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{{short description|Disney cartoon character}}
{{About|the Disney character|other uses|Goofy (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Goofy
| franchise = ''[[Mickey Mouse universe|Mickey Mouse & Friends]]''
| image = Goofy Duckipedia.png
| image_size = 
| caption = 
| first = ''[[Mickey's Revue]]'' (1932) (as Dippy Dawg)<br/>''[[Orphan's Benefit]]'' (1934) (as Goofy)
| last = 
| creator = {{ubl|[[Walt Disney]]<br>[[Art Babbitt]]<br>[[Frank Webb (artist)|Frank Webb]]|[[Pinto Colvig]]|}}
| designer = {{ubl|[[Tom Palmer (animator)|Tom Palmer]]|[[Art Babbitt]]}}
| voice = {{Plainlist|
* [[Pinto Colvig]] (1932–1967)<ref name=Canemaker/><ref name="Hischak">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA3|title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary|last=Hischak|first=Thomas S.|date=September 15, 2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786486946|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jack Bailey (actor)|Jack Bailey]] (1939)<ref name="CartoonsVoices">{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 |date=3 October 2022 |publisher=BearManor Media |language=en}}</ref>
* Danny Webb (1940–1942, 1945)<ref name=Canemaker>{{cite book|author=Canemaker, John|year=2006|title=Paper Dreams: The Art And Artists Of Disney Storyboards|publisher=Disney Edition|page=86|isbn=978-0786863075}} "After four years, Walt apparently forgave Colvig for he returned to Disney to record Goofy's voice for the next twenty-six years. (During his absence Goofy was recorded by two Colvig imitators named Danny Webb")</ref>
* [[Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]] (1967–1983)
* [[Tony Pope]] (1979–1988)
* [[Will Ryan]] (1986–1988)
* [[Bill Farmer]] (1987–present)
* [[#Voice actors|Other voices]]
}}
| lbl1 = Developed by
| full_name = G.G. "Goofy" Goof
| alias = {{Plain list |
* Dippy Dawg
* George G. Geef
* Goofus D. Dawg
* Goofy G. Goof
* Super Goof
}}
| species = Anthropomorphic dog
| occupation = 
| spouse = Mrs. Geef / Mrs. Goof (1950s)
| gender = Male
| title = 
| family = Goof family
| significant_other = {{Plainlist|
* [[Clarabelle Cow]] (occasionally)
* [[Glory-Bee]] ('60s and '70s newspaper strips)
* [[Zenobia (Disney)|Zenobia]] (occasionally in Italian comics)
* Sylvia Marpole (''An Extremely Goofy Movie'')
}}
| children = [[Max Goof]] (son)
| relatives = {{Plainlist|
* Pop Goofy (father) 
* Mother Goofy (mother)
* [[Captain Goof-Beard]] (grandfather)
* [[Grandma Goofy]] (grandmother)
* [[Gilbert Goof]] (nephew)
* [[Arizona Goof]] (cousin)
* Goofilia (aunt)
* M. Angelo Goof (uncle)
* Pattonleather Goof (grand-uncle)
* Werner Von Goof (cousin)
}}
}}
'''Goofy''' is a [[cartoon]] character created by [[the Walt Disney Company]]. He is a tall, [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] dog<!--- Do NOT change this without getting another consensus like this one Talk:Goofy/Archive_2#Request_for_Comment:_What_is_Goofy? ---> who typically wears a [[turtle neck]] and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled [[fedora]]. Goofy is a close friend of [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Donald Duck]], and is [[Max Goof]]'s father. He is normally characterized as hopelessly [[Accident-proneness|clumsy]] and [[Stupidity|dim-witted]], yet this interpretation is not always definitive; occasionally, Goofy is shown as [[intuitive]] and clever, albeit in his own unique, [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]] way.

Goofy debuted in [[animated cartoon]]s, starting in 1932 with ''[[Mickey's Revue]]'' as '''Dippy Dawg''', who is older than Goofy would come to be. Later the same year, he was re-imagined as a younger character, now called Goofy, in the short ''[[The Whoopee Party]]''. During the 1930s, he was used extensively as part of a comedy trio with Mickey and Donald. Starting in 1939, Goofy was given his own [[Goofy (film series)|series of shorts]] that were popular in the 1940s and early 1950s. Two ''Goofy'' shorts were nominated for an Oscar: ''[[How to Play Football]]'' (1944) and ''[[Aquamania]]'' (1961). He also co-starred in a short series with Donald, including ''[[Polar Trappers]]'' (1938), where they first appeared without [[Mickey Mouse]]. Three more ''Goofy'' shorts were produced in the 1960s after which Goofy was only seen in television and [[Disney comics]]. He returned to theatrical animation in 1983 with ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]''. His most recent theatrical appearance was ''[[How to Hook Up Your Home Theater]]'' in 2007. Goofy has also been featured in television, most extensively in ''[[Goof Troop]]'' (1992), ''[[House of Mouse]]'' (2001–2003), ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]'' (2006–2016), ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]'' (2013–2019), ''[[Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures|Mickey and the Roadster Racers / Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures]]'' (2017–2021), ''[[Mickey Mouse Funhouse]]'' (2021–present) and ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+]]'' (2025).

Originally known as Dippy Dawg, the character is more commonly known simply as "Goofy", a name used in his short film series. In his 1950s cartoons, he usually played a character called '''George G. Geef'''. Sources from the ''Goof Troop'' continuity give the character's full name as '''G. G.''' "'''Goofy'''" '''Goof''',<ref>{{cite episode|title=Everything's Coming Up Goofy|series=Goof Troop|airdate=September 5, 1992|season=1 (Disney Afternoon)|number=1}}: Goofy's diploma, as read aloud by the How-to Narrator, refers to him by the formal name of "Mr. G. G. Goof"</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp|series=Goof Troop|airdate=September 15, 1992|season=1 (Disney Afternoon)|number=9}}: Goofy's old high school yearbook from Spoonerville High writes Goofy's name as "Goofy" Goof, with the name "Goofy" written in quotation marks as though it were his nickname.</ref> likely in reference to the 1950s name. In many other sources, both animated and comics, the surname Goof continues to be used. In other 2000s-era comics, the character's full name has occasionally been given as '''Goofus D. Dawg'''.