GOOFY AND THE HOW TO SHORTS

Goofy was created in 1932, he is a dog that walks on 2 legs and dresses like a human. He is a friend of Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. The character is sort of clumsy and not too bright. He proved very popular as a sidekick and eventually went on to star in a series of shorts. In the 1941 film, The Reluctant Dragon, Goofy demonstrated how to ride a horse with disastrous results. That bit of comedy was so funny that the hapless Goofy was soon given his own series of shorts of training films, where nothing ever worked out. He tried to demonstrate skiing, golf and other tasks and mayhem ensued. In the cartoon series Goofy did not talk, a narrator would explain the situation and what Goofy was going to try to do. We then saw what actually happened.

LIST OF HOW TO SHORTS

1941

HOW TO RIDE A HORSE....THE ART OF SKIING....THE ART OF SELF DENSE

1942

HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL....HOW TO SWIM....HOW TO FISH

1944

HOW TO BE A SAILOR....HOW TO PLAY GOLF

1945

HOCKEY HOMICIDE

1950

MOTOR MANIA

1952

HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE

1953

HOW TO SLEEP....HOW TO DANCE

1999

HOW TO HAUNT A HOUSE

2007

HOW TO HOOK UP YOUR HOME THEATER