American animated television series and sitcom
Goof Troop is an American animated television series and 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.
Premise
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.
Broadcast history and feature films
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.
Characters
Main
Goof Family
- G.G. “Goofy" Goof[11][12] (voiced by Bill Farmer) is Max Goof's single father. In the pilot episode, he and Max move back to his hometown of Spoonerville from another city, where they lived in a motorhome, and end up living next door to the Petes. Goofy's biggest flaws are his short attention span and scatter-brained nature, as well as his clumsiness, which often annoys Pete. However, Goofy is very calm and kind, and usually turns the other cheek when Pete insults him. Despite this, he can get angry and defensive toward Pete, but is forgiving and still considers Pete to be his best friend.
- Maximilian "Max" Goof (voiced by Dana Hill), is Goofy's son and an only child. He is 11½ years old,[13][14] and is in the same grade as his best friend P.J. at their junior high school.[15][16] He likes skateboarding, video games, rock music, girls, and outwitting bullies. While he is generally friendly, he, like Pete, can be cunning and/or coercive when pushed or tricked. He loves his father and is close to him, but wishes he were more normal, as he is often embarrassed by his clumsy and doting behavior. According to an interview with Disney Adventures, voice actress Dana Hill used her normal speaking voice when portraying Max.
- Waffles (vocal effects by Frank Welker) is the Goofs' pet cat, who is often a victim of the hijinks that occur between them and the Petes. At times, Waffles is sneaky, mischievous, and selfish, often trying to get more food or pick fights with the Petes' dog, Chainsaw, whom he is antagonistic towards. However, he also displays a more laid-back attitude, wanting peace and quiet from the craziness of the Goofs' and Petes' lives.
Pete Family
- Peter P. Pete, Sr. (voiced by Jim Cummings) is a used-car salesman who lives with his wife, Peg, and their children, his son P.J. and daughter Pistol. He and his family live next door to Goofy, whom he has known since childhood. He is dishonest, mean, and cunning, often exploiting Goofy in his schemes to get rich quick or improve his own image. However, his schemes often backfire on him and he sometimes feels guilty about his behavior and works to make things right. He is both a protagonist and an anti-hero, as he hates Goofy but also tolerates and helps him.
- Peg Pete (voiced by April Winchell) is Pete's wife and P.J. and Pistol's mother, who works as a real estate agent in Spoonerville and has been married to him for at least twenty years. She is headstrong, quick-witted, and short-tempered when angry, and although she and Pete often clash over his schemes, she loves him dearly and their arguments serve to keep him in check.
- Peter Pete, Jr. (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is Pete and Peg's eldest child, Pistol's older brother, and Max's best friend, who, in contrast to his father, is shy, but kind. He is in the same grade as Max and, like him, enjoys skateboarding, bike-riding, video games, and rock music, but also has a personal interest in poetry. Max often encourages him to take risks and follow along with his ideas to achieve their goals, and he is usually on the receiving end of his father's schemes. He often plays the role of accomplice to those plotting to thwart his father, usually Peg or Max, but is capable of seeing through his father's plans on his own.
- Pistol Pete (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is Pete and Peg's youngest child and P.J.'s younger sister, who is 4½–6 years old,[17][18][19] and in kindergarten.[20][21] She is girly in her love of tea parties, animals, and dolls, but also has a tomboy streak in her fascination with speed, sports, professional wrestling, and bugs; she is also talkative and often asks questions. She often gets into mischief, leading others to get in trouble trying to bail her out.
- Chainsaw (vocal effects by Frank Welker) is the Petes' pet dog, who hates Waffles and often chases and barks at him, but is also on the receiving end of his antics. On rare occasions, she and Waffles tolerate each other and get along.
Other characters
- The How-to Narrator (voiced by Corey Burton) is the narrator of the "How-To" Goofy cartoons.
- Danielle Wrathmaker (voiced by April Winchell) is a TV news reporter.
- Spud (voiced by Jerry Houser) and Wally (voiced by Pat Fraley) are criminals who, despite being dimwitted, are known as "two of the most wanted crooks in the country".
- Brigadier General Robert E. Lee Sparrowhawk, Retired (voiced by William Windom) is a retired Army general who is Peg's uncle and P.J. and Pistol's great-uncle.
- Biff Fuddled (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is a TV personality of Spoonerville's local television station KBOB T.V. and the host of shows such as Odd Facts, Strange Stuff, and Things Too Weird to Fake and The World's Most Painful Home Videos. He is also a news reporter and hosted the Mrs. Spoonerville Society Semi-Biannual Househelper Contest.
- Earl of Earl's Auto (voiced by Frank Welker) is Pete's rival as a car dealer. Though he only appears in person in "Rally Round the Goof", Pete often mentions him and his dealership, Earl's Auto, throughout the series. .
- Tan Roadster (voiced by Joe Piscopo) is Pete's longtime rival as a car dealer, having known him for years. He often tries to steal Peg from him, as he is attracted to her strong will, with him and Pete competing for Peg's affections in the Mount Ladle Winter Games.
