How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective
Directed by	Jack Kinney
Produced by	Walt Disney
Written by	Dick Kinney Brice Mack
Starring	Pinto Colvig Billy Bletcher June Foray Jack Rourke Gerald Mohr Lucille Williams
Music by	Joseph S. Dubin
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	RKO Radio Pictures
Released	December 12, 1952
Language	English
Preceded by	Two Weeks Vacation
Followed by	Father's Day Off

How to Be a Detective is an animated short starring Goofy, released on December 12, 1952.

Synopsis

Goofy takes on the role of "Johnny Eyeball, Private Eye" as he takes on the case of the missing "Al."

Characters

• Goofy (voiced by Pinto Colvig)
• Dame (voiced by June Foray)
• Al Muldoon (voiced by Billy Bletcher and one line for Pinto Colvig)
• Weasel (voiced by Gerald Mohr)

Releases

Television

• Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald, episode #27

Home video

DVD

• Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy

Trivia

• During the scene where Goofy checks the chronicles for "Al," his eyes briefly revert to their 1930's-40's "big-eyed" design. This is because the animation is reused from They're Off.

Gallery

"Follow that car!"

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1930s Polar Trappers (co-starring Donald Duck) • The Fox Hunt (co-starring Donald Duck) • Goofy and Wilbur 1940s Goofy's Glider • Baggage Buster • The Art of Skiing • The Art of Self Defense • How to Play Baseball • The Olympic Champ • How to Swim • How to Fish • El Gaucho Goofy • Victory Vehicles • How to Be a Sailor • How to Play Golf • How to Play Football • Tiger Trouble • African Diary • Californy 'er Bust • Hockey Homicide • A Knight for a Day • Double Dribble • Foul Hunting • They're Off • The Big Wash • Tennis Racquet • Goofy Gymnastics • Billposters (co-starring Donald Duck) • No Sail (co-starring Donald Duck) • Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive (co-starring Donald Duck) • Crazy with the Heat (co-starring Donald Duck) 1950s How to Ride a Horse • Motor Mania • Hold That Pose • Lion Down • Home Made Home • Cold War • Tomorrow We Diet! • Get Rich Quick • Fathers Are People • No Smoking • Father's Lion • Hello Aloha • Man's Best Friend • Two Gun Goofy • Teachers are People • Two Weeks Vacation • How to Be a Detective • Father's Day Off • For Whom the Bulls Toil • Father's Weekend • How to Dance • How to Sleep 1960s-Present Aquamania • Sport Goofy in Soccermania • How to Hook Up Your Home Theater • Checking in with Goofy • The Art of Vacationing Educational Shorts Freewayphobia • Goofy's Freeway Troubles Songs The World Owes Me a Living • The Goof • The Roots of Goofy See Also Goof Troop • A Goofy Movie • An Extremely Goofy Movie • How to Stay at Home