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Goofy's Mother is the mother of Goofy and the paternal grandmother of Max Goof.

Physical appearance[]

In most of her printed media appearances, she very much resembles her son, but older and more feminine, and with various motherly outfits depending on the artist.

For her appearance in the Mickey Mouse Works-styled House of Mouse cartoon "How to Be Groovy, Cool and Fly", she is depicted as an obese, anthropomorphic dog, and has a similar voice (provided by Kath Soucie) to that of her son, even sharing his iconic "Ah-hyuck!" laugh. She also has large feet with dark purple shoes and wears a light purple dress, a dark purple vest and a white apron.

Appearances[]

Goofy tree

Goofy's mother (second row from the top; third from the left) is seen on Goofy's family tree in Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge Yearbook 1978.

In Floyd Gottfredson's Island in the Sky, Goofy briefly mentioned his parents when he waved goodbye to his loved ones, although both characters remained unseen.

Goofy's mother made her first printed appearance in the Disney's Wonderful World of Reading storybook The Princess Who Never Laughed. She was also seen on Goofy's family tree in Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge Yearbook 1978.

In the 1970s-1980s Disney comic book series in which Goofy played the role of some of the most famous historical characters (such as Christopher Columbus and Leonardo Da Vinci), Goofy's character was often accompanied by his parents, who disapproved of his scientific ideas. In contrast to her animated version, Goofy's mother appeared to be long and slender in these comics. Her most notable appearance was in Goofy Franklin, in which she had the role of Abiah Folger, Benjamin Franklin's mother.

Goof Troop[]

The grandmother of Max Goof (most likely Goofy's mother) was mentioned by Goofy in the Goof Troop episode "Midnight Movie Madness". In this episode, when Max wanted to see the new Mutilator movie, Goofy wouldn't let him because he knew that scary movies didn't agree with Max. When Max denied Goofy's claim of Max having been scared by the witch in the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Goofy retorted with, "Max, you can't watch Grandma stuff a chicken without getting faint."

In a later episode, "The Good, the Bad and the Goofy", Goofy implied that his mother had actually given birth to him at a public place like a zoo or a farm or some such: When Goofy nearly knocked over a tall-stacked display at a grocery store, Pete grumbled to Goofy, "You were born under a bad sign," to which Goofy replied, "Well, actually, I was born under a sign saying 'Please don't feed the elk.' Ah-hyuck! You see, my mother, who was pregnant at the time..." before being cut off by Pete.

House of Mouse[]

Goofy's mother finally made her first animated appearance in the Mickey Mouse Works cartoon "How to Be Groovy, Cool and Fly", first shown in the House of Mouse episode "Big Bad Wolf Daddy". In this short, Goofy's mother was shown to be a very doting mother and was implied to still pick out her son's clothes for him, indicating why Goofy has continued to wear the same style of clothing (his classic look of an orange shirt with a black vest, blue jeans, and a saggy green hat) for all these years.

Goofy mother is also mentioned in the episode "Pluto Saves the Day". When the villainous Pete disguises himself as Snow White in an attempt to trick Goofy into eating a Sleeping Apple, Goofy immediately recognizes that Pete isn't the real Snow White (whom Goofy points out is seated at a nearby booth) and declines Pete's apple offer, saying "No thanks. Ma said never to take food from a stranger."

Disney Parks[]

In the 2024 redesign of Goofy's Playhouse, there is a picture of Max baking with who appears to be Goofy's mother.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Goofy's mother was possibly mentioned in the 1951 Goofy cartoon "Fathers Are People". In this short, Goofy's wife was heard saying: "Today's the day Baby visits grandma!", although it's uncertain whether she was talking about Goofy's mother or her own.
  • In the Mickey Mouse episode "Wonders of the Deep", when the gang saw a dogfish (resembling an actual dog) from their submarine, Goofy looked at it and said, "Momma?"


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Media
TV series and specials: Goof Troop (video) • Goof Troop ChristmasThe Making of A Goofy Movie
Movies: A Goofy Movie (video) • An Extremely Goofy Movie (video)
Books: Me and My Dad
Video games: Disney's Goof TroopDisney's Extremely Goofy Skateboarding
Comic series: Disney AdventuresThe Disney AfternoonLe Journal de Mickey
Disney Parks
Stitch and Friends Summer SurpriseGoofy’s "How to Play" Yard

Entertainment: Max LIVE: Gettin’ Goofy With ItMickey presents: "Happy Anniversary Disneyland Paris"
Fireworks: World of Color: Happiness
Summer: Club Mouse Beat