- Harold Hatchback (voiced by Patrick Duffy) is one of Pete's rivals as a car dealer. He and Pete compete to get a celebrity guest to appear in their dealership commercials. He appears in "Buddy Building".
- Coop Hatchback (voiced by Conor Duffy) is Harold's son and Max and P.J's friend. He saves Max and P.J. from Leech, but unknowingly makes Max feel left out when P.J. begins to take more interest in Coop than he does in Max. However, they ultimately part on good terms with each other.
- Leech (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is a bully who harasses kids like Max and P.J., and often steals from others.
- The Chief of Police (voiced by Jim Cummings) is the chief of Spoonerville's police department.
- Mayor Baba (voiced by Jim Cummings in "Inspector Goofy", Brian Cummings in "Tub Be or Not Tub Be", and Bill Farmer in "In Goof We Trust" and "Window Pains") is the mayor of Spoonerville.
- Giblet (voiced by Frank Welker) is a clown with many jobs, as he sells balloons at the Spoonerville Aviation Fair in "Hot Air", works with the Circus Ringmaster in "Three Ring Bind", and sells balloon animals while assisting Max and Ronald Streudelnossher with their problem at Lake Zester in "Buddy Building".
- The Circus Ringmaster (voiced by Corey Burton) is the main antagonist of the episode "Three Ring Bind", in which he and Giblet try to sell their circus animals to be made into food. He and Pistol become enemies after she visits the circus and takes the animals home with her.
- Douglas Twinkmeyer (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is a student at Spoonerville Jr. High School, who was once the most respected kid in school as the chief of the safety patrol. However, after being exposed as being behind a plan to corner the market on the value of Lefty McGuffin cards, he is reassigned to patrol Pistol's preschool.
- Tooth (voiced by S. Scott Bullock) and Nails (voiced by Candi Milo) were Douglas's henchmen, who help him carry out his plan by taking other kids' money so they could buy the students' Lefty McGuffin baseball cards for Douglas to destroy, making his Lefty McGuffin card the only one in existence. After Max and P.J. stop them, they are sentenced to two weeks of clapping erasers in detention hall.
- Dutch Spackle (voiced by Charles Nelson Reilly in "Unreal Estate" & Michael Bell in "A Pizza the Action") is a handyman who Peg hires in "Unreal Estate" to help Pete repair their lake house so she can sell it, but Pete fires Dutch and replaces him with Goofy after spending most of Dutch's work fee on a new fishing device. Dutch also appears in "A Pizza the Action", where he is a truck driver sent to tow the Goofs' house after their pizza business failed, but ends up towing the Petes' house instead after a mix up.
- Bubbles (voiced by Jennifer Darling) is a dragon-like dinosaur that hatches from an egg that Max finds at Spoonerville's lake. After she hatches, Max tries to hide Bubbles in his and Goofy's basement, but Goofy soon finds out about Bubbles as she grows. When she gets too big, Max and P.J. try to hide her from Pete, but Pistol finds out about Bubbles and tells Pete about her, who pursues her after she eats his favorite chair. Eventually, Goofy reunites Bubbles with her mother and takes her back to the lake, where she and Max say goodbye to each other.
Goof History cast
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.
Goof family members
- Sir Goofy of Knock-Knees A.K.A. Goofin' Hood, the greatest bowman in all of England, is Max's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granddad, and a spoof of Robin Hood. He appears in the episode "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men".
- Eliot Goof, an iceman-turned-FBI-agent, is Max's great-uncle, and a spoof of Eliot Ness from The Untouchables. He appears in the episode "The Ungoofables".
- Sherlock Goof, a rat-catcher-turned-detective, is Max's Great-Great-Great Uncle and a spoof of Sherlock Holmes. He appears in the episode "Sherlock Goof". In 1993, Sherlock Goof made a second appearance in a French-original Goof Troop (or La Bande à Dingo) comic strip titled "L'Oncle Sherlock" ("Uncle Sherlock" in English), published in Issue #2165 of Le Journal de Mickey. In this story, Sherlock Goof (named "Sherlock Dingo"; the same name that he has in the French dub of the episode) has become a more legitimate detective since his debut in the episode.
- Mopalong Goofy, a nearsighted janitor-turned-sheriff, is Max's great-great-great-grandpa, and a spoof of Hopalong Cassidy. He appears in the episode, "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral".
- Caveman Goof, an inventor, is Max's and Goofy's ancestor from prehistoric times. He appears in the very last episode of the series, "Clan of the Cave Goof".
Goof History supporting cast
- Fester (voiced by Michael Gough) is a character exclusive to the Goof History episodes. He is usually, but not always, the sidekick of the episode's Goof family member. In "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men", he is the unnamed leader of the Melancholy Men (before Goofin' Hood, that is). In "The Ungoofables", he is FBI agent Fester Ness. In "Sherlock Goof", he is Inspector Lestrade. In "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral", he is Fester Swollen. And in "Clan of the Cave Goof", he is an unnamed dentist.
