How to Be Smart is an animated short starring Goofy and featuring Ludwig Von Drake from the House of Mouse episode "The Three Caballeros".
Synopsis[]
Goofy tries to up his intelligence quotient after being defeated on a game show called Smarty Britches by Ludwig Von Drake.
Plot[]
Goofy takes part on a game show called Smarty Britches, but loses against Ludwig Von Drake. He has to give three milion dollars, and he doesn't have that much money, so he decides he want to be as smart as Von Drake. The narrator then briefly explains the school, starting by elementary school and reading, then switches to junior high school and writing, with the sentence I am smart as an example. During this part, Goofy notices that Von Drake keeps changing the sentence and writes I am not smart, offending him. He then gets even more angry when the words and I smell like a monkey are added, and when he tries to chase him, he trips on the wire. The narrator then talks about sports and the difficulties of high school, before going to the diploma. Goofy then has a rematch against Von Drake, and this time, he manages to win after saying Heavens to Betsy in a question about the 1949 Ajax League World Series of who's throw made the final out (the narrator said it was from pitcher Tommy Heavens to second baseman Billy Betsy). Despite Goofy's victory, the prize money was then used as payment for his tuition.
Running gag[]
- Goofy saying "Heavens to Betsy"
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