Characters
Main Characters: GoofyMaxPeteP.J.PegPistolWafflesChainsaw

Secondary Characters: SlickDebbieDukeDuke's GirlfriendDutch SpackleKathyLeechRingmasterBiff FuddledSpud and WallyMiss PennypackerRose BeckenbloomMyron the BulkFrank NuttiMr. SludgeMayor BabaEarlIgorMr. HammerheadUncle BobTooth and NailsTan RoadsterHarold HatchbackCoop HatchbackGiblet the ClownMagician's Hat
Movie Characters: Bobby ZimuruskiRoxanneRoxanne's FatherPrincipal MazurStaceyLisa and ChadNerdy KidsGoth GirlsPossum Park EmceeLester the PossumBigfootPowerlineTreeny and WendellSylvia MarpoleBeret GirlBradley Uppercrust IIITankGammas
Animals: GopherFemale BigfootHumphrey the BearBubbles

Episodes
Season One: "Forever Goof" • "Axed by Addition" • "Unreal Estate" • "You Camp Take It With You" • "Midnight Movie Madness" • "Counterfeit Goof" • "O, R-V, I N-V U" • "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" • "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime" • "Slightly Dinghy" • "Cabana Fever" • "When There's Smoke, There's Goof" • "Date with Destiny" • "Hot Air" • "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" • "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape" • "Max-imum Protection" • "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men" • "Leader of the Pack" • "Inspector Goofy" • "Shake, Rattle & Goof" • "Terminal Pete" • "Fool's Gold" • "Cat's Entertainment" • "Waste Makes Haste" • "The Ungoofables" • "All the Goof That's Fit to Print" • "To Heir is Human" • "Hallow-Weenies" • "Tub Be or Not to Be" • "Major Goof" • "A Goof of the People" • "Goof Under My Roof" • "Lethal Goofin'" • "Frankengoof" • "E=MC Goof" • "Pete's Day at the Races" • "In Goof We Trust" • "And Baby Makes Three" • "The Incredible Bulk" • "Mrs. Spoonerville" • "For Pete's Sake" • "Big City Blues" • "Rally Round the Goof" • "Window Pains" • "Nightmare on Goof Street" • "Where There's a Will, There's a Goof" • "Winter Blunderland" • "Gymnauseum" • "Come Fly with Me" • "As Goof Would Have It" • "Calling All Goofs" • "Buddy Building" • "Dr. Horatio's Magic Orchestra" • "Goofs of a Feather" • "Goof Fellas" • "The Good, the Bad and the Goofy" • "Educating Goofy" • "Peg o' the Jungle" • "Partners in Grime" • "A Pizza the Action" • "To Catch a Goof" • "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral"

Season Two: "Queasy Rider" • "Maximum Insecurity" • "Puppy Love" • "Great Egg-Spectations" • "Three Ring Bind" • "Pistolgeist" • "Bringin' on the Rain" • "Talent to the Max" • "Tee for Two" • "Goofin' Up the Social Ladder" • "Sherlock Goof" • "From Air to Eternity" • "Clan of the Cave Goof"

Songs
Goof Troop: Goof Troop Theme SongReindeer RumbaGotta Be Gettin' Goofy

A Goofy Movie: After TodayStand OutOn the Open RoadLester's Possum ParkNobody Else But YouI2I
An Extremely Goofy Movie: Nowhere to RunPressure DropShake Your Groove ThingYou Make Me Feel Like DancingC'mon Get HappyKnock on WoodRight Back to Where We've Started From
Deleted: Made in the ShadeBorn to Be BadBad, Bad Boy

Locations
SpoonervilleLester's Possum ParkNeptune Inn
See also
The Disney AfternoonRaw Toonage ("Goofy's Guide to the Olympics") • Mickey's Once Upon a ChristmasESPNESPN 2House of MouseGoofy's Fun HouseMickey's Twice Upon a ChristmasDisney Heroes: Battle Mode


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Media
House of MouseMickey's Magical ChristmasMickey's House of Villains
Characters
Main Characters: Mickey MouseMinnie MouseDonald DuckDaisy DuckGoofyPlutoPeteMax GoofHuey, Dewey, and LouieClarabelle CowHorace HorsecollarGus GooseMortimer MouseLudwig Von DrakeMicrophone MikeChip and Dale

Recurring Guests: TimonPumbaaJafarIagoHadesMushuCri-KeeArielPrince EricKing TritonFlounderSebastianPeter PanTinker BellJiminy CricketPinocchioGeppettoBlue FairyBelleBeastLumiereCogsworthMrs. PottsChip PottsGastonLeFouDumboTimothy Q. MouseMad HatterMowgliShere KhanThe Three Little Pigs Cruella De VilChernabogMufasaSimbaGrumpyThe Evil QueenMagic MirrorAladdinJasmineCinderellaAnastasia TremaineDrizella TremaineLuciferMaleficentPain and PanicUrsulaBaby ShelbyGoat ManEmperor KuzcoPanchito PistolesJosé Carioca

Episodes
Season One: "The Stolen Cartoons" • "Big Bad Wolf Daddy" • "The Three Caballeros" • "Goofy's Valentine Date" • "Unplugged Club" • "Timon and Pumbaa" • "Gone Goofy" • "Jiminy Cricket" • "Rent Day" • "Donald's Lamp Trade" • "Donald's Pumbaa Prank" • "Thanks to Minnie" • "Pluto Saves the Day"

