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Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

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Here is a list of all forty-six Goofy cartoons--year by year--contained on this new Disney Treasures collection:

1939-"Goofy and Wilbur" (Goofy's first official "solo" short)

1940-"Goofy's Glider" (The first in the long-running "How-to" series)

1941-"Baggage Buster", "The Art of Skiing", "The Art of Self-Defense"

1942-"How to Play Baseball", "The Olympic Champ", "How to Swim", "How to Fish"

1943-"Victory Vehicles" (Could have been released under the delayed "Wartime Cartoons" Disney Treasures collection)

1944-"How to Be a Sailor", "How to Play Golf", "How to Play Football"

1945-"Tiger Trouble", "African Diary", "Californy er Bust", "Hockey Homicide"

1946-"A Knight for a Day", "Double Dribble"

1947-"Foul Hunting"

1948-"They're Off", "The Big Wash"

1949-"Tennis Racquet", "Goofy Gymnastics"

1950-"Motor Mania", "Hold That Pose"

1951-"Lion Down", "Home Made Home", "Cold War", "Tomorrow We Diet", "Get Rich Quick", "Fathers Are People", "No Smoking"

1952-"Father's Lion", "Hello Aloha", "Man's Best Friend", "Two Gun Goofy", "Teachers Are People", "Two Weeks Vacation", "How to Be a Detective"

1953-"Father's Day Off", "For Whom the Bulls Toil", "Father's Weekend", "How to Dance", "How to Sleep" (the last of the "How-to" series made for the big screen)

1961-"Aquamania"

Though this collection is "The Complete Goofy", it would have been nice to include the two cartoons Goofy did with Donald Duck ("No Sail" and "Crazy with the Heat") in 1945 and '47, respectively (probably saved for a later Donald Duck collection in the DT series). Also, "How to Ride a Horse" and "El Gaucho Goofy" (taken from "The Reluctant Dragon" and "Saludos Amigos", respectively) were re-released in an animated short format in the 1950's, but are obviously unnecessary to include in this collection. Goofy also appeared in "Freewayphobia" and "Freewayphobia #2" (both in 1965) which also appears to not be included here (probably because these were educational films produced extensively during this time by the Disney company).

Many of the above-mentioned Goofy shorts contained controversial scenes that have been removed and/or altered by the Disney company in recent years. This collection is promising that they will all be uncut--so let's hope they will be seen the way they were originally seen if only for the historical context. Last year's "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" and "Silly Symphonies" collections lived up to that promise, though the "Disneyland USA" set had some perplexing cuts.

This collection is one of three exciting, new releases this December in the second wave of the continuing Disney Treasures series (and extremely limited edition--125,000 appearing to be made instead of the 150,000 last year). There were supposed to be four releases again this year, but the intended fourth (Disney Wartime Cartoons) was delayed for reasons--as of this writing--unexplained by host/compiler of the DT series, Leonard Maltin.

The other two releases for this year: "Mickey Mouse in Black and White", and "Behind the Scenes at the Disney Studio."

I enjoy the content of this DVD a great deal. Unfortunately, this DVD set leaves off a valuable option available on last year's MICKEY MOUSE IN COLOR and SILLY SYMPHONY compilations--the ability to "view all" with a single command on the menu. Instead, viewers will have to manually choose each cartoon, one at a time. I hope that Disney will reconsider in determining the playback options in future short feature compilations.

This is an excellent product as the other reviews suggest, but be wary of purchasing from the second hand sellers...They are overcharging for a product still available through the Disney Video club...I just purchased my brand new dvd for 29.95 from the club, February 2006. Yes, you have to join, but at least you will have product to equal the high price...100 dollars can buy you 3 other vids...I shake my head at this.

there are a few cartoons missing in this dvd set
How to Ride a Horse (1941), El Gaucho Goofy(1943), Freewayphobia (1965),Goofy's Freeway Trouble (1965), And Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987).

