Goof Troop

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Goof Troop
Disney Goof Troop - original logo.svg
Also known asDisney's Goof Troop
Genre Sitcom
Slapstick
Created by Robert Taylor
Michael Peraza Jr.
Based on Goofy
by Walt Disney
Art Babbitt
Frank Webb
Pinto Colvig
Directed by Ginny McSwain (dialogue director)
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Randy Petersen
  • Kevin Quinn
  • Robert Irving
Opening theme"Goof Troop" performed by Phil Perry
Composer Mark Watters
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes78 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Roy Wilson
  • Hank Tucker
  • Ken Kessel
Running time22 minutes
Production companies Walt Disney Television Animation [a]
Walt Disney Television
Original release
Network Syndication (season 1)
ReleaseSeptember 7 (1992-09-07) –
December 4, 1992 (1992-12-04)
Network ABC (season 2)
ReleaseSeptember 12 (1992-09-12) –
December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05)
Related

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., 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. [1] A Christmas special was also produced and aired in syndication in late 1992. [2]

Contents

Walt Disney Pictures produced two standalone 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.

Premise

Goofy, a single father, moves back to his hometown of Spoonerville 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, a real estate agent; and their two children; their son P.J. (Pete Jr.) and daughter Pistol. 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.

Voice cast

Main

Additional

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 65September 7, 1992 (1992-09-07)December 4, 1992 (1992-12-04) Syndication
2 13September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12)December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05) ABC
Special November 26, 1992 (1992-11-26)(airdate varied by market)Syndication
Films 2April 7, 1995 (1995-04-07)February 29, 2000 (2000-02-29)—

Promotion and releases

Marketing

In June 1992, Buena Vista Television signed a deal with Kellogg's, Burger King, Pacific Theatres, and an unknown retailer to promote Goof Troop with a "Get Goofy" campaign valued at $100 million. [3] From July to September, Kellogg's cereals included figurine giveaways featuring characters from the series. [3] In October, Burger King promoted Goof Troop premium coupons, Burger King Kids Club displays, and other material. [3] Pacific Theatres offered Goof Troop collector's cup giveaways. [3] Starting on January 22, 1993, Pizza Hut promoted a Kid's Pizza Pack meal that offered Goof Wear as a premium and a personal pan pizza and beverage with one item, including a T-shirt, a legionnaire cap, a wrist band, and shoelaces. [4] [5]

Broadcast

Goof Troop was initially previewed on The Disney Channel. [6] Goof Troop was previewed in syndication in September 1992 with a two-hour television special. [b] The series officially started to air regular episodes on September 7 on The Disney Afternoon programming block. [10] Five days later, it debuted as a Saturday-morning cartoon on ABC. [10] In February 1993, Disney announced that Goof Troop would not be renewed for a second season due to a failure of network license fees and rising production costs. [11] [12]

Reruns of the series later aired on The Disney Channel starting on September 3, 1996, and later on sister cable channel Toon Disney, with reruns airing on it until January 2005.[ citation needed ] The program returned from September 2006 until August 2008, with the Christmas special airing in December in the United States.[ citation needed ]

Home media and streaming

In February 1993, Disney released three volumes of the series on VHS in the United States: Banding Together!, Goin' Fishin'!, and The Race Is On!. [13] [14] With the exception of the episode "Counterfeit Goof", the series is available in HD for purchase on Amazon Prime Video and Google Play. [15] [16] The series has been available to stream on Disney+ since its launch on November 12, 2019. [17]

Reception

Ratings

Goof Troop's debut on The Disney Afternoon block in syndication received a 3.9 Nielsen rating. [18] On September 10, 1992, Goof Troop was tied with Fox Kids's Batman: The Animated Series with a 4.3 Nielsen rating, but surpassed the ratings of Batman: The Animated Series in seven out of thirteen metered markets. [18] On average, Goof Troop received a 3.9 Nielsen rating on a four-day period as of September 1992. [18] By October 26, it became the highest rated series of the week for children aged two to eleven, receiving a 6.6 Nielsen rating. [19] Receiving a 9.1 Nielsen rating for children aged two to eleven by April 5, 1993, [20] it was Disney's most popular show and the second most popular weekly children's show. [21]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Annie Awards 1993 Voice Acting in the Field of Animation Jim Cummings as the voice of Pete Won [22]
Daytime Emmy Awards May 26, 1993 Outstanding Writing in an Animated ProgramKarl Geurs and Bruce TalkingtonNominated [23] [24]
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Mark Watters for Goof Troop ChristmasNominated
Outstanding Film Sound MixingTimothy J. Borquez and Timothy J. GarrityNominated

Legacy

Goof Troop has had a lasting impact on Goofy and Pete’s careers, as their later appearances throughout the 1990s 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/or Pete's respective families as characters. Goofy and Pete also appeared on Bonkers and Raw Toonage in their Goof Troop designs.[ citation needed ]

