History YMMV / Goofy

* AudienceAlienatingEra: The "George Geef" era in the early 1950s is more of a Base-Breaking Era than an outright Audience-Alienating Era, but some view it as a low point in Goofy's history. Simply put, during that era, Goofy would shed most of his trademark qualities (even his voice and name), and his shorts would retool him as more of a suburban everyman, complete with a wife and kid, while shifting away from the gag-based nature of his earlier shorts in favor of more grounded, slice-of-life scenarios. Director Jack Kinney [[CreatorBacklash hated this change]], and after a few cartoons, Goofy's original characterization was quietly restored. The detractors of this era even say that its only real upside is that it would go on to inspire ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' and its [[WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie movie]] [[WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie sequels]] a few decades later, which they regard to be a superior take on the everyman Goofy idea.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: The "George Geef" era in the early 1950s is more of a Base-Breaking Era than an outright Audience-Alienating Era, but some view it as a low point in Goofy's history. Simply put, during that era, Goofy would shed most of his trademark qualities (even his voice and name), and his shorts would retool him as more of a suburban everyman, complete with a wife and kid, while shifting away from the gag-based nature of his earlier shorts in favor of more grounded, slice-of-life scenarios. Director Jack Kinney [[CreatorBacklash hated this change]], and after a few cartoons, Goofy's original characterization was quietly restored. Some fans even say that the only real upside from this era is that it would go on to inspire ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' and its [[WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie movie]] [[WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie sequels]] a few decades later, which is regarded to be a superior take on the everyman Goofy idea.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: The "George Geef" era in the early 1950s is more of a Base-Breaking Era than an outright Audience-Alienating Era, but some view it as a low point in Goofy's history. Simply put, during that era, Goofy would shed most of his trademark qualities (even his voice and name), and his shorts would retool him as more of a suburban everyman, complete with a wife and kid, while shifting away from the gag-based nature of his earlier shorts in favor of more grounded, slice-of-life scenarios. Director Jack Kinney [[CreatorBacklash hated this change]], and after a few cartoons, Goofy's original persona was quietly restored. Some fans even say that the only real upside from this era is that it would go on to inspire ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' and its [[WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie movie]] [[WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie sequels]] a few decades later, which is regarded to be a superior take on the everyman Goofy idea.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: The "George Geef" era in the early 1950s is more of a Base-Breaking Era than an outright Audience-Alienating Era, but some view it as a low point in Goofy's history. Simply put, during that era, Goofy would shed most of his trademark qualities (even his voice and name), and his shorts would retool him as more of a suburban everyman, complete with a wife and kid, while shifting away from the gag-based nature of his earlier shorts in favor of more grounded, slice-of-life scenarios. Director Jack Kinney [[CreatorBacklash hated this change]], and after a few years, Goofy's original characterization was quietly restored. Some fans even say that the only real upside from this era is that it would go on to inspire ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' and its [[WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie movie]] [[WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie sequels]] a few decades later, which is regarded to be a superior take on the everyman Goofy idea.

** The "Everyman" era of the early 1950's: a high point in Goofy's history where he is relatable and amusing at the same time, or a low point in Goofy's history whose only real upside was being the inspiration for ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' and ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie''.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: The "George Geef" era in the early 1950s is viewed by some as a low point in Goofy's history. During that era, Goofy would shed most of his trademark qualities (even his voice and name), and his shorts would retool him as more of a suburban everyman, complete with a wife and kid, while shifting away from the gag-based nature of his earlier shorts in favor of more grounded, slice-of-life scenarios. Director Jack Kinney [[CreatorBacklash hated this move]] for removing what made Goofy popular and after a few years, Goofy's original characterization was quietly restored, with the George Geef persona becoming [[BuryYourArt buried by Disney]]. Some fans even say that the only real upside from this era is that it would go on to inspire ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' and its [[WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie movie]] [[WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie sequels]] a few decades later, which is regarded to be a superior take on the everyman Goofy idea.

* HarsherInHindsight: "No Smoking" shows Goofy trying [[spoiler:and failing]] to kick his smoking habits, which can be a bit uncomfortable to watch with the knowledge that both his first voice actor Pinto Colvig and Walt Disney died of lung cancer brought on by their respective smoking habits.