same species. Pluto (formerly known as Pluto the Pup) is an Animated cartoon character made famous in a series of Disney short cartoons. On their web site it's stated that "Goofy was originally created as Dippy Dawg" and "was created as a human character, as opposed to Pluto, who was a pet, so [Goofy] walked upright and had a speaking voice". This problem was humorously illustrated in the movie "Stand By Me" in which one of the boys ponders, "Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, and Pluto's a dog. What the hell is Goofy?"

Goofy in other languages

• ِArabic: بندق
• Bosnian: Šiljo
• Bulgarian: Гуфи
• Chinese: 高飛/高飞, pinyin: Gāofēi
• Croatian: Šiljo
• Danish: Fedtmule
• Dutch: Goofy
• Estonian: Kupi
• Farsi: گوفی
• Finnish: Hessu Hopo
• French: Dingo
• Greek: Γκούφυ Goufi
• Hebrew: גופי
• Icelandic: Guffi
• Indonesian: Gufi
• Italian: Pippo
• Japanese: グーフィー Gūfī
• Korean: 구피 Gupi
• Latvian: Spruksts
• Lithuanian: Kliunkis
• Macedonian: Шиљо
• Norwegian: Langbein
• Polish: Goofy
• Portuguese: Pateta
• Russian: Гуфи
• Serbian: Шиља Šiljа
• Slovene: Pepe
• Spanish: Goofy (formerly known as Tribilín)
• Swedish: Jan "Janne" Långben
• Thai: กู๊ฟฟี่
• Turkish: Dingo

See also

• Dogfaces

Notes

1. ^ Close-Up: Biographer Neal Gabler on Walt Disney
2. ^ MichaelBarrier.com - Commentary: Gabler Errata
3. ^ http://michaelbarrier.com/#didwaltreallyhate

External links

• Goofy at the INDUCKS
• Disney's bio of Goofy
• The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts