A Goofy Movie (1995)

I’ve never seen an episode of Goof Troop, but I am a fan of classic Disney animation and the Goofy and Max short that’s included in Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, so I thought I’d give this a try. Goofy, afraid that Max is going to become a juvenile delinquent, plans a camping trip to Idaho for the two of them; unfortunately Max just wants to impress a girl by being seen at aa concert in Los Angeles. I’m sure kids relate highly to Max’s character in this, but he’s full of selfish ‘it’s all about me’ teen angst and is a little jerk through most of the movie. Goofy on the other hand would literally do anything for his son and is even willing to give him decision making powers, something a lot of parents have a hard time surrendering. It ends up being a cute little father-son bonding film in the end. Who knew Goofy would make such a good parent, particularly as a single father?