Although I am sure kids will enjoy this cartoon, the humour is primarily aimed above their heads. I am sure a lot of fathers will smile wryly while Goofy as Everyman comes to terms with fatherhood. Enjoyable and nicely observed cartoon. Not as immediately funny as some but more subtle than most.
6 Reviews
Goofy as a father
TheLittleSongbird19 July 2013
Very entertaining as you'd hope from a Disney short. It's not one of the best there is, a couple of the requisite jokes(especially the packing the car and forgetting the baby) don't come off as well as they could have done, they are well executed but would have been funnier if they weren't so familiar at the same time. Some people will also pick up on the "fathers not being properly able to take care of children" stereotype, and may be annoyed by it, I wasn't hugely bothered by it but can see why others would be. The animation is just lovely, very like the animation in the Disney films/shorts of the 50s it is sumptuously coloured and fluid in detail. The music has much character and beautiful orchestration, its synchronisation with the action/humour and how much it adds to it is also a great strength, while the gags are clever, well-executed and funny on the whole, the best ones being with the growing up kid's successful attempts in outsmarting Goofy. The story to Fathers are People is simple, well-paced and always engaging, once again taking on an issue that is still relevant today and exploring it in a way that is both funny and informative, and very well too. Goofy is every bit the everyman that is so distinctive and endearing about his character, his situation also being one that the viewer can relate to easily. The child is cute and quite smart, not so much of a brat as seen in other Disney shorts like Bellboy Donald, Mickey's Good Deed and Orphan's Benefit(all very good cartoons still, Mickey Good Deed especially actually is a huge personal favourite). To conclude, very entertaining, colourful and interesting. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Goofy always delivers
Horst_In_Translation28 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers
This is a 7-minute Disney cartoon from almost 65 years ago. It is one of those where not Mickey or Donald is the hero, but Goofy is and I always liked him at least as much as the other two. His films are usually "how to" videos, so this is basically about how to be a father. I would say this has some very funny moments and is among the best Goofy films. I always liked how the people in these films all look like different versions of Goofy. Nicely done. The rest of this film is basically his son pranking Goofy and Goofy also struggling with his wife and neighbors because of the little brat. Will psychology help? Anyway, in the end, the boy is finally in bed and Goofy can relax and realize that fatherhood isn't so bad anyway, but his wife may have some "great" news for him. Solid short film. Recommended.
Most people assume that the canine George G. . . .
pixrox117 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
. . . and his human wife reside in the Hollywood area, but a check of the record proves that nothing could be further from the Truth. The ironically-titled FATHERS ARE PEOPLE doesn't even reveal half of the facts on this subject. Unlike Don Duck and Mick Mini Rat, George consummates his presumed mixed marriage to a human person with conjugal relations, resulting in at least one live-birth descendant. According to the Michigan Legend, Dog Man Junior is doomed to grow up as a seven-foot tall bipedal canine-like animal with the torso of a man and a fearsome howl that sounds like a human scream. Sporting blue or amber eyes, Dog Man G. Likely resides in the northwestern corner of the Mitten State's Lower Peninsula, in the Traverse City area. First discovered by indigenous tribal authorities, Dog Men have been known to later European immigrants since 1887. Dog Man, aka "the Michigan Werewolf," has an affinity to W-e-x-ford County, which also starts with a "W." In 1937, Bob F. Of Paris, MI, was attacked by one Dog Man and a quartet of regular mutts. There was an outbreak of Dog Men within A-l-l-e-g-a-n County in the 1950's, as well as at M-a-n-i-s-t-e-e and Cross Village in 1967. When the headstrong Junior grew up, it's assumed he swam over to Wisconsin in search of greener pastures, where he became known as "The Beast of Bray Road."
Just Spank The Brat
Ron Oliver3 August 2003
A Walt Disney GOOFY Cartoon
With all the problems & perils of new parenthood raining down upon him, poor Goofy is about to discover that FATHERS ARE PEOPLE just like anyone else.
The Goof manages to struggle through a preponderance of paternal pitfalls in this funny little film. Although the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune have set up residency in his home in the shape of little Junior, the big lug still manages to emerge semi-triumphantly in the end. This is one of the cartoons in which Goofy goes by the pseudonym George Geef, for reasons best known only to the Disney animators.
Walt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by pictures & drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew comic figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney & Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Walt's older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager & counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Walt's imagination, ensuring Disney's immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickey's screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Walt's growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Walt's genius was unbeatable. Mickey's feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Walt's grandest dream - feature length animated films. Against a blizzard of doomsayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi & Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that childlike simplicity of message and lots of hard work always pay off.
With all the problems & perils of new parenthood raining down upon him, poor Goofy is about to discover that FATHERS ARE PEOPLE just like anyone else.
The Goof manages to struggle through a preponderance of paternal pitfalls in this funny little film. Although the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune have set up residency in his home in the shape of little Junior, the big lug still manages to emerge semi-triumphantly in the end. This is one of the cartoons in which Goofy goes by the pseudonym George Geef, for reasons best known only to the Disney animators.
Walt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by pictures & drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew comic figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney & Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Walt's older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager & counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Walt's imagination, ensuring Disney's immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickey's screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Walt's growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Walt's genius was unbeatable. Mickey's feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Walt's grandest dream - feature length animated films. Against a blizzard of doomsayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi & Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that childlike simplicity of message and lots of hard work always pay off.
Fathers Are People
CinemaSerf25 May 2024
"Goofy" (aka "George") is delighted to be a dad! No sooner is it born, though, than he is immersed in the cycle of washing, sterilising, ironing, feeding and terrifying it with his baby talk! Sleep? Well he's on night-duty too as that relentless feeding routine shows no sign of letting up! A family trip to grandma with more luggage than was used on the D-Day landings follows before the little critter makes it to the walking and talking stage - and then we get the quarrelling, bickering, playing and you can just tell what's coming next - yep, boisterousness and strops! It's quite a fun look at parental indulgence, the relentless of fatherhood and the innocence (and belligerence) of a child. Will poor "George" ever get a moments peace?
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