On the subject of Goofy

mousepod · 02-14-2007, 10:02 AM

Just to add fuel to the fire... did Babbitt create Goofy? He certainly perfected the character and defined the personality - but Goofy appeared in several cartoons before Babbitt got a hold of him, didn't he?

Alex · 02-14-2007, 10:34 AM

And there are real mice in the same "universe" that contains Mickey Mouse.

Some characters were human analogs and some weren't. Even if they were the same basic species.

But since the original appearance by Goofy was just as a throwaway character in a crowd scene (it was the laugh that caught Disney's tradition) things probably weren't well examined and then future designs were just based on the previous ones.

Here's Goofy in his first appearance:

Notice the human pig, goat, cow, and dog, with the more natural looking cat and dog. Ultimately I'd say that the "dogness" of Goofy is immune to logical consideration.

02-14-2007, 10:02 AM	#1
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Just to add fuel to the fire... did Babbitt create Goofy? He certainly perfected the character and defined the personality - but Goofy appeared in several cartoons before Babbitt got a hold of him, didn't he? __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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02-14-2007, 10:34 AM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And there are real mice in the same "universe" that contains Mickey Mouse. Some characters were human analogs and some weren't. Even if they were the same basic species. But since the original appearance by Goofy was just as a throwaway character in a crowd scene (it was the laugh that caught Disney's tradition) things probably weren't well examined and then future designs were just based on the previous ones. Here's Goofy in his first appearance: Notice the human pig, goat, cow, and dog, with the more natural looking cat and dog. Ultimately I'd say that the "dogness" of Goofy is immune to logical consideration.
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