The Art of Skiing
The Art of Skiing is a Goofy cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1941.[2] It has historical significance as the first cartoon to use the now-famous Goofy holler,[3] as well as the short that led to the "How to..." series, beginning with How to Play Baseball (1942) and continuing through How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007).
| The Art of Skiing | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Kinney (uncredited) |
| Story by | Leo Thiele (uncredited) Ralph Wright (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | John McLeish (Narrator) Danny Webb (Goofy) |
| Music by | Charles Wolcott (uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | November 14, 1941 (US)[1] |
Running time | 8 min (one reel) |
| Language | English |
Notes
Goofy goes to Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, to learn how to ski. The name of the resort can be seen in the opening frames of the cartoon. Sugar Bowl Ski Resort was used because Walt Disney had an interest in the Sugar Bowl ski area, to the extent that one of the peaks at Sugar Bowl is named Mt. Disney after him.
The narrator and the opening titles mention an alternate (and "correct") pronunciation of skiing as shee-ing, despite the narrator mostly pronouncing it vice versa throughout the short. Another Goofy cartoon featured Goofy himself mentioning this to an Ancient Greek.
This was the first cartoon to use the signature Goofy holler; it is the only vocal uttered by Goofy in the short.
Voice cast
- Goofy: Danny Webb
- Narrator: John McLeish
- Yodeler: Hannes Schroll
Releases
- 1941 – theatrical release
- 1956 – Disneyland, episode #2.24: "The Goofy Sports Story" (TV)
- 1972 – The Mouse Factory, episode #17: "Sports" (TV)
- 1976 – "Superstar Goofy" (TV)
- c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #80 (TV)
- 1983 – "A Disney Channel Christmas" (TV)
- c. 1992 – Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #36 (TV)
- c. 1997 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #3: "Sports Goofy" (TV)
- 2010 – Have a Laugh!, episode #6 (TV)
- 2010 – Mickey's Christmas Special (TV)
Home media
The short was released on December 2, 2002, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy.[4]
Additional releases include:
- 1981 – "Goofy Over Sports" (VHS)
- 1983 – "Cartoon Classics: More Sport Goofy" (VHS)
- 1986 – "Jiminy Cricket's Christmas" (VHS)
- 1992 – "Cartoon Classics Special Edition: The Goofy World of Sports" (VHS)
- 2001 – Bonus on DVD release of Santa Who? (DVD)
- 2001 – Goofy's Fun House (PlayStation Video Game)
- 2005 – "Classic Cartoon Favorites: Starring Goofy" (DVD)
- 2010 – Have a Laugh! Volume Two" (DVD)
- 2013 – Mickey's Christmas Carol: 30th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD)
- 2018 – Olaf's Frozen Adventure (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD)
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 17. ISBN 9781476672939.
- . (January 2009) IMDb.com. Accessed January 5, 2009.
- "The Complete Goofy DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- Borowiec, Piotr (1998) Animated Short Films: A Critical Index to Theatrical Cartoons Scarecrow Press ISBN 9780810835030 pg 21
- McCall, Douglas L. (1998) Film cartoons: a guide to 20th century American animated features and shorts McFarland & Co ISBN 9780786405848 pg 91
- Barrier, J. Michael (2007) The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney University of California Press ISBN 9780520241176 pg 349
- Lund, Morten (December 2009) "The Short, Sweet Ski Life of Hannes Schroll in America" Skiing Heritage Journal Vol 21 #4:13