In the DuckTales reboot series' premiere episode, Spoonerville is mentioned amongst a number of locations that McDuck Enterprises conducts business in. In the season three episode "Quack Pack!", Goofy makes an appearance in his Goof Troop design. In addition, Max and P.J. appear in photos in the episode. [25]

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. [26]

Franchise

Films

Two films based on Goof Troop were released. In the early 1990s, former Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg commissioned A Goofy Movie , suggesting the storyline inspired by a planned car trip with his daughter to Goof Troop's story supervisor Jymn Magon. [27] [28] Suggesting to make a movie about teenagers, Magon thought it would be an interesting idea for the story of Goofy and Max. [28] Premiering on April 5, 1995, at the AMC Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, the film was widely released two days later in the United States. [29] [30] The second film, An Extremely Goofy Movie , was released on DVD and VHS on February 29, 2000. [31] [32]

Video game

A video game based on the series was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in July 1993. [33]

Notes

  1. ↑ Animation outsourced to Guimaraes Productions, Kennedy Cartoons, Moving Images International, Sunwoo Animation, Walt Disney Animation Australia, Walt Disney Animation France, Walt Disney Animation Japan and Wang Film Productions.
  2. ↑ Airing dates vary in syndicated markets. Here are a few examples.

References

  1. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 384–385. ISBN   978-1476665993.
  2. ↑ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 130. ISBN   9781476672939.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Flint, Joe (June 25, 1992). "Syndicators to stations: let's do launch". Broadcasting . Vol. 122, no. 25. Future US. pp. 39+. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Gale.
  4. ↑ "Pizza Hut, Disney team with Goof Troop". Nation's Restaurant News . Vol. 27, no. 4. Penton Media. January 25, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Gale.
  5. ↑ Higdon, Dave (January 21, 1993). "Major league: Ad agency breaks ground with national TV campaign". The Wichita Eagle . p. 6B. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "A New Kind of Networking Going On". The Los Angeles Times . June 19, 1992. p. F8. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Friday Television". Olathe News . September 4, 1992. p. 6B. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Miller, Ron (September 5, 1992). "New bat-series". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . p. E4. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com. Disney's syndicated Goof Troop gets a two-hour prime-time showcase Monday.
  9. ↑ Hughes, Mike (September 6, 1992). "Animation galore in store for fall TV season". The Houston Post . p. 5. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com. There's also a two-hour prime-time Goof Troop special at 7 p.m. Wednesday on Channel 39.
  10. 1 2 Gill, Suzanne (August 15, 1992). "Disney recruits voice artists for 'Goof Troop'". Rapid City Journal . p. 14. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Coe, Steve (February 22, 1993). "Disney to pull Goofy from ABC schedule; license fees vs. rising production costs, Nielsen kids measurement cited". Broadcasting . Vol. 123, no. 8. Future US. pp. 16+. Retrieved November 24, 2025– via Gale.
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  13. ↑ Westbrook, Bruce (February 26, 1993). "Disney sets moratorium for 'Beauty'". The Houston Chronicle . p. 3D. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Zad, Martie (March 21, 1993). "Proven cartoon characters bid for kids' attention on video". Asbury Park Press . p. E7. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Goof Troop on Amazon Prime Video". Amazon Prime Video . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Goof Troop: Vol. 1 – TV on Google Play". Google Play . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  17. ↑ Alexander, Julia (November 11, 2019). "Disney+ launch lineup: every movie and TV show available to stream in the US on day one". The Verge . Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 Freeman, Mike (September 14, 1992). "Batman, Goofy square off; syndicated showing is generally strong for debuting kids shows". Broadcasting . Vol. 122, no. 38. Future US. p. 11. Retrieved November 24, 2025– via Gale.
  19. ↑ "Bat news". Broadcasting . Vol. 122, no. 44. Future US. October 26, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved November 24, 2025– via Gale.
  20. ↑ "Freshman 'Deep Space Nine' records stellar sweep debut". Broadcasting . Vol. 123, no. 14. Future US. April 5, 1993. pp. 24+. Retrieved November 24, 2025– via Gale.
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  23. ↑ Williams, Scott (April 1, 1993). "14 may be Lucci's lucky number at Emmys". The Tennessean . p. 6D. Retrieved November 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com. Lucci is scheduled to appear as co-host, with All My Children co-star Walt Willey, when the 20th Annual Daytime awards ceremony airs May 26 from New York City in its third prime-time telecast.
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  25. ↑ "Quack Pack!". DuckTales. Season 3. Episode 49. April 4, 2020.
  26. ↑ Inigo, Joey (March 26, 2023). "GUIDE: Goofy's How-to-Play Yard brings immersive play space to Mickey's Toontown". mouseinfo.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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