Goofy World of Sports

The first of many Disney today! The Goofy World of Sports is a fairly old vhs compilation, and the opening sequence itself is rather enjoyable as it shows a number of scenes from various shorts. Though for me, some of this is more than likely nostalgia kicking in.

First up is Olympic Champ in which we join Goofy as he attempts various Olympic events with...little success as we could predict. One highlight is during the pole vault demonstration, in which our narrator asks poor Goofy to wait in mid-air so that he can describe things but quickly become distracted with telling a poem. In the end, Goofy lands in a well earned pile of trophies.

Next up we join Donald as he tries to golf, though the pranks of Huey, Dewey and Louie provide him with much trouble. From phony golf clubs that do a 1,000 tricks to hiding a cricket in a fake golf ball the troublesome trio do their best. After Donald becomes tied up, they proceed to sink their own balls in a variety of ways, though Donald only manages to get his bill stuck as we close.

Moving onto Skiing, we join Goofy and the Narrator once more. First we watch Goofy as he tries to prepare for learning to ski, having some difficulty with getting dressed. Once on the slopes many gags ensue as the lovable Goof does his best to try and stay on his feet while showing a variety of things from basic walking to the much more advanced ski jumps.

The final short is Aquamania in which Goofy attempts to take on water skiing, and boating in general. His rarely seen son joins him this trip, when Goofy or "Mr. X" as he's called here purchases a boat and is quite promptly entered in a water skiing race.

The four shorts are quite enjoyable, though personally most would rank in the middle for me. Some out there are not quite as fun, yet there are better shorts out there showcasing our two main stars. The animation is, I assume, quite good by the standards of the shorts back then though since I viewed an older vhs things weren't quite as good as they could have been. The shorts and the humor inside them more than make up for it though.