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Also known as | Disney's Goof Troop |
Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Robert Taylor Michael Peraza Jr. [1] [2] |
Based on | Goofy by Walt Disney Art Babbitt Frank Webb Pinto Colvig |
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Opening theme | "Goof Troop" performed by Phil Perry |
Composer | Mark Watters |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Walt Disney Television Animation [a] Walt Disney Television |
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Release | September 5 – December 5, 1992 |
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Goof Troop is an American animated sitcom produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on the relationship between single father Goofy and his son, Max, as well as their neighbor Pete and his family. Created by Robert Taylor and Michael Peraza Jr., [1] [2] the main series of 65 episodes aired in first-run syndication from 1992 to 1993 on The Disney Afternoon programming block, while an additional thirteen episodes aired on Saturday mornings on ABC. [3] A Christmas special was also produced and aired in syndication in late 1992. [4]
Walt Disney Pictures produced two spin-off films from the television series: the theatrical A Goofy Movie , released on April 7, 1995, and direct-to-video sequel An Extremely Goofy Movie , released on February 29, 2000.
Goof Troop is similar to several early-1950s Goofy cartoon shorts that depicted Goofy as the father of a mischievous red-haired son. It was the creation of Michael Peraza Jr., [1] [2] and pitched to Disney management as a last-minute idea to fit the title.
Goofy, a single father, moves back to his hometown of Spoonerville [5] with his son, Max, and they end up moving in next door to his high school friend Pete, a used car salesman and owner of Honest Pete's Used Cars; Pete's wife Peg, [6] a real estate agent; and their two children; their son P.J. (Pete Jr.) and daughter Pistol. [7] Max and P.J. quickly become best friends and do practically everything together. Much of the show's humor comes from Max's normal personality, which contrasts with his father's.
Goof Troop was originally previewed on The Disney Channel from April 20 to July 12 of 1992. [8] [9] Like its predecessors DuckTales , Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers , TaleSpin, and Darkwing Duck and its successor Bonkers , Goof Troop was previewed in syndication on September 5, 1992 with a pilot television film, which later aired as a multi-part serial during its regular run. The series aired on The Disney Afternoon block of syndicated animated series during the 1992/1993 broadcast season; concurrent with the Disney Afternoon shows, another 13 episodes aired on Saturday mornings on ABC in 1992. Reruns of the series later aired on The Disney Channel starting on September 3, 1996, [10] and later on sister cable channel Toon Disney, with reruns airing on it until January 2005. The program returned from September 2006 until August 2008, with the Christmas special airing on Christmas in the United States.
Goof Troop was adapted into the feature film A Goofy Movie (1995), which received mixed reviews but was a box office success. The film was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) and served as the finale to Goof Troop. The two films featured Bill Farmer, Rob Paulsen and Jim Cummings reprising their character roles from Goof Troop in these two films, with Jason Marsden providing the voice of an older Max. Dana Hill, who voiced Max in the series, commercials, promos, miscellaneous and other Disney projects, died on July 15, 1996, at the age of 32, after suffering a massive stroke related to her diabetes.
The series' premise was also incorporated into 1999's Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas and its 2004 sequel, Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas , the former depicting Max at a much younger age preceding Goof Troop, while the latter continues Max's age progression to a young adult age.
The "Goof History" episodes saw Goofy relating stories to Max from the family photo album about their various ancestors and family members, and also featured historical counterparts to several of the show's present-day main characters and supporting characters.
Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | Ref. |
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1993 | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in the Field of Animation | Jim Cummings
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1993 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Karl Geurs Bruce Talkington | Nominated | [23] |
1993 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Film Sound Mixing | Timothy J. Borquez Timothy J. Garrity | Nominated | [23] |
On February 26, 1993, Disney released three VHS cassettes of the series in the United States, titled "Banding Together", [25] "Goin' Fishin'", [26] and "The Race is on!". [27] They included the episodes "Shake, Rattle & Goof", "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime", "Slightly Dinghy", "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape", "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp", and "Tub Be or Not Tub Be". [25] [26] [27] The videotapes included a Goof Troop music video which played at the end of each tape.
