Goof Troop
A single-father Goofy and his son Max navigate life next to Pete's family.
Goof Troop is an American animated sitcom produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that centers on single-father Goofy and his son Max, alongside their neighbors Pete and his family. Created by Robert Taylor and Michael Peraza Jr., the series aired 65 episodes in first-run syndication on The Disney Afternoon from 1992 to 1993, with an additional thirteen episodes on ABC Saturday mornings. The show spawned two standalone spin-off films from Walt Disney Pictures: the theatrical A Goofy Movie and its direct-to-video sequel An Extremely Goofy Movie.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Animated sitcom; Slapstick
- Creator
- Robert Taylor; Michael Peraza Jr.
- Based on
- Goofy, Walt Disney
- Art Babbitt
- Frank Webb
- Pinto Colvig
- Voices
- Bill Farmer
- Dana Hill
- Jim Cummings
- April Winchell
- Rob Paulsen
- Nancy Cartwright
- Frank Welker
- Theme music
- Randy Petersen
- Kevin Quinn
- Robert Irving
- Opening theme
- "Goof Troop" performed by Phil Perry
- Composer
- Mark Watters
- Country
- United States
Facts from the source article.
Promotion and releases
In June 1992, Buena Vista Television arranged a $100 million "Get Goofy" promotional campaign with Kellogg's, Burger King, Pacific Theatres, and an unnamed retailer. From July to September, Kellogg's cereals included figurine giveaways of series characters. Burger King promoted Goof Troop premium coupons and Kids Club displays in October, while Pacific Theatres offered collector's cup giveaways. The series previewed on The Disney Channel and later in syndication with a two-hour special in September 1992. Regular episodes began airing September 7 on The Disney Afternoon, debuting on ABC Saturday mornings five days later. In February 1993, Disney announced no second season due to network license fee failures and rising production costs. Reruns aired on The Disney Channel from September 3, 1996, and later on Toon Disney until January 2005, returning from September 2006 to August 2008. Three VHS volumes—Banding Together!, Goin' Fishin'!, and The Race Is On!—were released in February 1993. Except for "Counterfeit Goof," the series is available in HD on Amazon Prime Video and Google Play, and has streamed on Disney+ since its November 12, 2019 launch.
Reception
Goof Troop's syndication debut on The Disney Afternoon earned a 3.9 Nielsen rating. On September 10, 1992, it tied Fox Kids' Batman: The Animated Series with a 4.3 rating, surpassing it in seven of thirteen metered markets. By October 26, it became the week's highest-rated series for children aged two to eleven with a 6.6 rating. By April 5, 1993, it achieved a 9.1 rating for that age group, making it Disney's most popular show and the second-most-popular weekly children's show.
Legacy
Goof Troop shaped Goofy and Pete's later appearances from the 1990s to the mid-2000s, including A Goofy Movie, Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, An Extremely Goofy Movie, House of Mouse, and Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, all featuring their families. Goofy and Pete appeared in Bonkers and Raw Toonage in their Goof Troop designs. In the DuckTales reboot, Spoonerville is mentioned in the premiere, and Goofy appears in his Goof Troop design in the season three episode "Quack Pack!", with Max and P.J. shown in photos. In 2023, refurbished Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland added photos inside Goofy's house depicting Goofy and Max, Pete's family, and Max with P.J. and Pistol, along with a height chart for Goofy and Max.
Franchise
The Goof Troop series led to two movies. Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg asked for A Goofy Movie, basing its idea on a road trip he planned with his daughter and pushing for a teenage angle with story supervisor Jymn Magon. That film debuted on April 5, 1995, at Walt Disney World Resort's AMC Pleasure Island, then hit theaters nationwide two days later. The second film, An Extremely Goofy Movie, came out on DVD and VHS on February 29, 2000. A Super Nintendo video game for the series launched in July 1993.
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