The Goofy Success Story

"The Goofy Success Story" is an episode of Disneyland. It aired on December 7, 1955.

Synopsis
Goofy's rise to stardom is featured here, starting with a look at Hollywood, where talent scouts seek out the next superstar. They find Goofy in a movie theater watching a Mickey Mouse cartoon and laughing at it, and he is "discovered". And so begins the career of an actor with a unique laugh.

Soon, Goofy becomes one of the most popular stars in Hollywood, but his optimism turns to depression during an award show in which he doesn't recieve a single award. Goofy contemplates walking down into the sea to end his misery, but he recieves a telegram from the studio saying that he's being offered a double role in a new film about driver safety. At the end, Goofy recieves a safety award for his film.

Cartoons

 * Shanghaied (Goofy watches this short in the theater)
 * Moving Day (said to be Goofy's film debut)
 * Moose Hunters 
 * How to Ride a Horse
 * Motor Mania (Goofy's comeback film)

Cast

 * Pinto Colvig as Goofy
 * John McLeish as the Narrator
 * Hans Conried as the Director
 * Dick Wesson as the award show host

Trivia

 * This episode was released theatrically overseas in 1959.
 * This episode was featured as a bonus on the 2000 Gold Classic Collection DVD release of A Goofy Movie.