Gandy Goose is a
Terrytoons cartoon
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character who first appeared in the 1938 short ''Gandy the Goose''. He is frequently paired with Sourpuss, a cat, beginning in the 1939 short ''Hook Line and Sinker''. Sourpuss' first appearance was in the 1939 short ''
The Owl and the Pussycat,'' and had appearances without Gandy in the shorts ''How Wet Was My Ocean'' (1940), ''Fishing Made Easy'' (1941), and ''A Torrid Toreador'' (1942). Originally voiced by composer and orchestral arranger
Arthur Kay from 1939 to 1941, Gandy spoke in a lyrical vocal parody of radio comedian
Ed Wynn
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while Sourpuss vocally impersonated an impatient
Jimmy Durante
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. Their surreal adventures often showcase extended dreams, bookended by coarse bedroom arguments.
Gandy was used to promote the U.S. war effort during
World War II
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. In the cartoons, Gandy Goose joined the US Army in 1941 in the cartoon "Flying Fever" and also in "The Home Guard".
Gandy Goose appeared in a total of 54 cartoons between 1938 and 1955.
He also made two appearances in ''
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' (1987–1988) voiced by
Patrick Pinney. Sourpuss also appears in ''Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'', voiced by
Joe Alaskey. In the series, Gandy and Sourpuss are heavily implied to be lovers and are shown showering together.
Gandy Goose (along with Sourpuss) is one of the only characters who didn't appear in the 1999 Terrytoons pilot ''Curbside''.
Comic books
Gandy Goose and Sourpuss also appeared in comic books, beginning in 1942 and lasting until 1964. Starting out published by
Timely Comics
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, Gandy Goose was a regular feature in such titles as ''
Terry-Toons Comics'' and ''
Mighty Mouse'', as well as the
superhero
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titles ''
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'' and ''
Captain America Comics
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Pub ...
''. In 1947,
St. John Publications took over the licensing of Terrytoons characters; Gandy Goose continued to appear in ''Terry-Toons Comics'' and ''Mighty Mouse'' as well as ''
Dinky Duck
Dinky Duck is a Terrytoons cartoon character who first appeared in the 1939 animated short ''The Orphan Duck''. Unlike fellow Terrytoons characters Mighty Mouse, silly Gandy Goose and the magpie duo Heckle and Jeckle, Dinky never became popular ...
'', ''
Heckle and Jeckle'', and his own self-titled series, which ran four issues from March 1953 to November 1953 and an additional two issues at
Pines Comics from 1956 to 1958. Gandy Goose appeared in issues of
Dell Comics
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' ''New Terrytoons'' title in the early 1960s and then in ''Mighty Mouse'' when it was being published by
Western Publishing
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.
Filmography
Gandy Goose appeared in the following 54 cartoons:
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* ''Gandy the Goose'' (March 4, 1938)
* ''Goose Flies High'' (September 9, 1938)
* ''Doomsday'' (December 16, 1938)
* ''The Frame-Up'' (December 30, 1938)
* ''G-Man Jitters'' (March 10, 1939)
* ''A Bully Romance'' (June 16, 1939)
* ''Barnyard Baseball'' (July 14, 1939)
* ''Hook, Line and Sinker'' (September 8, 1939)
* ''The Hitchhiker'' (December 1, 1939)
* ''It Must Be Love'' (April 5, 1940)
* ''The Magic Pencil'' (November 15, 1940)
* ''The Home Guard'' (March 7, 1941)
* ''Good Old Irish Tunes'' (June 27, 1941)
* ''The One Man Navy'' (September 5, 1941)
* ''Slap Happy Hunters'' (October 31, 1941)
* ''Flying Fever'' (December 26, 1941)
* ''Sham Battle Shenanigans'' (March 20, 1942)
* ''The Night'' (April 17, 1942)
* ''Lights Out'' (April 17, 1942)
* ''Tricky Business'' (May 1, 1942)
* ''The Outpost'' (July 10, 1942)
* ''Tire Trouble'' (July 24, 1942)
* ''Night Life in the Army'' (October 12, 1942)
* ''Scrap for Victory'' (January 22, 1943)
* ''Barnyard Blackout'' (March 5, 1943)
* ''The Last Round Up'' (May 14, 1943)
* ''Camouflage'' (August 27, 1943)
* ''Somewhere in Egypt'' (September 17, 1943)
* ''Aladdin's Lamp'' (October 22, 1943)
* ''The Frog and the Princess'' (April 7, 1944)
* ''My Boy Johnny'' (May 12, 1944)]
References
External links
Gandy Goose Cartoon Filmography
at The Big Cartoon Database
at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
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Archived
from the original on August 1, 2016.
''Gandy the Goose''
1938 cartoon (first animation where this character featured)
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