As far as Disney's animated shorts go, the Goofy cartoons are probably the funniest the studio ever did, and this mostly wonderful two-disc set collects them all -- every "How To" cartoon, every sports cartoon, every cartoon from the "George G. Geef" era -- they're all here. Some are better than others, of course. The earlier "Geef" cartoons, before Pinto Clovig returned as Goofy's voice, don't feel like the character at all.

There are also three great featurettes on this set, one about Clovig himself, one about the evolution of Goofy and an interview with Bill Farmer, the current voice of the Goof. Hearing Goofy's voice coming out of this jolly, rust-haired man is jarring and wonderful at the same time.

One complaint -- boy, has Disney gotten PC. On four of these cartoons, they found it necessary to do a disclaimer by Leonard Maltin because the cartoons contain some potentially "sensitive" material -- a World War II era cartoon has the audacity to use the term "Jap," a western send-up has stereotypical "injuns," a short about a teacher sparks fears of school violence and a bullfighting classic portrays Mexicans in an "unflattering light." All four disclaimers have essentially the same message -- "People weren't as smart then as they are now! Please don't hate us."

Please.

I'm all in favor of intros, putting cartoons in context, historical data, etc., but the way these four cartoons were singled out really insulted my intelligence. It's GOOFY, for Heaven's sake, was anybody planning to take the cartoons seriously? In my review of a previous "Treasures" DVD, "Mickey Mouse in Living Color," I said that Warner Bros should use these discs as a model for how to do Looney Tunes DVDs. If they followed the model of "The Complete Goofy," we'd have a disclaimer in front of every Speedy Gonzales short.

It's still a really good collection, but for maximum enjoyment, when you see Leonard Maltin's face pop up before these four shorts, hit the "next" button on your remote.

Having viewed and purchased the Silly Symphonies and Mickey Mouse in Living Color DVD's of this same set, I have to say that The Complete Goofy is the best collection of them all to date. Containing almost twice as many cartoons as the Mickey Mouse in Living color disc, this DVD offers up one of the most hilarious and high quality cartoon collections on the market. I had literally forgotten some of these cartoons after they disappeared from the current pc market. For the more sensitive cartoons that Disney fears will be offensive, Leonard Maltin makes a brief introduction that serves not only to put sensitivities at ease, but improve our appreciation for the humor by placing it in historical context. This feature gives collectors hope that the delayed "Disney Goes to War" DVD will be released without unnecessary editing.

Additionally, two options are available this time that weren't previously on previous "Treasures" releases. We are allowed to choose between chronological and alphabetical lists of the cartoons. This gives the viewer the ability to find specific cartoons with ease and also to view the evolution of Goofy's endearing character. The only drawback, as another reviewer mentioned, is that one cannot choose a "play all" feature that was available on previous titles.

The picture quality on this DVD is astounding and each cartoon looks better than I have ever seen before. The sound quality is decent and has not been restored to a higher quality than the age of the cartoon demands. Some marvelous features are included, such as a lengthy discussion with Bill Farmer, the current voice of Goofy, who offers us several samples of his famous voice and even what I call the "Goofy fall" scream. A biography on Pinto Colvig, the original voice of Goofy, is also very informative. It explains that the birth of the "how to" cartoons came from Colvig's temporary departure from Disney which left Goofy without a voice. An interesting tidbit for Disney fans is that Colvig also provided the voice of Grumpy and Sleepy in the Disney classic, Snow White. These and many other extras round out the collectors "Complete Goofy" experience.

Although this collection would be loved by children of all ages, these Goofy cartoons may be best appreciated by adults who understand his struggles as an "everyman". I can speak for myself when I say that these cartoons are funnier now more than ever as I can relate with Goofy as a parent, a hard worker who can't seem to relax on vacation, or sleep through the night. With only 125,000 copies being printed, this DVD which is bound to be far more popular than previous "Treasures" is sure to go fast. It is a purchase one won't regret.