- Sir Pete is Pete's historical counterpart in "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men", being the sheriff of Halfbakedham and a parody of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
- Prince Freddy (voiced by Frank Welker) is a parody of Prince John from "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men, being the evil cousin of King Richard who seizes the throne from him and takes control of the kingdom of Halfbakedham.
- King Richard the Chicken-hearted (voiced by Jim Cummings) is Mayor Baba's historical counterpart in "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men", and a parody of King Richard.
- Princess Pistol is Pistol's historical counterpart in "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men", and is the daughter of King Richard. Goofin' Hood helps her to take back her father's kingdom from Prince Freddy and Sir Pete.
- Frank Nutti is Pete's historical counterpart in "The Ungoofables", the most notorious crime boss of Chicago in 1929, and a parody of Frank Nitti.
- Peg Doll is Peg's historical counterpart in "The Ungoofables", and Frank Nutti's partner, who is the brains of their criminal operations.
- Professor Inferiority is Pete's historical counterpart in "Sherlock Goof", and a parody of Professor Moriarty.
- Sparky (voiced by Frank Welker) is a little mouse whom Sherlock Goof tries to catch before he becomes Sherlock's sidekick. He appears in "Sherlock Goof".
- Sir Reginald (voiced by Jim Cummings) is Mayor Baba's historical counterpart in "Sherlock Goof", and likely a parody of Sir Reginald Bailey from the 1942 film Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon.
- Dr. Watson (voiced by Frank Welker) is an ally of Sherlock Goof and a parody of Dr. John Watson.
- Snibbs (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is Sir Reginald's French butler. He appears in "Sherlock Goof".
- Toynbee (voiced by Jim Cummings) is one of Professor Inferiority's bumbling henchmen. He appears in "Sherlock Goof".
- Isadore Eyesore (voiced by Frank Welker) is an optometrist who helps Mopalong Goofy get new glasses in "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral".
- Miss Lily is Peg's historical counterpart in "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral", and a saloon girl at the Lucky 7 Saloon.
- Pecos Pete is Pete's historical counterpart in "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral", and an 1867 Western outlaw who comes to Dodge Ball City (a parody of Dodge City, Kansas) every six months to shoot its sheriff dead. Despite being a villain, his name comes from Pecos Bill.
- Chief Pete is Pete's historical counterpart in "Clan of the Cave Goof", and is the chief of Caveman Goof's tribe. He gave Caveman Goof his job as an inventor, and has a fear of the dentist.
- Chief Pete's wife is Peg's historical counterpart in "Clan of the Cave Goof", who cooks meals for her husband after Caveman Goof invents fire, and who insists that her husband see the dentist after he eats too many sweets.
- Additionally, Pistol has a few unnamed historical counterparts in "The Ungoofables" (a five-year-old bystander and a papergirl), "Sherlock Goof" (another papergirl), and "Clan of the Cave Goof" (the keeper of the Cave of Knowledge).
- Likewise, Mayor Baba has two historical counterparts who share the same name: the 1929 mayor of Chicago in "The Ungoofables" and the 1867 mayor of Dodge Ball City in "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral".
Additional voice cast
- Kath Soucie as Debbie, Max's cousin and Goofy's niece
- Jerry Houser as Duke, the leader of The Pharaohs, a gang of high school teenagers
- Gary Owens as Mr. Hammerhead
- Andrea Martin as Mrs. Willoughby
- Tino Insana as Colonel Carter, a greedy producer who takes advantage of Max and P.J.'s interest in performing in a band.
- Joe Piscopo as Tan Roadster, Myron "The Incredible Bulk" Brogan
- Charlie Adler as Magician's hat, Igor, Street Theatre Teacher, Moe
- Nancy Cartwright as Melvin – A member of Spoonerville Jr. High's safety patrol.
- Dorian Harewood as Buster – a friendly guitar-playing hobo who lives in the city.
- Bill Farmer as Dr. Frankengoof – Goofy's great-uncle from the Old Country and the creator of the Frankengoof Monster.
- Jim Cummings as the Frankengoof Monster, Mr. Braxton
- Eddie Deezen as Road Hogs Biker
- Richard Karron as S. Slick, a criminal hired by Braxton to help spread counterfeit money.
- Susan Tolsky as Miss Pennypacker - a faculty member of Spoonerville Middle School, either a counselor or a principal
- Brenda Vaccaro as Gilda - the owner of her own hardware business
- Dan Castellaneta as the Baseball Coach
Home media
VHS releases
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
|
| 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.
Australia and New Zealand releases
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
|
| 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
|
DVD releases
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
|
| Goof Troop
|
3
|
February 14, 2006
|
| Goof Troop Volume 1
|
27
|
April 30, 2013
|
| Goof Troop Volume 2
|
27
|
April 30, 2013
|
Video on demand
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".
It was also previously available on the DisneyLife streaming service in the UK, 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.
Legacy
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]
Adaptations
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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