Season Two: "Daisy's Debut" • "Goofy for a Day" • "Clarabelle's Big Secret" • "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner" • "Max's New Car" • "Not So Goofy" • "Everybody Loves Mickey" • "Max's Embarrassing Date" • "Where's Minnie?" • "Super Goof" • "King Larry Swings In" • "Ladies' Night" • "Dennis the Duck"
Season Three: "Suddenly Hades" • "Pete's One-Man Show" • "House of Crime" • "Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation" • "Donald and the Aracuan Bird" • "Goofy's Menu Magic" • "Music Day" • "House of Scrooge" • "Donald Wants to Fly" • "Dining Goofy" • "Chip 'n' Dale" • "Humphrey in the House" • "Ask Von Drake" • "Salute to Sports" • "Pluto vs. Figaro" • "House of Magic" • "Mickey vs. Shelby" • "House of Turkey" • "Pete's Christmas Caper" • "Clarabelle's Christmas List" •"Snow Day" • "Pete's House of Villains" • "Halloween With Hades" • "House Ghosts" • "House of Genius" • "Mickey and the Culture Clash"

Songs
Rockin' at the House of MouseMortimer MouseSoup or Salad, Fries or Biscuits, Extra Olives, DonutsBibbidi-Bobbidi-BooBig Bad Wolf DaddyA Parrot's Life for MeLet's Slay the BeastThe Ludwig Von Drake SongIt's Our House Now!The Best Christmas of AllGrim Grinning GhostsHumphrey HopEverybody Wants to Be a WoofI Wanna Be Like M-O-YouPink Elephants on ParadeMy Name is PanchitoBoom-Da-BoomWe Are the Three CaballerosMe the Mouse (and I'm the Duck) (Reprise) • Daisy CrockettThe Daisy Duckie RoomMinnie Mouse (in the House)
Locations
House of Mouse (night club)Toontown
Objects
Maleficent's StaffPoisoned AppleSorcerer HatJafar's Snake Staff


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Media
TV series: Mickey Mouse Works
Characters
Main Characters: Mickey MouseMinnie MouseDonald DuckDaisy DuckGoofyPlutoPeteHuey, Dewey, and LouieClarabelle CowHorace HorsecollarJosé CariocaMortimer MouseLudwig Von DrakeScrooge McDuckChip and DaleBaby ShelbyMrs. TurtlePhantom BlotMr. JollylandLouie the Mountain LionSalty the SealDinah the DachshundButch the BulldogTiki
Episodes
How to Be a WaiterDonald's Failed FourthRoller Coaster PaintersMickey's New CarPluto's Penthouse SweetDonald's Shell ShotsMickey's Airplane KitTurkey CatchersDance of the GoofysDonald's Rocket RuckusOrgan DonorsMickey's MistakeHow to Be a SpyDonald's Valentine DollarPluto's KittensPluto vs. the WatchdogAround the World in Eighty DaysPurple PlutoSandwich MakersPluto's Arrow ErrorPluto Runs AwayDaisy Visits MinnieHow to Ride a BicycleHansel and GretelDonald on IceMickey's Mechanical HouseDonald's Dinner DateHydro-SquirterMickey's Piano LessonMickey's RemedyMidsummer Night's DreamMickey Tries to CookDonald and the Big NutTopsy Turvy TownHow to Haunt a HouseThe NutcrackerDonald's Grizzly GuestMickey Foils the Phantom BlotDaisy's Road TripGoofy's Big KittyRelaxing with Von DrakeHow to Be a Baseball FanLocksmithsMinnie Takes Care of PlutoSurvival of the WoodchucksMickey's Rival Returns Mickey and the SeagullGoofy's RadioCar WashersPluto's Seal DealMickey's Mixed NutsMickey's MountainComputer.donDonald's Halloween ScareDonald's LighthouseHow to Take Care of Your YardMinnie Visits DaisyHow to Wash DishesDomesticated DonaldMickey's Mix-UpWhitewater DonaldMickey's Christmas ChaosDonald's Fish FryPresto PlutoMickey's CabinMickey's Answering ServicePluto's Magic PawsMickey's Big BreakBird Brained DonaldHow to Be a GentlemanDonald's PoolHickory Dickory MickeyDonald's Charmed DateHow to Be Groovy, Cool, and FlyHow to Be SmartGolf Nut DonaldMusic Store DonaldPit CrewDonald's Goofy WorldBig House MickeyMickey's April FoolsDaisy's Big SaleDouble Date DonMickey and the Color CaperMickey and the Goat ManPinball MickeyHousesittersHow to Be a Rock StarHot Tub HumphreyBabysittersLi'l Bad WolfHow to CampFuturemania