This is an absolute GEM. Animation fans have waited years for something like this. Definately tailored for animation buffs and disneyana fans. Hard to believe there are actually idiots out there COMPLAINING that disney included the very shorts we've all been waiting (and waiting) for so many years for them to release unedited like 'No Smoking' etc. This is NOT a baby sitter video and thank goodness for that!! THANKYOU Leonard and thankyou disney. Thumbs up!!

The Disney treasures collection is the best and cheapest way of getting the entire series to their golden age shorts.
I must warn you not to buy any of these mini DVDS if you are someone who would love the full collection being the mini DVDS are just repeats or shorts due on future disney treasures.

GOOFY has Stared in 76 colored shorts in total from 1935-1965
Below is a complete list of all his appearnces. it comes in 4 collumns: first the episode number, then the date, then the official clasification of the series it comes under, then the title.

All Episodes clasified as Mickey Mouse are seen in both volumes of Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Any clasified as Donald and Goofy are seen in the donald Duck collection which you can check out the same details of on both donald duck dvds on amazon in my reviews.

The Goofy DVD has all 46 classified as Goofy.

the only 2 Goofy cartoons upto the 1960's that are still not available and have no furture treasure that are due out which could include them are his very last 2 original cartoons made in 1965 classified as Educational, which I think is why their not on his DVD being their not clasified as Goofy, nor are they part of any other disney series on the other treasures.

ANY OTHER CARTOONS STARRING GOOFY OTHER THAN THE LIST BELOW
were either theatrical movies, plus movies that were shorts combine when originally released which you can get on DVD now such as Mellody Time which are all classified as part of disney's masterpiece collection, but their is one movie with a goofy short not classified as disney masters which is THE RELUCTANT DRAGON, you can get the reluctant dragon on the disney treasures volume of: BEHIND THE SCENES which includes the short of HOW TO RIDE A HORSE. Or TV series and Specials made in the modern age which are not part of the treasures really. but below is a complete list of all his original production golden age shorts.

but I have to say, another Goofy cartoon famous to all Goofy fans not included in the Treasures: SPORT GOOFY IN SOCCERMANIA, it has not been released at all in the USA, but has on the UK Edition of Extreme Sports Fun,also it includes How To Ride A Horse, which means if you just want the goofy short and not the whole Reluctant Dragon Movie you can get 2 goofy shorts on this one UK DVD that are missing from Goofy's Treasure whicg just leaves his two educational shorts from the 60's left to find or hope a DVD to be released with and; you can get on amazon UK, as long as your TV is less than 5 years old it will have pal playback and aslong as your DVD Machine is multi region or free code then you will be able to play the UK DVD no matter what.

