Goof Troop

**Goof Troop** is an American television series created by Robert Taylor and Michael Peraza Jr..

It focuses on the relationship between father Goofy and his son, Max, as well as their neighbours Pete and his family.

The series premiered on The Disney Channel on September 5, 1992 and aired for two seasons on ABC until December 5, 1992.

## Plot

Goof Troop bears similarity to several early-1950s Goofy cartoon shorts which depicted Goofy as a father to a mischievous red-haired son. It was the creation of Michael Peraza Jr., and pitched to Disney management as a last minute idea to fit the title.

Goofy, a single father, moves back to his hometown of Spoonerville with his son, Max. As it happens, Goofy and Max end up moving in next door to Goofy's high school friend: Pete, a used car salesman and owner of Honest Pete's Used Cars; Pete's wife Peg, a real estate agent; and their two children, son P.J. (Pete Jr.) and younger daughter Pistol. Max and P.J. become best friends and do practically everything together. A large portion of the show's humor comes from Max's relatively normal personality sharply contrasting with his father.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Bill Farmer as G.G. "Goofy" Goof
* Dana Hill as Maximilian "Max" Goof
* Frank Welker as Waffles / Chainsaw
* Jim Cummings as Peter P. "Pete" Sr.
* April Winchell as Peg Pete
* Rob Paulsen as Peter Pete, Jr.
* Nancy Cartwright as Pistol Pete

## Episodes

See Also: List of Goof Troop Episodes

 2 | 13

## Films

* A Goofy Movie (1995)
* An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)

## Release

Goof Troop was originally previewed on The Disney Channel from April 20, 1992, into July 12 of that year. Like its predecessors DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin and Darkwing Duck and its successor Bonkers, Goof Troop was previewed in syndication (on September 5, 1992) with a pilot television film, which later aired as a multi-part serial during the regular run. The series aired on The Disney Afternoon block of syndicated animated series during the 1992/1993 broadcast season; concurrent with the Disney Afternoon shows, another 13 episodes aired on Saturday mornings on ABC in 1992. Reruns of the series later aired on The Disney Channel (starting on September 3, 1996), and later on sister cable channel Toon Disney. Reruns were shown on Toon Disney until January 2005. The program made a return from September 2006 until August 2008, and the Christmas special aired on Christmas in the United States.

Goof Troop was adapted into the feature film A Goofy Movie (1995), which received mixed reviews but was a box office success. The film was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) and served as the finale to Goof Troop. The two films featured Bill Farmer, Rob Paulsen and Jim Cummings reprising their character roles from Goof Troop in these two films, with Jason Marsden providing the voice of an older Max. Dana Hill, who voiced Max in the series, commercials, promos, miscellaneous and other Disney projects, died on July 15, 1996, at the age of 32, after suffering a massive stroke related to her diabetes.

The Goof Troop premise was also incorporated into 1999's Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas and its 2004 sequel, Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, the former depicting Max at a much younger age preceding Goof Troop, while the latter continues Max's age progression to a young adult age.

## Awards and Nominations

 Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program
 Outstanding Film Sound Mixing