OllieSuave-007
Goofy tries to learn how to fly in his miniature airplane, with hilarious results. Plenty of slapstick hits and misses that will probably send you some chuckles, especially laughs to the little kids.This short has a background narrator, which is not something I would prefer. For some reason, a narrator for a Disney cartoon makes the story sound a little dreary as it distracts from the action, slapstick fun and character concentration.Overall, this cartoon is classic Goofy with all the clumsiness, trials and errors and comic relief.Grade B-
Prismark10
One of the first Goofy cartoons it also has the How to format with the narrator describing Goofy's attempt at flight.There is no other supporting character, its just Goofy with his inept attempts to take off stay up.The attempts at flight are inventive with Goofy trying various methods to take off be it catapulting up and he always becomes unstuck.The best vignette is when he does take off he flies upside down so the sky is beneath him and the ground above him.As its a cartoon short, it remains inventive without running out of puff, whilst Goofy lives up to his name.
morrison-dylan-fan
With having enjoyed seeing the Disney character Goofy debut in the delightful short film Goofy and Wilbur,I decided to take a look at the follow up to Goofy's memorable debut.The plot:Reading a "How to fly" book,Goofy decides that it is the perfect time to build a glider,so that he can begin to learn about how to fly.Initially excited about the idea of flying,Goofy soon discovers that he might not reach the heights that he had originally expected.View on the film:Revealing a real attention to detail in the animation of the film,co- writer/ (along with Ralph Wright) director Jack Kinney subtly uses shadows to give the movie a much more dimensional feel,with the use of shadows for Goofy's glider,leading to Goofy's wonderful crash landings being given a stronger thud,than they would otherwise appear.Whilst sadly not featuring a supporting character for Goofy to act against,the screenplay by Jack Kinney and Ralph Wright take's full advantage of John McLeish's delicious mock-doc narration by adding a terrific surreal touch to the movie,which includes a (literally) round the world glider flight.
TheLittleSongbird
I do like Goofy, although I do have more of a soft spot for Mickey and Donald. I really like Goofy's Glider, it was one of my first Goofy cartoons and it is still one of the better ones to me. It is not exceptional story-wise, but it is animated beautifully, vibrant and fluid as animation should be, and the music is energetic and dynamic. The narration(in the how to format that features in a number of Goofy's cartoons) is cleverly written and thoughtfully delivered by John McLeish, and the sight gags and Goofy's antics(revolving around his clumsiness and doing everything wrong) evoke a lot of great chuckles.All in all, a cartoon that is definitely worth watching. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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