Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "The Art of Skiing" is an American 8-minute cartoon from 1941, the days of WWII, so this one is already over 75 years old. Wow! The name of director Jack Kinney gives away to fans of old animation already that here we got another Disney cartoon and this must be one of the earliest Goofy cartoons, at least starring him in a how-to work if you wanna call it like that. Despite the age, it is in color and that certainly elevates the material. I personally would say that it is none of my favorite Goofy cartoons, but as I really like them, I still enjoyed the watch, just not as much as some of the others (tennis, dancing e.g.) This may also have to do with personal bias because skiing was never interesting to me to either watch or do it myself. So if you have an interest bigger than mine in this sport (which really shouldn't be difficult), then you will maybe really love this one. I myself am probably as gifted as Goofy, a dog but humanized as always, when it comes to skiing. But certainly not as funny. Yes the video site was really entertaining here. The audio wasn't too shabby either, but maybe a bit too many comments as it feels like the narrator is constantly talking. Anyway, looking at how long it takes Goofy to not even get out of the house into the snow, but even get out of bed (and with him ending up there eventually again), it says it all that this is not the sport for Goofy unlike some of the others where he gets gradually better throughout the film. But seeing him fail, does not mean this was a failure by any means because his weakest moments are probably our funniest here. Nice frame too with the eventual return to bed. I give it a thumbs-up as I was well-entertained. See it.

Mightyzebra ... Until today I had never completely watched this short. For most of my childhood I have enjoyed half of this quite a lot on a different video. It skipped the beginning bit. When I discovered the beginning bit on Youtube I was really surprised that I had missed some.ANYWAY, this is a very entertaining and amusing short. It has little plot (which may bother some people), instead it has a narrator instructing Goofy how to ski. Despite providing pretty clear instructions, Goofy fails rather miserably. The results of this exceedingly unintelligent dog will provide laughs for a good many people - especially if you like Goofy already. This is also a very good short to watch this coming Christmas, so if you can find it on Youtube as well, you are bound to have a good time with this one!Enjoy "The Art Of Skiing"! :-)

rbverhoef 'The Art of Skiing' is another example of Goofy's instructing videos and it does not belong to one of my favorites. Although it is not boring to watch you will not really laugh out loud. The cartoon starts in the morning with Goofy in bed, we see how Goofy put on his clothes and from there we see the kind of skiing Goofy. Of course the voice over says one thing and Goofy shows something completely different.The problem is, I think, that every single gag is very predictable. You can even guess the kind of animation that will come next and that is not something I really want to see with a cartoon. But still, like I said it was not boring so my time wasn't wasted.

Ron Oliver A Walt Disney GOOFY Cartoon.The viewer is instructed in THE ART OF SKIING on snow - with the Goof giving the perfect examples of what not to do.This humorous little film was one of several made by Disney between 1940 & 1956 in which Goofy receives instruction in some task or pastime - with inevitably chaotic results. If one ventures beyond the chuckles there is plenty of pertinent information to be gleaned concerning ski clothing & equipment; we even get the terms schuss & slalom explained to us. John McLeish provides the narration in his best documentarian manner.Walt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by pictures & drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew comic figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney & Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Walt's older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager & counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Walt's imagination, ensuring Disney's immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickey's screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Walt's growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Walt's genius was unbeatable. Mickey's feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Walt's grandest dream - feature length animated films. Against a blizzard of doomsayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi & Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that childlike simplicity of message and lots of hard work will always pay off.