Goofy and Wilbur (film)

Goofy and Wilbur (film) Goofy cartoon; released on March 17, 1939. Directed by Dick Huemer. Goofy and his pet grasshopper, Wilbur, are fishing partners with Wilbur attracting fish for Goofy to catch. In trying to avoid being eaten by a fish, Wilbur is swallowed by a frog. Goofy gives chase, but the frog is swallowed …

Goofy Look at Valentine’s Day, A (film)

Goofy Look at Valentine’s Day, A (film) Educational film; released in September 1983. Goofy learns the significance of Valentine’s Day and how people have expressed their love through the years on the holiday.

Goofy Adventure Story, The

Goofy Adventure Story, The Alternate title for The Adventure Story.

Goofy Movie, A (film)

Goofy Movie, A (film) Goofy takes his son Max on a fishing trip in an effort to bridge the generation gap and spend some quality time bonding with his son, even though Max would rather be spending time with his girlfriend, Roxanne. Rather than explaining to Roxanne the real reason for his trip, Max uses …

Goofy Gymnastics (film)

Goofy Gymnastics (film) Goofy cartoon; released on September 23, 1949. Directed by Jack Kinney. Goofy gives a muscle-building course a try but is soon entangled with the various apparatus that results in crashing out a window and having the body of a strong man from a chart superimposed over his. The deadpan narration was by …

Goofy

Goofy Good-natured but stupid, the cartoon character made his first appearance, somewhat disguised, as a member of the audience in Mickey’s Revue (1932). What distinguished Goofy from those sitting around him was not so much his appearance but his raucous laugh. That laugh, supplied by Disney storyman, musician, and former circus clown, Pinto Colvig, created …

Goof Troop Christmas, A (television)

Goof Troop Christmas, A (television) Syndicated television special; aired first in December 1992, and was repeated the following Christmas season (each having a different group of cartoons for the second half of the show). Pete takes his family to Colorado to avoid the hectic season, but he cannot escape Goofy, a hungry bear, or the …

Goofing Around with Donald Duck

Goofing Around with Donald Duck See A Square Peg in a Round Hole.

Gooding, Cuba, Jr.

Gooding, Cuba, Jr. Actor; appeared in Instinct (Theo Calder), Pearl Harbor (Doris “Dorrie” Miller), and Snow Dogs (Ted), and on television in The Oldest Rookie (street kid leader). He provided the voice of Buck in Home on the Range.

Goof Troop (television)

Goof Troop (television) Animated television series; premiered on April 20, 1992, on The Disney Channel. Syndicated beginning September 7, 1992, and ending August 30, 1996, and shown on ABC beginning September 12, 1992, and ending September 11, 1993. There was a two-hour syndicated television special which aired on September 6, 1992, previewing the series with …