Goofy's new sport: flying his glider (without much success).Goofy's new sport: flying his glider (without much success).Goofy's new sport: flying his glider (without much success).
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Florence Gill
- Chickens
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George Johnson
- Goofy
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John McLeish
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- TriviaThough it doesn't have "How To" in the title, this was the first of Goofy's instructional shorts, narrated by John McLeish. The first official "How To" short was 'How To Ride A Horse,' which was featured in the full-length motion picture 'The Reluctant Dragon.'
- GoofsThe number of Goofy's fingers per hand varies from four to five between shots. Most noticeably, he has five when counting to ten before opening the parachute, then four in the next sequence, then five again.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Magical World of Disney: How to Relax (1957)
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The first of a bazillion "how to" cartoons featuring Goofy
During the 1940s, 50s and 60s, the Disney folks made a ton of "how to" cartoons that starred Goofy. Some of them, such as GOOFY'S GLIDER, were great and some, the preachier ones from the later era, were less than great (I'm trying to be kind here--cut me some slack). Well, the granddaddy of them all also happens to be GOOFY'S GLIDER, as it was the first of this type film.
Like the other "how to" cartoons, this one features a narrator who talks about the best way to do things--at which time Goofy proceeds to do it completely wrong! Again and again, Goofy nearly kills himself by, as usual, not using what little brain he has. Seeing Goofy tumble from the sky and smash into the ground and THEN open his parachute is one of the many ways this indestructible goof entertains in this cute and not at all informative film.
If you see this and don't laugh, check your pulse--you might just be dead! It's funny, well animated and fun.
By the way, although Goofy and most characters have only four fingers (because it's easier to animate), in this one he briefly has five! One scene calls for him to count and he had five, but if you watch before and after in this same film he only has four! I guess he can grow and lose them as needed.
Like the other "how to" cartoons, this one features a narrator who talks about the best way to do things--at which time Goofy proceeds to do it completely wrong! Again and again, Goofy nearly kills himself by, as usual, not using what little brain he has. Seeing Goofy tumble from the sky and smash into the ground and THEN open his parachute is one of the many ways this indestructible goof entertains in this cute and not at all informative film.
If you see this and don't laugh, check your pulse--you might just be dead! It's funny, well animated and fun.
By the way, although Goofy and most characters have only four fingers (because it's easier to animate), in this one he briefly has five! One scene calls for him to count and he had five, but if you watch before and after in this same film he only has four! I guess he can grow and lose them as needed.
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- planktonrules
- Aug 29, 2009
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- Runtime8 minutes
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