ALL SHORTS STARRING GOOFY
1 1935 MICKEY MOUSE Band Concert
2 1935 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Fire Brigade
3 1935 MICKEY MOUSE On Ice
4 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Polo Team
5 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Moving Day
6 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Moose Hunters
7 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Amateurs
8 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Hawaiian Holiday
9 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Clock Cleaners
10 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Lonesome Ghosts
11 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Magician Mickey
12 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Boat Builders
13 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Trailer
14 1938 DONALD AND GOOFY Polar Trappers
15 1938 DONALD AND GOOFY Fox Hunt
16 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Whalers
17 1939 SPECIAL The Standard Parade
18 1939 GOOFY Goofy And Wilbur
19 1940 MICKEY MOUSE Tugboat Mickey
20 1940 DONALD AND GOOFY Billposters
21 1940 GOOFY Goofy's Glider
22 1941 GOOFY Baggage Buster
23 1941 MICKEY MOUSE Nifty Nineties
24 1941 MICKEY MOUSE Orphan's Benefit
25 1941 GOOFY Art Of Skiing
26 1941 GOOFY Art Of Self Defense
27 1942 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Birthday Party
28 1942 MICKEY MOUSE Symphony Hour
29 1942 GOOFY How To Play Baseball
30 1942 GOOFY Olympic Champ
31 1942 GOOFY How To Swim
32 1942 GOOFY How To Fish
33 1943 GOOFY Victory Vehicles
34 1944 GOOFY How To Be A Sailor
35 1944 GOOFY How To Play Golf
36 1944 GOOFY How To Play Football
37 1945 GOOFY Tiger Trouble
38 1945 GOOFY African Diary
39 1945 GOOFY Californy Er Bust!
40 1945 DONALD AND GOOFY No Sail
41 1945 GOOFY Hockey Homicide
42 1946 GOOFY Knight For A Day
43 1946 DONALD AND GOOFY Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive
44 1946 GOOFY Double Dribble
45 1947 DONALD AND GOOFY Crazy With The Heat
46 1947 GOOFY Foul Hunting
47 1948 GOOFY They're Off
48 1948 GOOFY Big Wash
49 1949 GOOFY Tennis Racquet
50 1949 GOOFY Goofy Gymnastics
51 1950 DONALD DUCK Crazy Over Daisy
52 1950 GOOFY Motor Mania
53 1950 GOOFY Hold That Pose
54 1951 GOOFY Lion Down
55 1951 GOOFY Home Made Home
56 1951 GOOFY Cold War
57 1951 GOOFY Tomorrow We Diet
58 1951 GOOFY Get Rich Quick
59 1951 GOOFY Fathers Are People
60 1951 GOOFY No Smoking
61 1952 GOOFY Father's Lion
62 1952 GOOFY Hello, Aloha
63 1952 GOOFY Man's Best Friend
64 1952 GOOFY Two-Gun Goofy
65 1952 GOOFY Teachers Are People
66 1952 GOOFY Two Weeks Vacation
67 1952 GOOFY How To Be A Detective
68 1952 MICKEY MOUSE Pluto's Christmas Tree
69 1953 GOOFY Father's Day Off
70 1953 GOOFY For Whom The Bulls Toil
71 1953 GOOFY Father's Week-End
72 1953 GOOFY How To Dance
73 1953 GOOFY How To Sleep
74 1961 GOOFY Aquamania
75 1965 EDUCATIONAL Freewayphobia No. 1
76 1965 EDUCATIONAL Steel and America

I cannot believe I bought this for one cartoon, and it's not there. I really thought that something called "The Complete Goofy" would contain Goofy's 2 Freeway cartoons, where he learns to be a safe driver. Don't get me wrong, this is a great collection, and I'm enjoying it, but I feel soooo disappointed. Why does the collection need to end in 1961, why not 1965 with Freewayphobia No. 1 and Goofy's Freeway Trouble? According to one site, these were the last two Goofy shorts until 1983, and the ONLY ones not included on the collection.

Also, I agree with the reviewer who said there needs to be a Play All option. My son loves Goofy and it's frustrating to him to have to keep going back to the menu.

As my review's title suggests, finally we have a DVD collection we have been waiting for - with a Mickey collection and a Donald collection now available as well.

In "The Complete Goofy," 46 cartoons that we've grown up watching are available once again, including ones like "Victory Vehicles," "Californy 'er Bust," and "Father's Day Off" that pre-date the politically-correct generation in which we now live. Leonard Maltin has a short introduction preceeding any cartoons that one may find offensive, but most people would be very excited to allow their young children to watch "the Goof" give instructions on various sports, tackle a tiger or a lion, and try to impress his son.

For us adults too young to remember when cartoons shown in the movie theaters was a usual occurance, but too old to enjoy many of today's modern cartoons, this collection is amazing and provides many extra bits of trivia we may not have known before. Did you know that the original voice of Goofy left Disney early in the character's development, so a speechless Goofy appeared in many "How to" shorts while a replacement actor was found? Did you know that Goofy's signature "holler" -- so recognizable by any Disney fan today -- began as a yodler making a hilarious mistake which Disney decided was too funny to re-record?

All in all, this collection is PERFECT for parents and children to sit down together and enjoy. My 4-year-old son and I have watched it through many, many times.