''Goofy Gymnastics'' is a Goofy cartoon produced by

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and released by

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on September 23, 1949.

Plot

Goofy enters home tired after a hard day at work. Exhausted, he suddenly notices an exercise advertisement in his newspaper. He orders

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equipment and with the aid of an instruction record he tries out using the

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s, the

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s and cable expanders, all of which meet with disastrous results. Goofy destroys the floors of his apartment in the process and flies out of the window before he is swung back against the muscular chart of his equipment. While he stands behind the cardboard muscular man he is glad that he finally resembles a muscular man.

Legacy

''"Goofy Gymnastics"'' is one of Goofy's most popular and famous cartoons. The cartoon is also shown in ''

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(1988)'' during the scene where Roger and Eddie hide in a

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laughs out loud with the cartoon, praises Goofy's timing and finesse and claims he is a "

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." However, this is an anachronism, since ''"Who Framed Roger Rabbit"'' takes place in the year 1947, while ''Goofy Gymnastics'' was released in 1949. This cartoon was also shown in September 2002 as part of the "Salute to Sports" episode of

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Voice cast

* Goofy:

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* Off-screen man:

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* Narrator: John McLeish

Home media

The short was released on December 2, 2002, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy'' and on the "Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites Extreme Sports Fun" Volume 5.

References

More information

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* 1949 films 1949 animated films 1940s Disney animated short films 1940s sports films Goofy (Disney) short films Gymnastics films Films directed by Jack Kinney Films produced by Walt Disney Films scored by Oliver Wallace {{Disney-animation-film-stub