Goofy is a Walt Disney animated cartoon character that first appeared as an audience member in Mickey's Revue in 1932. Originally named Dippy Dawg, this character's name was slightly changed to Dippy the Goof in 1938 and finally to Goofy with the production of Goofy and Wilbur in 1939. Goofy was featured in 48 cartoons, primarily in the 1940s and 50s.http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characterstandard/goofy/goofy.html

As suggested by his name, Goofy is a clumsy and careless character, often spilling, crashing and destroying things around him.http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characterstandard/goofy/goofy.html Another of Goofy's distinguishing characteristics is his raucous laugh. When Pinto Colvig, Disney story man and former circus clown presented his idea for Goofy's laugh, Walt Disney was so impressed he insisted Goofy be featured in other cartoons. Colvig would be Goofy's voice until 1965http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173418/bio

Although Goofy is a dog, he was created as a human character, separate from a pet, like the character Pluto, who he would appear with in several cartoons.

Family

As Super Goof, Goofy was a crime fighting super hero with his nephew Gilbert (Super Gilly) as his sidekick. During Goofy's How To films, his wife is revealed, though never fully seen in profile and always goes by the name Mrs. Goofy or Mrs. Geef. They eventually had a son named "Junior" and later in the series Goof Troop carries the full name Maximillian. Goofy is also known to have an aunt Goofilia, a cousin named Batts and a great-uncle General Patten-Leather.http://www.disneyshorts.org/characters/goofy.html

Goofy, Donald and Mickey

Beginning in 1935 a series of short films by Ben Sharpsteen titled Mickey's Service Station aired. Featuring Mickey, Donald and Goofy, the trio would star together in Clock Cleaners and Lonesome Ghosts among others. As the series progressed Mickey's role progressively diminished and was eventually phased out completely. Goofy and Donald would steal the show producing short films together beginning with Polar Trappers in 1938.http://www.disneyshorts.org/characters/goofy.html

Goof Troop

Goofy's character reappeared in the Disney cartoon Goof Troop, which aired from 1992-1993. He was portrayed as a widowed father struggling to take care of his son Maximillian "Max" and their cat Waffles. Max was often embarrassed by his father's "goofy" demeanor and avoided being seen with him in public. Goofy lived next door to wealthy neighbors Pete, Peg, their son Pete Jr. (PJ) and daughter Pistol. Pete's character was Donald Duck's drill sergeant in the production Donald Gets Drafted.http://www.tv.com/goof-troop/show/8245/summary.html

How-To Cartoons

Goofy was featured in a series of do-it-yourself and how-to cartoons, such as How to Play Football, How to be a Rock Star and The Art of Skiing. In How to Play Baseball, Goofy demonstrates the responsibilities of all 9 defensive positions on the field as well as hitting, running and stealing bases offensively. In reality, the cartoon used Goofy's clumsy character to show the audience how not to do things.http://www.disneymouselinks.com/Goofy.aspx

Kingdom Hearts

Goofy was a character in the action-adventure role-playing video game series Kingdom Hearts, released by Disney Interactive Studios in 2002. In the game Goofy is the Captain of the Royal Knights of the Disney Castle and is one of the main character's close companions throughout the entire series. Despite his being a knight, Goofy avoids direct combat and carry's only a shield for protection.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322968/

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