VHS name | Episode titles | Release date | Stock number |
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Banding Together | "Shake, Rattle & Goof" & "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime" | February 26, 1993 | 1695 |
Goin' Fishin' | "Slightly Dinghy" & "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape" | February 26, 1993 | 1682 |
The Race is On! | "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" & "Tub Be or Not Tub Be" | February 26, 1993 | 1694 |
Additionally, on September 28, 1993, the Goof Troop episode "Have Yourself a Goofy Little Christmas" was released together with the Darkwing Duck episode "It's a Wonderful Leaf" on one VHS cassette as a special release called Happy Holidays with Darkwing Duck and Goofy! [28] [29] On October 5, 1993, the Goof Troop episode "Hallow-Weenies" was released together with the Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episode "Ghost of a Chance" on one VHS cassette as a special release called Boo-Busters. [30] [31] The episode "FrankenGoof" was released with the DuckTales episode "Ducky Horror Picture Show" on another special VHS release titled Monster Bash.
On November 26, 1993, three VHS cassettes containing 6 episodes of the series were released in Australia and New Zealand.
VHS name | Episode titles | Release date |
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Goof Troop (Volume 1): Goin' Fishin' | "Slightly Dinghy" & "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape" | November 26, 1993 |
Goof Troop (Volume 2): Banding Together | "Shake, Rattle & Goof" & "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime" | November 26, 1993 |
Goof Troop (Volume 3): The Race is On! | "Tub Be or Not Tub Be" & "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" | November 26, 1993 |
On February 14, 2006, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Goof Troop: Volume 1 on DVD in Region 1. [32] This one-disc release features three episodes, including "Slightly Dinghy", "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape", and "Shake, Rattle & Goof", with no bonus material. Many fans did not buy Goof Troop Volume 1 because it has only three episodes and additional episodes were only available on VHS. At the time, many fans were still waiting for Disney to put out Goof Troop Volume 1 again with more episodes. [33] The DVD release of A Goofy Movie features one episode titled "Calling All Goofs", but the intro is removed. A Disney Movie Club exclusive DVD titled "Have Yourself A Goofy Little Christmas" contains the holiday special of the same name.
In 2013, Disney Movie Club released two new volumes of Goof Troop on DVD. [34] Each volume released from the Disney Movie Club includes 27 episodes of the show for a total of 54 episodes released, leaving 25 unreleased episodes to go. [35]
Goof Troop Volumes 1 and 2, in addition to "Have Yourself a Goofy Little Christmas", had a wider retail DVD release in January 2015 [36] [37] and were Wal-Mart Exclusives in Canada ahead of that wider release date. [38]
DVD name | Ep # | Release date |
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Goof Troop | 3 | February 14, 2006 |
Goof Troop Volume 1 | 27 | April 30, 2013 |
Goof Troop Volume 2 | 27 | April 30, 2013 |
The entire series (barring the curious absence of the episode "Counterfeit Goof") is currently available in HD for purchase on Amazon Prime Video, [39] Google TV [40] and the iTunes Store [41] with the episodes being split into five volumes/seasons.
The series has been available to stream on Disney+ since its launch on November 12, 2019, [42] with the exception of the stand-alone holiday special "Have Yourself a Goofy Little Christmas". Though, the often-excluded episode "Counterfeit Goof" is included there.
It was also previously available on the DisneyLife streaming service in the UK, also including the episode "Counterfeit Goof" which is missing on other streaming platforms. [43] DisneyLife has since been rebranded into Disney+, upon on the latter service's launch in that region on March 24, 2020.
Goof Troop has had a lasting impact on Goofy and Pete’s careers, as their later appearances throughout the 90s to the mid-2000s were built on the show's status quo. These include A Goofy Movie , Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas , An Extremely Goofy Movie , House of Mouse and Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas , all of which feature Goofy and Pete's respective families as major characters. Goofy and Pete also appeared on Bonkers and Raw Toonage in their Goof Troop designs.
In the DuckTales reboot series' premiere episode, Spoonerville is mentioned amongst a number of locations that Scrooge McDuck's company, McDuck Enterprises, conducts business in. In the season three episode "Quack Pack!", Goofy in his Goof Troop design appears as a guest character as part of a 1990s sitcom the Duck Family had become trapped in. Max and P.J. also make non-physical appearances via Goofy's family pictures. [44]
In 2023, new photos were added to the inside of Goofy's house in the refurbished Mickey's Toontown area of Disneyland. The photos now include pictures of Goofy and Max, a picture of Pete with his family, and a picture of Max with P.J. and Pistol. There is also now a height chart for Goofy and Max on a doorway frame in the house. [45]
Also, Max makes an appearance as a chibi character in a promotional video honoring Disney Channel's birthday.
A video game very loosely based on the series was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System on July 11, 1993.
Two films loosely based on Goof Troop were made years after the show's end. The first film, A Goofy Movie , was released on April 7, 1995, which heavily exploits adolescent angst and crude humor that are not present in the show. The second film, An Extremely Goofy Movie , was released on video on February 29, 2000, which serves as the series finale.
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